Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast


Latest Episodes

Google’s Not-So-Private Sandbox
September 16, 2019

No doubt sensing the impending US privacy regulations, Google has released a plan to "enhance" user privacy... by finding different ways to track you. Instead of relying on cookies and fingerprinting, Google proposes that we just come out in the open a...

Ring’s Orwellian Doorbell
September 09, 2019

Today we speak with EFF's Matthew Guariglia about the creepy new partnership between Amazon's Ring Doorbell division and local law enforcement. Recent disclosures reveal that Amazon has partnered with over 400 police agencies to market their product an...

The Great Cellular Sellout (Part 2)
August 26, 2019

In the second half of my interview with EFF's Aaron Mackey, we'll discuss why our federal agencies are not enforcing the laws already on the books that should be protecting your privacy, the real implications of tracking someone's location,

Choosing a VPN Provider
August 26, 2019

Evaluating VPN providers on privacy is really, really hard. Even if you read all their privacy claims, how do you know if they're telling the truth? I've read many reviews on many sites, but the recent review from The Wirecutter is the most comprehensi...

The Great Cellular Sellout (Part 1)
August 19, 2019

In January 2019, Motherboard broke a story about how cellular providers were allowing your location information to be sold to several third parties, effectively allowing anyone to buy the real-time location of any cell phone.

The Tyranny of the Default
August 12, 2019

Marketing firms love to tell us that we control our privacy - you simply need to opt out of tracking! Like Dorothy, we've had the power all along. Just click your heels three times and uncheck all those pesky tracking options under Settings...

The Great Hack
August 05, 2019

In today's show, I'll discuss the Capitol One hack that affected over 100 million card users and applicants. I'll also cover the latest in the backlash against Apple, Google and Amazon over humans listening in on your private digital assistant voice re...

Get Your Equifax Settlement
July 29, 2019

Two years after the massive Equifax breach, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a tentative settlement that will purportedly provide some restitution to the 148 million Americans who whose data was leaked. Unfortunately,

Privacy in a Box (Part 2)
July 22, 2019

In the second half of my interview with Winston Privacy CEO Richard Stokes, we talk about why your data is so valuable to advertisers and what you can do to limit all this tracking. In particular, we'll discuss the Winston box which acts as a sort of f...

Privacy in a Box (Part 1)
July 15, 2019

Protecting your privacy today is hard. It's really hard. It's too hard. Every 'smart' device you own is tattling on you, constantly, to dozens of companies. Your phone, your tablet, your PC, your TV, your streaming box, your DVR,