Privacy Posts
Commercial Surveillance
AR Glasses: A New Threat Surface for High-Value Targets
October 9, 2025
AR Glasses: The Surveillance Tool Disguised as Fashion Augmented reality (AR) glasses are not just eyewear. They’re surveillance tools disguised…
Commercial Surveillance
Argyle and the New Data Grab Disguised as Verification
September 30, 2025
Argyle and the New Data Grab Disguised as Verification A landlord demanding Argyle verification isn’t just a rental issue. It’s…
Assets & Identity
The Hidden Market in DMV Records
September 25, 2025
The Hidden Market in DMV Records How state agencies feed data brokers. And how scammers exploit the fallout. You’ve probably…
Assets & Identity
Meta’s Neural Band + Future Biometric Identifiers
September 20, 2025
Meta’s Neural Band + Future Biometric Identifiers This week, Meta unveiled its Ray-Ban Display glasses paired with a Neural Band…
Comparison Guide
Left Behind by Windows 11? Safe Alternatives
September 17, 2025
Microsoft’s decision to limit Windows 11 to newer hardware has left millions of PCs behind. If you’re running an older…
ALPR
Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety
September 17, 2025
Opinion: Flock Safety is Surveillance Sold as Safety Garrett Langley, CEO of Flock Safety, wants the world to believe his…
ALPR
When a License Plate Becomes a Target
September 8, 2025
When a License Plate Becomes a Target How High-Profile Individuals Can Be Tracked Using ALPR Networks ALPR systems weren’t built…
Analysis
How Spyware Operators Like NSO Win and How to Defend Yourself
September 8, 2025
How Spyware Operators Like NSO Group Win(and How to Defend Yourself) Spyware operators like NSO Group, creators of Pegasus, are…
Adtech
ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging
September 8, 2025
ALPR vs. GPS: Why License Plate Tracking Is Surging Law enforcement has always had ways to follow you. Phones broadcast…
Analysis
Why Deepfakes Are Harder to Stop Than We Admit
September 4, 2025
I mapped dozens of proposed solutions to deepfakes. The result was sobering:No silver bullets. Only tradeoffs. The conversation around deepfakes…
Analysis
The CSI Enhance Button Is a Lie: What Image Al Really Does
September 3, 2025
The CSI Enhance Button Is a Lie: What Image Al Really DoesPop culture has trained us to believe in a…
Adtech
Ghost in the Pixels: How Hidden Image Payloads Target AI Users
September 3, 2025
Ghost in the Pixels: How Hidden Image Payloads Target AI Users Recent research from Trail of Bits shows how attackers…
Adtech
Politi-Spam: Apple, Gmail, and the Data Broker Machine
September 3, 2025
Politi-Spam: Apple, Gmail, and the Data Broker Machine Your phone shouldn’t be a campaign donation funnel. Apple just agreed. In…
Credible Threats
Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars.
September 2, 2025
Lock Down Browsers. Wipe Employee Footprints. Win Breach Wars. Over 80% of security incidents now start in the browser. Chrome.…
Financial Privacy
Buy Property in a Trust. Or Regret It Later: A Tactical Guide to Real Estate Ownership That Actually Protects You
August 7, 2025
Buy Property in a Trust. Or Regret It Later: A Tactical Guide to Real Estate Ownership That Actually Protects You…
Financial Privacy
The Best State for Your Real Estate LLC Isn’t Where You Think It Is
August 3, 2025
By Greg Manwelyan, written for privacy-first operators who know that real estate ownership doesn’t have to mean public exposure Let’s…
Financial Privacy
Trust + LLC Layering: The Real Estate Ownership Strategy That Actually Works
August 1, 2025
By Greg Manwelyan, for readers who know that real privacy starts where the public record ends Owning real estate is…
ALPR
A Day in the Life of Your License Plate
July 28, 2025
How ALPR Systems Quietly Track You Everywhere Your License plate is talking more than a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. Automatic…
ALPR
Your License Plate is Talking… Who’s Listening?
July 26, 2025
Your plates used to talk to the DMV and the occasional traffic cop. In 2025? They’re snitching to data brokers,…
ALPR
Your License Plate Is a Beacon: How Everyday Driving Becomes a Surveillance Trail
July 25, 2025
Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) systems have created a shadow network of tracking that spans across cities, highways, and even…
Analysis
Password Managers: Privacy, Anonymity, and Security
July 24, 2025
🔹Top Picks at a Glance From our latest analysis, here’s how some of the most popular password managers performed: Bitwarden…
Analysis
Anonymous Phones in 2025: Getting Out of the Apple and Google Trap
July 23, 2025
When it comes to reducing your digital exposure, few steps are as impactful as getting out of a stock phone.…
Assets & Identity
How Data Brokers Destroyed Functional Privacy
July 22, 2025
There was a time, not so long ago, when we had something called functional privacy. Not perfect privacy. Not encryption.…
Threats & Exploits
Are Human Therapists Causing Suicides? No. (And perhaps AI therapists are not either.)
