Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast

A Podcast on Computer Security & Privacy for Non-Techies

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Dividing Trust

Posted May 26, 202501:10:19

VPNs were not invented for privacy, despite the name – they were invented for security. Nevertheless, in recent years, they have been touted as privacy...

Slay Message Snoopers

Posted May 19, 202500:45:24

There are way too many messenger apps today. It’s a sad state of affairs and I don’t see it getting better anytime soon. But the real problem (for...

Shelter from the Storm

Posted May 12, 202501:16:42

Almost exactly two years ago, “Five Eyes” intelligence agencies discovered a successful and ongoing cyber attack on critical US infrastructure by...

Disable Your MAID

Posted May 5, 202501:06:23

As we learned last week from Zach Edwards, our smartphones have a globally unique mobile ad ID, or MAID, that is automatically associated with everything...

Riding the Data Gravy Train

Posted April 28, 202501:14:22

Data brokers are out of control. While we think of them gathering data in order to target us with ads, they can actually use the targeted ad system...