How scammers trick you into thinking they know something revealing… Don’t be fooled! They don’t actually know you, and they don’t have evidence that you’ve done anything wrong. How Sextortion Scams Work Sextortion scammers rely on fear tactics and deception. Their goal is to pressure you into paying money or handing over sensitive information. Here’s…
Secure Private URL Registration: Protect Your Identity Online Registering a domain without protecting your personal information is risky. Domain registrars will sell you out. The information you use to buy a domain goes public unless you specifically make it private. This can expose your personal details to spammers, hackers, and data brokers. Why Domain Privacy…
Your Mobile Advertising ID (MAID) is the key to deleting your location history. You are being tracked. Advertisers and data brokers use your phone’s MAID to connect your location history to everything else they know about you. This hidden identifier allows them to build detailed profiles—tracking where you go, what you do, and even predicting…
Don’t let everyone see pictures of your home! Real estate sites often show images that reveal far more than you realize. Be Safe! Real estate companies post images of your property, the inside of your house, and sometimes even your floorplans. This puts your privacy—and your security—at risk. Why Residential Data is a Risk If…
Everyone wants to track you and hack you. Don’t surf without protection! Whether you’re an investigator, law enforcement officer, or simply a private individual navigating the riskier side of the internet, your online safety and privacy are essential. Why Safe Surfing Matters Advertisers, data brokers, and bad actors are all after you. They want to:…
Everyone wants your location—because it’s valuable. Lock it down! Your privacy on Facebook matters. Whether you’re concerned about who can see your posts, how advertisers target you, or how your personal data is used, you have tools to manage and enhance your Facebook privacy. Why Facebook Privacy Matters All the data Facebook collects (and you…
Mapping software is showing your home to everyone—even bad actors. Be Safe! If images of your home appear on mapping services like Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Bing, you can request to have them removed or blurred. Why It Matters Attackers and scammers can exploit mapping data to invade your privacy or target you. Criminal…
Your personal data isn’t just sitting in a credit bureau vault. It’s being actively spread across the internet through a little-known practice called credit header sales. What Are Credit Headers? Credit headers are a snapshot of your key identifying information, including: Full name Addresses Phone numbers Emails Even your Social Security Number and other identifiers…
About 12,000 people die by suicide each year while actively in therapy with a licensed professional. [Psych Today] Nobody blames those deaths directly on the therapist because we recognize correlation isn’t causation. Yet when a suicide follows an interaction with an AI therapy bot, the headline jumps straight to blame. That’s a double standard. Reality…
Narrative Summary: Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems have created a shadow network of tracking that spans across cities, highways, and even private properties. What was once a tool for catching stolen cars is now a silent, sprawling surveillance grid that doesn’t just know where you’ve been. It knows who you are, who you visit,…