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…

Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety
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Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety

ByPrivacyStan

Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, wants the world to believe his billion-dollar network of cameras and drones is about “ending crime.” What he is really building is a surveillance machine and a billion dollar business model. Let’s be clear. Surveillance intelligence has value. I know because…

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…

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….

A Day in the Life of Your License Plate
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A Day in the Life of Your License Plate

ByPrivacyStan

How ALPR Systems Quietly Track You Everywhere Your License plate is talking more than a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology is now embedded across public streets, private neighborhoods, and commercial parking lots. These systems capture, tag, and upload your movements in real time. Some of this data supports law enforcement….

Your License Plate is Talking… Who’s Listening?
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Your License Plate is Talking… Who’s Listening?

ByPrivacyStan

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…

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…