Yes, It's Cool, Sure It's Fun. But Now You Are Using Something That Can't be Replaced. Unlocking your phone with your face or your fingerprint feels like the most natural thing in the world. It is fast, seamless, and removes the friction of remembering a PIN. The phone manufacturers have made it feel like an [...]
There Is a Camera Pointed at You Right Now. Cover It. Look at the top of your laptop screen. There is a small dark circle there — a camera lens, pointed directly at your face, connected to the internet, on a device that may have been compromised without your knowledge. Most of the time, that [...]
Your Laptop Is Replaceable. Your Files Are Not. Think Accordingly. Here is a way of thinking about your computer that most people have never considered: your device and your data are two entirely separate things, and treating them as if they belong together is one of the most common and costly mistakes in personal digital [...]
Have We Become So Lazy That We Need a Fridge Telling Us What To Buy? Walk through any appliance showroom and you will find refrigerators with touchscreens and cameras inside. Washing machines that order their own detergent. Ovens you can preheat from your phone. Air fryers with companion apps. Coffee makers that connect to Wi-Fi. [...]
Every App That Knows Where You Are Is One You Did Not Think About. Open your phone's settings right now and look at which apps have been granted access to your location. Most people who do this for the first time are surprised. Not by one or two apps — by the number. A flashlight [...]
There Is a Microphone in Your Living Room and It Never Sleeps. Somewhere in your home — possibly in multiple rooms — there is a device with a microphone that is always on. It is listening right now. It has been listening since the day you plugged it in. And the audio it captures does [...]
Security Cameras, Smart Bulbs, Connected Doorbells. Your Home Is the Network. The average connected household now has 22 devices on its network. Smart cameras. Video doorbells. Smart bulbs and switches. Connected thermostats. Smart locks. Baby monitors. Streaming devices. Appliances with Wi-Fi. Each one was purchased for a specific, legitimate purpose — convenience, security, energy saving, [...]
The Safest Place to Store Your Data Has No Wi-Fi. There is a piece of hardware that costs less than a dinner out, fits in your pocket, requires no subscription, cannot be hacked remotely, and gives you complete ownership of everything stored on it. It has no cloud sync. No company has access to it. [...]
