“I can tell you from a purely anecdotal standpoint, as a person who works with organizations that work with survivors of domestic abuse every day, that nearly everyone that they see who has come in … in addition to suffering what we think of as physical or emotional or mental [Keep reading]
Edit note: I’ve said sometimes that God is a journalist; it is quite remarkable how things line up sometimes in the storytelling business. I’m still in deep mourning over the loss of my pet Rusty, so it was with great unease that I began work on today’s podcast, about a [Keep reading]
Twitter has followed through with its half-baked plan to turn off two-factor authentication for (millions of?) non-paying users, leaving them half-naked to the vast criminal underground. If that’s you, you’re looking at not-very-good choices right now, but doing nothing might be the worst of all. I’m seeing reports of people [Keep reading]
If you feel a little creeped out by the idea of wearing gadgets that send your pulse rate or oxygen levels or sleep patterns to a big tech company …wait until you hear what Duke University professor Nita Farahany is warning people about in her brand-new book, The Battle for [Keep reading]
Your home is getting “smarter” all the time…full of smart gadgets, anyway…in fact, most people listening probably have trouble keeping Internet-connected devices OUT of their homes. It’s hard to buy a DUMB TV now, for example, one that doesn’t watch you while you are watching it. But most people know [Keep reading]
Filling your home with smart gadgets comes with plenty of risks — your TV might watch you, an angry partner or roommate might spy on you, or they might rob you of mental acuity, for example. These are big, scary threats that you probably think about, then forget about, every [Keep reading]
(NOTE: Before going on, I want to thank all of you for the kindness you’ve expressed after the passing of my trusty journalism sidekick, Rusty I’ve been pretty distracted the past couple of weeks, so thanks for your patience. I’m back in the saddle now. PS: We raised $1,700 for [Keep reading]
I lost my managing editor, Rusty, this week when he got promoted. Best boss I ever had. Let’s be clear, he was a very involved manager. I didn’t book a lunch, take a story assignment, go to bed, or even walk across the apartment without consulting him first. He had [Keep reading]
More than a decade ago, I started writing a column on everyday consumer frustrations called The Red Tape Chronicles — my mailbag overflowed with rage. Piled high in my inbox every day were missives about mysterious late fees, overcharges, surprise interest rate hikes, and really all manner of sleazy, sneaky [Keep reading]
“You can’t understand it, but it’ll make you money” is the oldest line in the financial industry charlatan’s handbook. That’s bad enough. But add technology mumbo jumbo to the conversation and you’ve got a recipe for obfuscation and consumer harm — you’ve got “FinTech” — well, you’ve got cryptocurrency. That [Keep reading]
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