Your plates used to talk to the DMV and the occasional traffic cop. In 2025? They’re snitching to data brokers, repo firms and anyone with a $200 camera and a grudge. The tools are cheap, the data is for sale, and the surveillance never sleeps. Today, Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is everywhere. It’s…
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When it comes to reducing your digital exposure, few steps are as impactful as getting out of a stock phone. Apple and Google phones are deeply tied to surveillance ecosystems. They track you through telemetry, app behavior, location data, and account linkages. At ObscureIQ, we tell clients that just getting anything beyond a stock iPhone…
There was a time, not so long ago, when we had something called functional privacy. Not perfect privacy. Not encryption. Not invisibility. Just a simple, practical buffer between our lives and the public record. Yes, much of our personal data was technically public. But accessing it required time, effort, and intent. You had to show…
Every time there’s a major data breach, companies scramble to offer “free” credit monitoring. It sounds like a responsible move. It sounds protective. It isn’t. Here’s what they don’t tell you: Companies pay just $1–$10 per person to offer it. Fewer than 10% of people even sign up! Those who do often get funneled into…