Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

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Open Source Intelligence
If someone decided to dig into your life - perhaps even try to 'dox' you - how might they go about doing that? What could they find about you right now on the internet? You might be surprised at how m
How & Why to Block Ads
Ads on the web are beyond annoying - they are actually a threat to your privacy and sometimes even your security. Ads pay for a lot of the "free" web content we consume, but until ad networks stop tra
Promising Privacy Tech
We're generating a ridiculous amount of data every day. Much of it is highly personal and that's dangerous. But there are actually several Privacy Enhancing Technologies that may allow us to use this
Backing Up Other Data
We've talked about how to backup your local device data and how to back up data that is primarily stored in the cloud. But there's a lot of important, irreplaceable data we take for granted: data owne
Means of Control
Every day, we generate tons of digital exhaust: our web browsing, GPS location, online and in-store purchases, emails and messages, social media posts and feed viewing habits, and much, much more. Onl
Backup Your Cloud Data
Until recently, most of our important data lived primarily on our devices. Backing up that data often meant choosing a cloud backup service. But today, many of our most important photos and files are
Anom: The FBI’s Phone Company
Encrypted communications are important for everyone, even if you have nothing to hide. But they're also important when you're trying to hide global criminal operations. Drug smugglers and money launde
Migrate to Mastodon
Most major social media platforms are a hot mess. Your feed is filled with tons of crap you never asked to see and your data is mined mercilessly to serve you targeted ads. The promise of having a pla
Why Privacy Matters
Our privacy has never been more threatened. While some of us are vaguely aware of this, most of the rampant data collection and sharing is completely opaque. And the consequences are more dire than mo
Inside Ukraine’s IT Army
Russia has been hacking Ukraine for at least a decade now, but since the invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, the cyber war has changed. Instead of being a tactical element, cyber war is now a ful