Well, 2025 is almost half over now. I figured this would be a good time to check in and see how you're progressing. As usual, I put together a long list of ideas at the start of each new year - some options for your privacy and security to-do list. The idea is not to| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
I just returned from an international trip. I’m going to integrate these into the original post here, but for now I’ll just relate my recent experience and key takeaways. Background I’ve been rather paranoid about traveling abroad, despite having done it many times before. More specifically, I was worried about returning to the United States […] The post Border Insecurity (Update) appeared first on Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
It's time for another quick and easy 'dragon hack'. Today I'll tell you how to stop people from snooping on your communications. Meet Your Foe: Spying Message Apps Since the dawn of the World Wide Web, we've had proprietary messaging apps: AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger were probably the most popular.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Advertisers user your mobile ad ID to track you everywhere, often correlating it with non-mobile activity. You need to disable these IDs and I'll tell you how.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Your rights are significantly reduced when crossing the border, even if you're entering your own country. Sadly, there's not a lot you can do about it.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Learn how differential privacy (adding statistical noise to data) lets us find patterns in the crowd—without revealing anything about the people in it.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
NOTE!! This promotion had ended. It’s been too long since I’ve given away some of my highly-collectible, security-enhancing dragon challenge coins! If you missed out last time, they're back! Runs through the end of April (2025), so jump on this while you can! Read on for details... Dragon Challenge Coins A few years back, I| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
It's tax time again... and so it's also time for tax scams. I'll tell you how to identify scams and protect your sensitive tax info.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
It's past time to replace Chrome browser. Try using Firefox with uBlock Origin. Just check out the difference and you'll be amazed.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
One of the most basic ways we're tracked on the internet is via our IP address. Onion routing can mask your true IP address. I'll explain how to use it.| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons