California’s Data Broker Registry Emails Reveal a Fragmented Privacy Ecosystem When California data brokers register, they list a point of contact. That sounds mundane. It is not. Those contact emails can tell you a lot about how these companies actually handle privacy — not whether they are competent, not whether they are honest, but how…
The Quiet Deal We All Make With Big Tech The Quiet Deal We All Make With Big Tech A year ago, I wrote a song called Crumbs for a Crown. 🎙️🎶 https://suno.com/song/c2745302-5da0-4ac8-9b0c-a51abaa143d2 It was about an argument most of us have with ourselves every day. Do I trade my data for convenience? Or do I…
Your Identity Is Becoming the Price of Entry The web is changing fast. Governments are pushing identity checks deeper into everyday use. Platforms are complying, often aggressively. What used to be anonymous or pseudonymous now sits behind selfies, passports, and face scans. It is framed as safety. In practice, it is an identity checkpoint layered…
How a Right-to-Repair Bill Quietly Expands Vehicle Data Exposure Modern vehicles generate constant data. Where you go. When you stop. How you drive. Who is in the car. What your phone connects to. This data is not abstract. It maps routines. It reveals habits. It predicts behavior. When vehicle data is poorly controlled, it becomes…
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…