Simple! Jack up the fear level about the perils of unprotected charging, or better yet, parrot a government advisory that hints at theoretical threats. With prices topping $35 apiece or as low as $2 on bulk orders in the hundreds, USB blockers — affectionately called USB condoms — are a…

“I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you’re unarmed” — Christopher Hitchens Put this disarming witticism to the test of “the Googles” and you will immediately see that it is, in fact, attributed to William Shakespeare. Notice however, that those who quote the Bard will…

The most transparently weak attempts at privacy compliance, like ever! Let’s start with this sad attempt to conceal a company’s contempt for California’s Consumer Privacy Act (highlight below is my own):

Should we worry about AI ending knowledge based industry? Not even a little bit. Here’s a fair question, mined from the shallow depths of the twittersphere:

The Implosion of LastPass is a Stark Reminder About the Importance of Due Diligence and the Influence of Effective Promotion Let’s cut to the chase: if you had but a fleeting opportunity to ask three pivotal questions prior to hiring a brand spanking new supplier that you plan to trust with your most sensitive details, they would be these: If they are as secure as they claim, do they have…

How do you sell #smart technology to consumers when there is an #ethical responsibility to gain informed consent about the real risk of #harm presented by connected devices? The quasi-infinite connectivity of the #Internet of Things (#IoT) could mean that everyone will eventually need to watch a #privacy briefing prior…

Will 2023 be the year #banks and telcos are finally #hacked at scale using #deepfake voice technology? One of the most puzzling trends of recent years has been the counterintuitive adoption of #voiceprint technology to authenticate callers using vocal characteristics such as pitch, timbre and tone.

Acceptance is enabling. There is no other way to say it, but Canadians simply can’t be bothered to question data breaches, to report privacy violations or to care about the security of their own data in the hands of big name companies. …

But that’s not a reason to believe those who downplay any data breach. Are you being gaslit about the importance of large scale data breaches that “only” expose your name and email address? Do you get the sense that leaks of financial data including credit card numbers and other replaceable…