Technology and Privacy

Imagine waking up one day and realizing that you, a supposedly advanced and free-living Homo sapiens, are fatter than a pig and just...

So, picture this: I teach German at a Japanese university. Which sounds fancy, but in reality, it mostly means standing in front of a...

Okay, so I've been preaching about the importance of digital privacy for quite some time. I even created a seven-hour-long video course...

Welcome to the Digital Panopticon Congratulations, you exist! That means your data is out there—somewhere, everywhere, on some server, in...

Let’s break down some of the most terrifying AI-driven scams currently running wild: 1. AI-Generated Phishing Emails: Now With 100% More...

Ah, privacy. That quaint little thing we all claim to care about right before logging into Facebook for the tenth time today. If you...

Ah, the internet. A vast wonderland of memes, cat videos, and deeply questionable privacy practices. Every click, every scroll, and every...

The U.S. government, of all entities, has decided to officially recommend Signal . Yes, you heard that right – the same government that...

It’s funny, isn’t it? How every shiny new gadget we bring into our lives seems to come with an invisible tagline: “Now with extra...

Ah, the infamous declaration of our time: "I have nothing to hide." A simple phrase, and yet it carries the weight of an entire...

Recently, I stumbled across one of those Facebook ads—you know, the kind that’s either selling you miracle teeth-whitening toothpaste or...

In a world where our conversations have shifted from whispering secrets in the schoolyard to sharing memes in encrypted chat apps, one...

You may have already heard that the CEO of the messaging app Telegram , Pavel Durov got arrested in France on August 24th 2024. It's...

As some of you already know, I am a geek. I like to use free and open-source software, so occasionally I write about them. Today it's...