In August 2024, a company called National Public Data confirmed that someone had stolen their entire database — 2.7 billion records containing names, home addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security…
A few months ago I was setting up a new TV and actually read the setup screens instead of tapping through them. Not the full terms of service — nobody…
In August 2022, hackers accessed LastPass’s development environment. The company disclosed this incident and assured users that no customer data had been exposed. In December 2022, they revised that disclosure:…
The pitch for passkeys is compelling on its face. No more remembering passwords. No more phishing. Cryptographically unbreakable by design. Apple, Google, and Microsoft have been rolling them out across…
I read through California’s CCPA when it passed. Then Colorado’s. Then Virginia’s. Each one was covered as a meaningful step toward consumer data rights — the ability to know what’s…
I did the audit for the first time properly about eighteen months ago. Not the casual “I should probably check what I’m paying for” scroll through a bank statement —…
A researcher at a cybersecurity firm in London ran an experiment last year that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. She took three seconds of audio from her…
I’ll be honest — I spent most of 2023 genuinely impressed by ChatGPT. The ability to ask a question and get a coherent, researched answer in seconds felt like a…
I started tracking how I actually spent my time about eight months ago. Not what I thought I was doing — what I was actually doing. I used a simple…
