Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast


Latest Episodes

The Rise of Browser Fingerprinting
November 11, 2019

Marketing companies have come up with may clever ways to track our travels around the web, hoping to garner as much information about us as they can. At the same time, privacy-conscious organizations have given us tools to maintain our anonymity by co...

Preventing & Mitigating Identity Theft
November 04, 2019

How are our identities stolen? What happens to our identity information after its been stolen? Once we realize we've been hacked, what can we do to mitigate the damage and recover from the consequences? I'll discuss this and much more with Amyn Gilani ...

Dropping Dropbox
October 28, 2019

I've been a Dropbox user for many, many years. But recently, they've gotten really pushy - trying to get me to save all my photos and docs there, integrating with MS Office when I didn't ask it to, and pushing me to upgrade.

Risky Business (Part 2)
October 21, 2019

You've got ransomware! Now what? If you had the foresight to create safe backups, you can restore your data and move on. Sometimes the hackers screw up and you can actually recover your files directly without paying for the key. But in many cases,

Risky Business (Part 1)
October 14, 2019

As our world becomes increasingly technical and interconnected, we become more susceptible to technical misfortunes and feel more impact when they inevitably occur. In the first half of my interview with Joshua Motta,

Don’t Forget to Wipe Your Data
October 07, 2019

What happens to all the files, photos, songs and other data on your devices when you resell them or throw them away? Well, if you don't do anything, all that data is still there, waiting for someone else to access it.

Not Just a Face in the Crowd (Part 2)
September 30, 2019

So what happens when your face print (or any biometric info) is stolen from a server? You can't change your face like you can change your password. Is there anything you can do to avoid your face being scanned or prevent your face from being recognized...

Not Just a Face in the Crowd (Part 1)
September 23, 2019

Use of facial recognition technology (FRT) is exploding around the globe. While touted as a convenience for checking in for a flight or crossing the border, the opportunities for abuse are staggering. People act differently when they feel they're being...

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...