AR Glasses: A New Threat Surface for High-Value Targets
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AR Glasses: A New Threat Surface for High-Value Targets

ByAlison

AR Glasses: The Surveillance Tool Disguised as Fashion Augmented reality (AR) glasses are not just eyewear. They’re surveillance tools disguised as fashion accessories. For executives, public figures, and high-value targets, they expand the attack surface in ways few have prepared for. These devices don’t only capture the world around the wearer. They capture you, your…

Argyle and the New Data Grab Disguised as Verification
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Argyle and the New Data Grab Disguised as Verification

ByPrivacyStan

Argyle and the New Data Grab Disguised as Verification A landlord demanding Argyle verification isn’t just a rental issue. It’s a window into how the employment verification industry is quietly reshaping itself into another surveillance layer. Argyle doesn’t simply check if you have a paycheck. It demands your workplace login credentials. Once inside, it scrapes…

The Hidden Market in DMV Records
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The Hidden Market in DMV Records

ByPrivacyStan

The Hidden Market in DMV Records How state agencies feed data brokers. And how scammers exploit the fallout. You’ve probably seen one of those fake DMV or “Final Notice” text messages threatening to suspend your license or block your registration unless you pay immediately. They feel uncomfortably real. They use the right acronyms, legal-sounding codes,…

Meta’s Neural Band + Future Biometric Identifiers
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Meta’s Neural Band + Future Biometric Identifiers

ByPrivacyStan

Meta’s Neural Band + Future Biometric Identifiers This week, Meta unveiled its Ray-Ban Display glasses paired with a Neural Band wrist device. On the surface, it’s a clever new interface: subtle muscle twitches translated into commands for AI glasses. Under the hood, this is the beginning of a shift into biometric computing. The band uses…

When a License Plate Becomes a Target
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When a License Plate Becomes a Target

ByPrivacyStan

When a License Plate Becomes a Target How High-Profile Individuals Can Be Tracked Using ALPR Networks ALPR systems weren’t built to track celebrities, activists, or executives. But they do it quite well. If someone knows your license plate (or even just suspects which car is yours) they can leverage public infrastructure and commercial surveillance to…

ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging
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ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging

ByPrivacyStan

ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging Law enforcement has always had ways to follow you. Phones broadcast your location through GPS, cell towers, and Wi-Fi beacons. That data is rich, precise. And often locked behind warrants, subpoenas, or private data broker paywalls. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is different. Cameras mounted on…

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Why Deepfakes Are Harder to Stop Than We Admit

ByPrivacyStan

I mapped dozens of proposed solutions to deepfakes. The result was sobering:No silver bullets. Only tradeoffs. The conversation around deepfakes is full of quick fixes. New watermarking schemes, tighter laws, platform promises.None hold up under pressure. After reviewing countermeasures across technical, legal, policy, and human domains, the pattern is clear: every solution is partial, fragile,…

Politi-Spam: Apple, Gmail, and the Data Broker Machine
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Politi-Spam: Apple, Gmail, and the Data Broker Machine

ByPrivacyStan

Politi-Spam: Apple, Gmail, and the Data Broker Machine Your phone shouldn’t be a campaign donation funnel. Apple just agreed. In June, Apple announced a new “Unknown Senders” folder in iMessage. Texts from unknown numbers (including political fundraisers) no longer light up your lock screen. They slip quietly into a side folder. Still delivered. Still readable….

Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars.
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Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars.

ByPrivacyStan

Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars. Over 80% of security incidents now start in the browser. Chrome. Edge. Firefox. Even Safari. They’re not just productivity tools anymore. They’ve become the primary attack surface. Groups like Scattered Spider have figured this out. Instead of smashing endpoints with malware, they slip in through the…

Functional Privacy
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How Data Brokers Destroyed Functional Privacy

ByPrivacyStan

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…