Encryption as we know it is in jeopardy

I wrote an article on Medium this afternoon and I want to share it with you. It’s about a law the United States Congress is considering that will ruin online privacy and security as we know it. Here’s a link to the article:America’s LAED Act encryption ban must be stopped

Bitwarden for Mac browser extension exposing passwords in clipboard managers

While using Alfred’s clipboard manager the other day I noticed passwords in the clipboard history. My first thought was how is this happening. I immediately went into Alfred’s Advanced Clipboard History Settings to make sure that I had added Bitwarden to the Ignore list and yes I had. So I figured this has to be … Continue reading Bitwarden for Mac browser extension exposing passwords in clipboard managers →

Results of one of the largest password re-use studies ever

Last month a Turkish student Ata Hakçıl studying computer engineering at the University of Cyprus did one of the largest password re-use studies ever. He analyzed more than 1 billion-plus leaked credentials from data breaches at various companies. These data dumps have been around for several years, and have been piling up as new companies … Continue reading Results of one of the largest password re-use studies ever →

How Rob lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer

I’ve been following Rob's blog for several years. I enjoy reading what he writes about. He is also the developer of a couple of Mac apps that I use. I felt bad for Rob after reading his blog post about how he had recently lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer. His … Continue reading How Rob lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer →

Holiday Sale: Save 50% on all Enpass password manager plans

This is directed at those of you who are in the market for a password manager. I've been using Enpass for several months and am very happy with it. I'll mention that Enpass moved to subscription a few weeks ago but they also have a lifetime license and with the sale you, can get a … Continue reading Holiday Sale: Save 50% on all Enpass password manager plans →

My choice for a Safari 13 content blocker on Mac

With Safari 13 my favorite Mac ad and tracker blocker uBlock Origin, along with a few other extensions, no longer work. Because of this, I have switched to Firefox as my main browser. That said there will still be times when I will want to use Safari and will want an ad and tracker blocker. … Continue reading My choice for a Safari 13 content blocker on Mac →

FYI – Apple pushes back at Google report about iOS security

A message about iOS security - Apple

Day One encryption

I have been using Day One for going on three years now. One concern I’ve had is that journals by default are encrypted but with Day One holding the encryption key. This means that someone at Day One might be able to access my journals. Journals with Standard encryption are also exposed to a data … Continue reading Day One encryption →

Watch out for Apple Phone Phishing Scams

Security researcher Brian Krebs on his Krebs on Security blog recently outlined one of the latest phishing scams he's seen, where an incoming phone call appears to be from a legitimate Apple support line. I'm writing about this to make you aware so that you don’t fall for the scam. Please take the time to … Continue reading Watch out for Apple Phone Phishing Scams →

Web Finds for October 2, 2018

Web Finds are from my web surfing travels. You’ll find some unique and informative news, apps and websites that you may have never known existed. Enjoy! Apple, Firefox tools aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking New protections in Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox browsers aim to prevent companies from turning “cookie” data files used to … Continue reading Web Finds for October 2, 2018 →

Facebook gets hacked again. 50 Million users personal information put at risk.

I’m sure you’ve already read or heard about the latest Facebook hack involving the personal information of at least 50 million users. The hack was revealed in a Facebook blog post yesterday. If you haven’t here are the details. Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel, writing for the New York Times Facebook, already facing scrutiny over … Continue reading Facebook gets hacked again. 50 Million users personal information put at risk. →

Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads

Facebook has stooped to the lowest possible level. TechCrunch has exposed the fact that Facebook is using 2FA phone numbers to target users with ads. Zuckerberg and his gang are taking the number users are using to additionally secure their accounts and using it for ad targeting. Some months ago Facebook did say that users … Continue reading Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads →