Privacy

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

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

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

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

Apple's Betrayal of Trust

This is shocking, even if not unexpected or a surprise...our technologies are always listening, sell

Proton Docs: A New Word Processor

A longtime user of Proton's version of secure, encrypted Mail, Proton Drive storage, as well as the original Google Docs (even before Google acquired it), I was pleased to see this

AI: Privacy is a Perk

It’s all about your privacy perspective, isn’t it? Free account? Expect none to little privacy, or whatever

Dropbox Breach

Oops. How many is this now, Dropbox? We’re reaching out because on April 24th, we became aware of unauthorized access to the Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) production environm

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Privacy and Encryption Tips

Although it's often out of our hands due to various services suffering data breaches or compromising our confidential, personally identifiable information, you can still protect yo

AI-Powered Health Trackers (PASTOR) #AI #health

Problem I was a few days ago old when I discovered my smart health tracker also keeps tabs on my location and movements, available to the police. Well, at least I think that it

The List Article Revisited

My favorite approach to writing? It’s pretty easy to follow. When I walked into the bookstore–whi