July 22, 2025
About 12,000 people die by suicide each year while actively in therapy with a licensed professional. [Psych Today] Nobody blames…
Analysis
Credit Headers: The Unseen Data Firehose
July 19, 2025
Your personal data isn’t just sitting in a credit bureau vault. It’s being actively spread across the internet through a…
De-Googled
How to Remove Your Home from Maps
July 15, 2025
Mapping software is showing your home to everyone—even bad actors. Be Safe! If images of your home appear on mapping…
Credit
What Is Credit Monitoring? And Do I Want It? (Answer: Not Really)
July 14, 2025
Every time there’s a major data breach, companies scramble to offer “free” credit monitoring. It sounds like a responsible move.…
Adtech
Maximize Facebook Privacy
July 12, 2025
Everyone wants your location—because it’s valuable. Lock it down! Your privacy on Facebook matters. Whether you’re concerned about who can…
Uncategorized
Safe Surf Risky Content
July 11, 2025
Everyone wants to track you and hack you. Don’t surf without protection! Whether you’re an investigator, law enforcement officer, or…
Data Brokers
Remove Residential Data
July 10, 2025
Don’t let everyone see pictures of your home! Real estate sites often show images that reveal far more than you…
Location Privacy
Find Your Mobile Ad ID
July 9, 2025
Your Mobile Advertising ID (MAID) is the key to deleting your location history. You are being tracked. Advertisers and data…
Uncategorized
Secure Private URL Reg
July 8, 2025
Secure Private URL Registration: Protect Your Identity Online Registering a domain without protecting your personal information is risky. Domain registrars…
Uncategorized
The Sextortion Scammers’ Process
July 7, 2025
How scammers trick you into thinking they know something revealing… Don’t be fooled! They don’t actually know you, and they…
Assets & Identity
Be Location Safe
July 5, 2025
Be Location Safe (Aug 2025) Everyone wants your location. It’s valuable.Don’t let companies harvest and sell your geolocation data. They…
Credible Threats
Signals in Plain Sight (Covert Communication Channels)
July 4, 2025
At ObscureIQ, we’re rolling out ThreatWatch. It’s our new active threat monitoring service. Looking for threats forces us to think…
Analysis
5 Privacy Moves to Block Spies, Trackers, & Data Brokers
July 3, 2025
Stalkers, advertisers, and hostile actors are digging for your data every day. Your phone is revealing your location. Your credit…
Comparison Guide
Secure Messaging in 2025: What You Need to Know
June 28, 2025
Secure Messaging in 2025: What You Need to Know Messaging isn’t just conversation. It’s exposure. The app you use determines…
Anonymous Payments
Prepaid Gift Card Chart for Private Payments
June 25, 2025
When you want to make online payments without leaving a clear personal trail, prepaid cards can be powerful tools. But…
Comparison Guide
Anonymous Email Services
June 23, 2025
Tactical Privacy: Email Address Strategy The longer you hold onto an email address, the more data brokers can cluster around…
Anonymous Phones
Buying Guide to Used Phones
June 18, 2025
What You Need to Know Most phones are built to track you. Carriers want your ID, platforms want your accounts,…
Comparison Guide
Best Encrypted Cloud Storage
June 17, 2025
The Truth About Encrypted Cloud Storage: Which Option Protects You Best? Cloud storage has become unavoidable. Every document, photo, and…
Device Hardening
Letting AI Summarize Unknown Email, Docs
June 15, 2025
Letting AI Summarize Unknown Email, Docs… Gives attackers a way to execute hidden commands. Your “summary” is their payload. AI…
Tools & Defenses
Best Browsers for Privacy (2025)
June 14, 2025
OIQ Briefing: Best Browsers for Privacy (2025) Your browser is your first line of defense online. Pick the wrong one,…
Analysis
Brokers & Doxxers: From Exposure to Exploitation
June 11, 2025
Brokers & Doxxers: From Exposure to Exploitation Every week we hear from clients who discover their address, phone number, or…
Anonymous Payments
Getting Your Money When You’re Off the Grid
June 2, 2025
Let’s say you had to run. Maybe you’re a whistleblower. Or maybe you crossed someone powerful. You’re out of the…
Analysis
Sextortion Spam
May 10, 2025
Sextortion scams aren’t new, but they remain one of the most effective forms of cyber-enabled fraud. These scams don’t rely…