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How I went (mostly) private online for $111 a year

February 9, 2019

This year, I decided to secure (most) of my privacy online, and I thought I’d share what I did.

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In privacy, security Tags email, social media, web browsers, vpn, google
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Tourist or local? How the smartphone made me an anonymous traveller

April 2, 2017

When I first started to travel internationally in the early 2000s, it was probably easy for locals to identify me as a tourist. With the introduction of the smartphone, I can now breath easy knowing that I blend in with the locals.

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In security, privacy Tags smartphone, travelling, maps
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Human fingerprint

Biometrics in phones and what it means

September 14, 2013

As a society, we increasingly depend on our smartphones for payments, boarding passes, web browsing, and all forms of communication. However, much of the information we store on these devices is extremely private. Pass codes/phrases, patterns, and face unlock are not sufficient security measures.

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In Apple, Mobile, smartphones, biometrics, security, privacy, web commerce Tags biometrics, fingerprint reader, fingerprint scanner, security, two factor authentication, two step authentication, apple, iphone, iphone 5s, NSA, surveillance, privacy, web commerce
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