The Solution Series: Securing Your Privacy from Big Tech with Rob Braxman
“The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.”~ Robert Staughton Lynd Preview Full episode Download the full transcript in pdf here. By Corey Lynn and James White For those of us who are old enough to remember, making a series of phone calls once entailed collecting a pocketful of dimes, then using your MacGyver driving skills to pull close enough to the payphone while not demolishing your side mirror in the process. Oh, how things have changed! Rob Braxman is certainly old enough to remember the now outdated payphone, but as technology has advanced throughout the decades, Braxman has advanced right along with it. Braxman is a well-known expert in Internet privacy and data protection, whose insights on the rapidly changing technological landscape are second to none. He joins us on the Solution Series for an in-depth discussion about Internet privacy, personal tracking, and how…
Welcome to the Surveillance State: Biometrics Data Collection is All Around You
By The Sharp Edge The worldwide digital panopticon isn’t coming – it’s already here. While China has the most surveillance cameras in operation overall, reaching a total of 200 million throughout the country, most people would be shocked to know that the United States has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person than any other country in the world. China may be considered the most advanced in their mass surveillance and control system, but with exports of this technology, regimes around the globe are quickly catching up. In the age of information, “the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” Biometric identifiers such as facial geometry, fingerprints, voiceprints, and even your DNA are now highly prized commodities. Rapid developments in biometric data collection implemented in every aspect of our daily lives has made the public vulnerable, while lawmakers fall behind in protecting the private data of…
