Past shows
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 10: Dude, where’s my laptop?
It's one of those dreaded things in our tech-centric lives—losing your laptop, smartphone or tablet. Whether you leave it behind accidentally or someone relieves you of it without your consent, the end result is the same—it sucks and you now have to worry about what is on that device. As (bad) … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 9: LastPass passes the test
This episode is dedicated to the memory of my friend Derek K. Miller who passed away this week at the age of 41. His last post is something everyone should read and this podcast starts and ends with his music. While Sony is still big news, and getting bigger with class-action lawsuits being … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 8: You got gamed
The big news over the past week and a bit has been the hack, and later revealed to be massive breach of data, at Sony's PlayStationNetwork. You can keep up with all the articles I find about the PSN hack, and lots of other news, in my public Evernote notebook. In the meantime, we have a (somewhat … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 7: Your iPhone spies on you and Dropbox can tattle
Yessir this is a two episode week here at PrivacyNowRadio. On Tuesday we posted an interview with Hon. Jay M. Cohen about cybercrime and cyberterrorism, but that episode didn't have any news in it. Just that just wouldn't do, we have a special second episode this week. The biggest news this … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 6: Cyberterrorism Will Happen
Welcome to a special PrivacyNowRadio show. I had a chance to interview Hon. Jay M. Cohen Rear Admiral, USN (ret) (also a member of the eCrypt Technologies Board) about cybercrime and cyberterrorism. Adm. Cohen is a very uniquely qualified person to talk about these topics as he served as the … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 5: Interview with the Hacker, he doesn’t bite
This week on PrivacyNowRadio I talk about the U.S. Government not only wanting to spend more wisely on the Internet, but also how the DOJ wants Twitter to cough up IP addresses and how police are tapping into our email and IM more often than we thought. I also cover a few recent security breaches, … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 4: Who is that email really from?
Another week, another story about a company getting hacked, or information stolen, or pretty much anything that didn't go as planned. No interview this week, don't fret I have a couple of great ones lined up for the next couple weeks. On with the (shorter) show: The big news of the week (and … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 3: Just what’s on your laptop?
Another interesting week in the privacy and security world. Samsung dodged a bullet with first it did, then it didn't, install keyloggers on laptops, the FBI needs your help cracking a code, I chat with Theresa Lalonde of the CBC about consumers and their gear, and my tip of the week is to force … [Read More...]
Privacy Now Radio Episode 2: Certificate hacks and questions of trust
It's been an interesting week since Episode 1 aired, the biggest news—which BTW wasn't covered by the main stream media—was the hack of a reseller of Comodo one of the people who can issue trusted secure certificates (for SSL connections). This is a big, big deal and brings into question how we … [Read More...]
PrivacyNowRadio Episode 1: Who’s hacking now?
Note: This post is just moving Episode 1 from our blog to here. Episode 2 is coming up soon! I told you we'd come out with PrivacyNowRadio soon! In truth, when I wrote the post I planned to record this afternoon, but I didn't want to jinx it by saying that in public. Regardless, here is the first … [Read More...]
