Government Surveillance Series — Part Two Model legislation and a citizen action guide Part One of this series compared all 50 states across five protections involving cash and central-bank digital currency, facial recognition, government artificial intelligence, electronic information, and commercial data brokers. The comparison revealed a ...
Your face can be scanned by a camera you never noticed. Your movements can be reconstructed from location records held by a private company. Your purchases can be analyzed, your communications requested, and an artificial-intelligence system can help a government agency decide that you deserve closer attention. Much of this can happen without the a...
Cryptocurrency is not hack proof as your money is stored in digital wallets that are a much easier target than blockchain technology. The Bitcoin goldrush has meant that many new to the cryptocurrency scene are investing without fully understanding how the currencies work-and many in the industry do not care. This has left the door open for cybercr...
Despite its reputation, Bitcoin is not completely anonymous. But the Good News is Cryptocurrency can be purchased and spent anonymously with a few smart steps Because every transaction uses bitcoins from a prior transaction, and the blockchain is public data, every Bitcoin payment has a traceable history that can be viewed by anyone. While addresse...
A fake Wi-Fi hotspot, or "Evil Twin" hotspot, is a Wi-Fi access point set up by a hacker or state spies which mimics a legitimate hotspot including the service set identifier (SSID) provided by a business or organization which is nearby, such as a coffee shop or hotel that provides free Wi-Fi access to its customers. They are often named 'honeypots...
Now to the big question 'How do I make sure my devices are malware free?' – the answer is twofold: personal vigilance and use of protective tools. Hopefully the previous article helped to improve your personal malware awareness, and some real-world examples below can help cement those risks. Above all else, be extremely cautious with emails, where ...
Everyone is familiar with the term Malware - but what is it? This article hopes to provide a basic explanation of the various types of malware, the format they take, and future trends. The follow up article will discuss methods to prevent infections. Malware is short for 'Malicious Software' and is specifically designed to DISRUPT, DAMAGE, or gain ...
This series of articles will attempt to explain, in layman's terms, how Hackers – either underground criminals or state level wrongdoers – gain access to an individual or company's digital life. Many of the phrases and terminology can be confusing so we hope to explain things in clear, simple language. Cyber hacking is on the rise, and the enemy is...
A short word on how to establish a desired privacy baseline which reflects your privacy needs and balances those with practicality. In an ideal world everyone could choose to conduct everything online anonymously – but we live in a very imperfect world and the effort required to get close to privacy nirvana can be overwhelming, cumbersome, and some...
Understanding and adopting encrypted email is a vital step in hardening your digital life. End-to-end, zero knowledge, open source, encrypted email is not overly complicated to use. But you need to understand the positive, negatives, and essential tightening steps. Later articles will go more in-depth on how to lock down ProtonMail and Tutanota. PR...
