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,…

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…