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Why repairing your devices protects your privacy
When a phone, laptop, router, or fitness tracker stops working, the obvious question is how to restore its functionality. Yet modern devices are also…
The Privacy Risks of Cloud-Connected Baby Monitors
A baby monitor used to be a quiet device in a nursery, transmitting sound or video across a short distance to a receiver beside a parent’s bed. Cloud-connected…
I Tried Living Without Google Maps for a Month
For one month, I removed Google Maps from my phone and tried to navigate without its familiar blue dot, instant directions, business listings, traffic…
How To Tell Whether Your Phone’s Baseband Reveals Your Location
Your phone can disclose its whereabouts even when you have disabled location services. The reason is that the main operating system is not the only software…
The Surveillance of Homeless Populations in Smart Cities
Smart city projects are often presented as practical responses to urban problems. Networked cameras, environmental sensors, connected lighting, predictive…
Why Location History Is The Most Dangerous Data You Give Away
Your location history looks harmless because it is made of ordinary movements: a commute, a grocery trip, a visit to a clinic, or an evening at home. Yet those…
How to Reduce Your Digital Footprint When Applying for Jobs
Applying for a job now creates a trail that extends far beyond a résumé and cover letter. Recruitment platforms record profile views, search behavior, device…
The Invisible Data Trail Of Contactless Payment Cards
A contactless payment feels like a brief exchange between a card and a terminal. You hold a bank card, phone, or wearable near a reader, wait for a beep, and…
What Your Browser Extensions Leak About You to Third Parties
Browser extensions often present themselves as small tools with narrow purposes: blocking advertisements, translating pages, managing passwords, checking…
The EU’s digital rulebook and the future of online rights
For years, the internet has operated according to a simple bargain that users rarely negotiated. Platforms offer communication, entertainment, shopping, and…