Privacy Protection

At this point, even we are shocked at how often new technology is unveiled that seems designed to put others in danger.

Friends, meet PimEyes. Now, anyone can take your picture with their phone and upload it to a search engine that will help them find out exactly who you are. And that answer is delivered in seconds.

Created in Poland, you can now use PimEyes with TikTok. And of course, it’s free, because that’s how much your privacy and security are worth.

Have you used the X platform to complain about poor service at a company? If so, you may have been contacted by someone claiming to be a customer service agent – but that communication could be from a scammer.

Today’s cars are essentially computers on wheels. How you feel about that depends on how you view computers.

The California Privacy Protection Agency is not a fan. They are looking into whether all that sophisticated technology that delivers a smoother, more reliable, and more comfortable ride is also invading your privacy and collecting personal data about your location, your personal preferences, and other details about your daily life.

This month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 362 into law.

Also known as the “Delete Act,” this bill will make it easier for Californians to request that their online personal information be deleted.

Horror stores about ransomware just keep coming. Every week another city finds itself under attack by computer code that locks out personnel from the essential services they provide.

Your city is being targeted right now. The security protocols built into your IT infrastructure will repel most breach attempts. But they won’t catch them all. And sometimes – in fact, most of the time – it’s not about technology; it’s about one employee clicking on a phishing email that gives hackers access to your systems.

Over the last couple of years consumer privacy legislation has passed in several states, while many more states now have similar bills under debate in their legislatures.

Just as threats and attacks against judges, police officers and social workers have increased dramatically over the past decade, so too have threats risen against other politicians and public officials.

Have your kids recently started their fall term in school – or are they already back? And like any loving parent did you capture that moment with a first-day-of-school photo proudly shared on your social media?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this too is now dangerous, thanks to the constantly increasing number of awful people in the world.

Every website has a privacy policy – that almost no one reads.

And with consumer privacy laws being passed in several states, policies are being updated to keep pace with the new rights and restrictions they specify. That’s the easy part – but changing how companies actually handle your personal data is proving more difficult.

These days, the policy doesn’t always match the practice – and that is a problem for anyone who visits these websites.

Media sources report that the Fulton County Grand Jury in the Donald Trump indictment has been doxed. If you search on social media it won’t take long to find jurors’ names, home addresses and photographs.

It was, sadly, predictable. But that doesn’t make it acceptable. Whether it’s targeting jurors here or going after Supreme Court justices at their homes last year – this is not about politics, it’s about basic human decency, and not expressing your anger over any one decision or legal action in a way that makes someone else feel personally threatened.