Privacy Files

Privacy Files

We make the topic of privacy approachable. For both businesses and consumers. With so much of our lives taking place online today, it's easy to overlook the dangers associated with sharing your personal data with companies and strangers. Many people are aware that privacy is a problem but they don't know where to begin. Privacy Files explains the vast array of privacy issues facing society in easy-to-understand language. Then we give you practical solutions to quickly and effortlessly make the changes necessary to take back control of your personal information--one case file at a time.

Episodes

November 1, 2024 • 69 mins

Privacy advice has changed quite a bit over the last decade.

In this episode of Privacy Files, Colin from the Anonyome Labs Security and Compliance team returns to the show to discuss how privacy has evolved.

As a foundation for the discussion, we review an article published ten years ago on the Art of Manliness website titled Going Undercover: How to Protect Your Privacy Online.

As usual, we address a wide variety of privacy-relat...

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From disaster planning to wilderness survival to personal safety, they all share one common theme: the people who engage in these activities value privacy.

In this episode of Privacy Files, Kevin Estela talks about how his training in survival and bushcraft have taught him why privacy is so important.

Kevin is one of the preeminent experts on the topic of wilderness survival and bushcraft skills.

He has consulted for the History Ch...

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October 25, 2024 • 36 mins

The recent revelation by UnitedHealth Group that the ransomware attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare exposed the sensitive data of more than 100 million customers is once again bringing scrutiny to how companies manage personal information.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to seasoned privacy professional, Saima Fancy.

Saima is a Senior Privacy Specialist at Ontario Health in Canada.

During the interview, she explain...

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October 19, 2024 • 54 mins

The arrest of Telegram Co-Founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France has shocked many around the world.

Privacy advocates are wondering if this event signals a change in how Western governments will start treating encrypted communications apps.

If corporate executives can be held criminally accountable for crimes committed and/or organized on their apps, how far does this go? Who might be next?

In this episode of Privacy Files, we forme...

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October 11, 2024 • 50 mins

From cybercrime to fraud, the industry of organized crime is big business. Globally, it's measured in the trillions of dollars.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to a former FBI agent who spent his entire career working to put organized criminals behind bars.

Inspired by his father's 38-year career with the NYPD, Ken Strange helped the American government combat terrorism, the cartels and global fraud.

He summed up his hero...

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October 5, 2024 • 40 mins

Creating a safer and more secure internet involves a proactive effort on the part of three main actors: corporations, individuals and governments.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to someone who is playing a key role in facilitating forward progress with two of those actors: corporations and individuals.

Paige Hanson is the Co-Founder at SecureLabs, a company that helps organizations negotiate the difficult landscape of go...

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September 26, 2024 • 35 mins

One of the goals of this podcast is to help people better understand their risk exposure when it comes to their digital footprint.

Back in January of this year, JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management CEO Mary Erdoes took the stage at Davos and revealed that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is subjected to 45 billion hacking attempts every single day. And perhaps more disturbing is that number is double what it was in 2023.

In this episode ...

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September 12, 2024 • 42 mins

Probably to no one's surprise, there are lots of people out there who want to steal others' money--yours, mine and that of companies.

What's helpful is understanding what to look out for to avoid becoming the victim and what you can do to make yourself a less likely target.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to Greg Taylor, a certified fraud examiner and author of the book People Want to Steal Your Money.

Greg is...

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August 29, 2024 • 33 mins

Fraud is big business. We're talking well over $10 billion annually in the United States alone.

And the role that online fraud is playing is growing rapidly.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center, Americans have lost $1.6 billion from January to May of 2024. That's nearly $300 million more than from this same period of time in 2023.

For businesses to excel in the digita...

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August 23, 2024 • 36 mins

Today, there are more mobile phones in existence than people on earth. That's billions and billions of personal electronic devices of which virtually all likely include at least one camera.

Thirty years ago, taking pictures was an involved process that included dropping off film at a processing lab, where you could pick up the developed photos a few days later.

Nowadays, snapping a picture doesn't cost anything and the rewa...

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August 16, 2024 • 42 mins

Every so often it's helpful to get back to the basics when it comes to protecting individual privacy.

In light of the recent major data breach, potentially exposing the social security numbers of every American, we're revisiting the core elements of the "privacy problem."

In this episode of Privacy Files, we speak with entrepreneur and software developer Bert Hubert. Bert has a decorated 30-plus-year career workin...

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August 9, 2024 • 41 mins

Since launching this podcast, we've covered a wide variety of privacy issues. But one topic we haven't addressed is the concept of "mental privacy."

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to Dr. Nita Farahany about how advancements in neurotechnology are threatening to infringe on cognitive liberty.

Dr. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke University and the author of the book The Battle for yo...

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July 28, 2024 • 31 mins

In this episode of Privacy Files we explore a cybersecurity topic that is so obscure that according to our guest, 9 out of every 10 security professionals don't even know they're supposed to be managing it.

If you've never heard about "secrets", you're not alone. We hope this interview sheds light on an extremely critical aspect of cybersecurity that can mean the difference between keeping your personal da...

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July 17, 2024 • 36 mins

The first step in someone's privacy journey is simply understanding the problem in the first place.

Every time you share your personal information with companies, whether online or offline, that data often times ends up in the hands of third parties.

In this episode we sit down with Jo, a member of Anonyome Labs' product team, to discuss Reclaim, Anonyome's newest product.

Reclaim helps you identify companies that have ...

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June 26, 2024 • 36 mins

There are approximately two million nonprofit organizations operating in the United States alone, accounting for one out of every ten private-sector workers.

It's an industry that's literally measured in the trillions of dollars.

Yet when it comes to business operations, due to shoestring budgets, many nonprofits run their entire operations using software like Google Workspace or similar low-cost (or free) tools. And they t...

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June 8, 2024 • 47 mins

Cryptocurrency has made many people very wealthy. There are more than 88,000 millionaires who got rich through crypto investing. In fact, there are even 17 "crypto billionaires."

But for every person who makes it big in the world of cryptocurrency, there are many times more who either never grow their investment or who lose money.

In this episode of Privacy Files, Brian Tillman returns to the studio to help Rich make sens...

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May 30, 2024 • 37 mins

According to the United States Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost $10 billion to fraud in 2023 alone. In that same year, Americans were defrauded $4.6 billion via investment scams.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to Val Harkless, a government contractor who assists with fraud and analysis for the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Enforcement. She works tirelessly to uncover a variety of crim...

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May 16, 2024 • 54 mins

In the United States, fraud and identity theft together result in tens of billions of dollars in losses annually.

Contributing to this growing problem is the continued use of usernames and passwords stored in giant, centralized databases owned by large companies. These databases are often the target of hacking attacks. And this stolen data finds its way into marketplaces on the dark web.

The good news is, there's a better way a...

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May 3, 2024 • 37 mins

When it comes to data privacy, the legal and regulatory environment is changing faster than ever.

While in the United States, no federal privacy law exists, there's a growing sentiment from those who are watching closely that things are about to change.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to privacy law attorney Alan Chapell. Alan is the Founder of Chapell & Associates, a legal consulting firm that helps digital media...

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May 1, 2024 • 50 mins

Ever since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the news.

AI is bringing a level of realism and human-like behavior to technology that just two years ago would have been considered unthinkable.

But AI is also introducing new data privacy concerns.

In this episode of Privacy Files, we examine the rising phenomenon of romantic AI chatbots and what these applications are doin...

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