“Save Me, Superman!”
The problem with relying on apps and servicesIn 2018 (I think?), I started a website called The New Oil. I didn’t want to start that website. I felt – and still feel, sometimes – that I...
Nate Bartram
Musician, cat dad, cybersecurity & data privacy educator. $sudo apt-get install coffee
Big Tech Doesn’t Need Any Help Tending The Gate
I think that giving names to things is helpful for both empowering and de-clawing ideas....
Signal Hasn’t Updated Their Server Source Code In Almost A Year: How Worried Should We Be?
TL:DR; A bit, but not enough to panic.As always, I’m gonna lay...
The Trouble with Tutanota
Tutanota – for those unaware – is a popular encrypted email provider. It’s one of the...
Weekly Privacy & Security News Roundup from The New Oil
A sampling of stories from the past week that affect privacy and security and should...
The Element of Surprise
Another weekend, another encrypted messaging outage. Sort of. This past weekend, Element was removed from...
Mixed Signals Part 2: The Lessons and Redundancy
Last week, I wrote a blog about encrypted messaging app Signal’s 24-hour outage. I...
