Amazon finally adds Two-Factor Authentication
You Can Now Use Two-Step Authentication on Amazon—Here's How Excellent! Amazon finally added two-factor authentication for account security. Here's how to set…
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Vizio Latest Manufacturer To Offer More Ways For TVs To Watch Purchasers
Vizio Latest Manufacturer To Offer More Ways For TVs To Watch Purchasers | Techdirt Here's another compelling reason never to own a Smart TV -- spyware! In…
Apparently cars are hackable now. Update your Jeep Cherokee!
Link: Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It It feels weird to type this, but if you drive a Jeep Cherokee, you should download a security…
Tools and Tech of the Globetrotting Freelancer speech is ONLINE!
Hi everybody! The Tools and Tech of the Globetrotting Freelancer talk that I gave this year at the External Development Summit 2014 in Vancouver is finally…
How to disconnect LinkedIn from Gmail so it stops data-mining your life
While browsing LinkedIn today, I noticed in my activity feed that it knew I sent an email to my girlfriend two minutes ago. That made me suddenly realize that…
Your Data Is Yours: When Google Knows Too Much
Note: If I'm preaching to the choir and you just want to seedelete your info on Google, skip to the section marked "Let's get started!" Over the last year I've…
#GamerGate Survival Guide
This is the one and only time I'll reference #GamerGate. People I know and care about are being targeted for harassment by both individuals and groups on both…
BitTorrent Labs - BitTorrent Bleep
Is anyone out there using BitTorrent Bleep yet? It's a slick messaging app for mobile and desktop that's peer-to-peer, decentralized, and encrypted. Wild! It's…
Apple’s two-factor authentication now protects iCloud backups
iCloud users should enable this security setting NOW. "Apple’s two-factor authentication now protects iCloud backups" http://bit.ly/1smMIsp Elcomsoft’s backup…
The Best Two-Factor Authentication App for iPhone
Remember the celebrity nude leaks? 2FA would have prevented it. "The Best Two-Factor Authentication App for iPhone" http://bit.ly/YMjGKI Two-factor…
Tech responds to growing calls for Internet anonymity
I got quoted in the San Jose Mercury News in an article about privacy tools, data security and anonymity! Awesome! "Tech responds to growing calls for Internet…
Apple Still Has Plenty of Your Data for the Feds - The Intercept
While I applaud Apple for enabling iPhone encryption by default, it should be noted that that doesn't mean total security for *all* your data. They can hold…
Slides and information from my XDS 2014 presentations!
[UPDATE 11/26/2014] The video is now online! Check it out: [/UPDATE] Hi everybody! I just finished giving my presentations at the External Development Summit…
What will you do if your phone gets stolen?
If you don't know the answer to that question, I strongly suggest spending five minutes on a one-time-setup to secure your Android or iOS device. It's super…