Wiping Old Equipment's Hard Drives
Need to wipe an old hard drive or USB stick? Here's one approach.
Privacy & Security
New Browser Encryption Tool - CipherSplat
CipherSplat brings modern, private browser encryption to files, folders, and text. And, it's FREE.
Age Verification Has Arrived in Texas
Miguel describes a first hand age verification experience in Texas and raises privacy concerns about collecting sensitive identity data for online access.
MyNotes: Texas Parks and Wildlife Data Breach
TPWD says a vendor breach exposed data for about three million Texans, including people with state issued hunting and fishing licenses. Stolen information may include driver’s lice
Anthropic Privacy Policy Update
Anthropic updated its privacy policy today. They sent me an email about it:
DrawSplat Feature: EU GDPR Support EduSky education
You may have just missed my post on DrawSplat's Privacy and Compliance section a few minutes ago. That one covers the USA and Texas. This post is a quick update for GDPR, too,
DrawSplatTM: Privacy and Compliance
This article documents the privacy and compliance thinking behind DrawSplat, including how the project was checked against PROTECT and Texas school technology expectations.
Hackers Win, Schools Lose
I hate reading stories like this with quotes like this: ...in May 2025, the ed tech provider’s school district customers received individual extortion threats from either the sam
Personalized Spam Text
Howdy, I got this bit of text spam on my phone and I want to make you aware of it so you can see how clever they are: Hi Miguel, I'm Pressella, a PR consultant at Pathos Communic
Authoritarian Tik Tok Policy?
Since I love to read terms of service and policies (NOT!), I wondered what a Gen AI's analysis might be of Tik Tok's policy update. Analyze this privacy policy for concerns: [h
Is It Just Semantics about Gen AI and Privacy?
Over on Mastodon, PLB (initials only, although you can read the conversations via Mastodon) makes this point: My
PeerTube, a Tik Tok Alternative?
I wrote about this in a previous blog entry, Authoritarian Tik Tok Policy? There's a question at the end of that
Security Companions on the Road to Android
To ensure I didn't spend endless hours getting back up to speed on Android, I made lists of my favorite iOS apps and then found Android alternatives
Wolf at the Door: Surveillance AI
"Who hath ears to hea
Defend Texas - Cyber Command
Screenshot of the Texas Cyber Command website included at the link in this blog post
LinkedIn Changes Terms AGAIN AI
Like everyone else using
Data Privacy Alarm Bells Ringing for GenAI users AI
What we are seeing now with data privacy policy changes is a bait n switch. First, we're promised our data is safe. Then, after we use the tool and find it indispensable, the polic
Securing My Codes Authentication 2FA
Every day, usually at the start of my day, I authenticate myself on the numerous online services I rely on. While I have dozens of usernames and password organized into personal an
Top Education AI Tools: A Red, Yellow, Green List - Avoid Data Breaches cybersecurity education teaching
I saw this image, [Best A
FERPA-compliant GenAI, No Training Data claude chatgpt ai BoodleBox
Who has your back when it comes to data privacy? Every single Gen AI provider (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Copilot, etc.) is unable to safeguard consumer data. It's a si
MyNotes: Gen AI Claude Data Storage and Training
It was inevitable, just like Thanos in the Marvel movie where he says that. Gen AI, no matter the p
Gen AI and COPPA
Earlier today, someone from a private, Catholic school wrote and asked me about COPPA and Gen AI use. I thought I'd share my response and, if someone has some additional points to
What Happens to Deleted AI Chats? (u:5/19/26)
Have you wondered what happens to deleted chats in Gen AI models? I simply figured that they would hang around forever. The short answer? BoodleBox safeguards your privacy on delet
MyNotes: Cybersecurity Dismantling
It’s challenging to watch dismantling of effective services for political reasons: …proposed bud
Intrusive Google Gemini AI?
For Android users, check
AI Privacy for Various Scenarios AI EdTech GoogleGemini
Working on a presentation, I wanted to share these levels of safety from a question I asked Google Gemini. This is research, so if you know better, feel free to drop a comment. I'v
MyNotes: AI Privacy
As you look at this chart, you might ask, “How well does using a GenAI model via API safeguard your data?” This question is relevant for schools and individuals who need a higher l
MyNotes: Blocking Email Trackers
I love using these tracker blocker type ext
Er, OpenAI Privacy…Illusory
Use ChatGPT? Your chats are going to end up in public thanks to a lawsuit. I had heard about this but since I was working on some projects, I hadn’t spent the time looking it up. U
Revisiting CryptPad and Diagram Tool
Could it be folks are moving away from US based businesses like Google? I read this with some interest: As part of the UN Open Source Principles initiative, the UN has invited ot
AI Browser Extensions Violate Privacy
Yikes, this is worrisome. Generative AI assistants packaged up as browser extensions harvest personal data with minimal safeguards, researchers warn. Some of these extensions
MyNotes: Obsfuscation of School Data Breaches EduSky
Great piece about a timely topic: ...district leaders across the country have employed a pervasive
Promote Online Safety EduSky
Discover actionable tips to promote online safety and digital well being this Safer Internet Day. When I opened the Netscape browser on a Mac LC II, I started to navigate the Web i
MyNotes: The Ethics of Consent
This was a great read from Slate. It is relevant to schools and how AI is foisted upon everyone.
How is Your K-12 School Safeguarding Sensitive Data with Free AI Usage? EduSky edtech education
Sensitive Data At Risk with AI Usage A colleague shared this THE Journal a
Ed Tech Failures to Reflect On
A short reflection on past educational technology failures and the risks of overhyped AI tools in schools.
CPSENERGY DATA BREACH
!\\ Proton reports the following about a CPSEnergy.com data breach which I haven't
Apple's Betrayal of Trust
This is shocking, even if not unexpected or a surprise...our technologies are always listening, sell