security
What I’m Using for Privacy
In the past weeks I’ve been thinking a lot about online privacy. I’ve been setting up a new Mac (a Hackintosh, to be precise) which means that I’ve been installing my day-to-day software. Many of these programs are ones that I’ve chosen over the years specifically to enhance my online privacy and aren’t ‘stock’ applications. […]
It’s time to get serious about personal privacy
Today as I was driving my dog, Maggie, to the park for her afternoon walk, a pickup truck pulled up behind me at a stop light. I wouldn’t normally think twice about the car behind me, but this one had a very obvious Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) mounted on the dash, and I could […]
Which VPN Should I use?
Recently one of my students asked for a recommendation on a VPN app for his Macbook. I thought my rather long-winded reply might be useful to others wondering the same thing, and it’s appended below. There are two primary use cases for a VPN: You are away from your home network, possibly on an unsecured […]