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Privacy can be overwhelming. It seems like every company out there is intent on collecting as much data as possible. For example, this morning I noticed that GasBuddy – the app that helps you find the cheapest gas for your car – wants permissions to access your Apple Health fitness data. Because...
Why Do You Need It? Encrypted email is a bit of a misnomer. Technically all emails are “encrypted” using technologies such as TLS but in this context I'm specifically referring to “end to end” encrypted (sometimes called “zero knowledge”) email providers. This means that the provider can’t read your...
This week, the US Supreme Court overturned a landmark decision from 1973. “Jane Roe” had filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, claiming that banning abortions was unconstitutional. Regardless of your opinions of abortion, this is a discussion we need to have because the Supreme Court ultimately ruled 7-2...
DT Note: In the week prior to the launch of our new privacy playbook site, we will run a series of articles focussed on just on privacy and why it is so important, starting today with another excellent piece from TheNewOil blog. Icelandic encrypted email provider CTemplar went under this...
It’s that time again. I’ve been seeing the question pop up a lot: “how do I get the people around me to care about privacy?” Truthfully I’ve tackled this topic a few times in a few different ways, but today I want to address a different side...
dt intro: welcome back to one of our favorite guest contributors, Nate Bartram, in a conversation he had with his SO around the subject of privacy...great piece! Ever run into a privacy sceptic, well some of this might help explain their perspective on the issue. If you follow me...
