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Tate's Online Safety Substack

I'm an expert in personal security, privacy, & identity (x-Army, x-USSS Agent, x-Google, Product Leader, Entrepreneur, and Startup Founder). Protecting your privacy and security is more important now than ever.

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Flock is Nothing Compared to What Wearable AI Companies Are Going to Know About All of Us

Between camera glasses, camera earbuds, and always-on audio recorders, we are about to see personal information collected at a scale that makes what Flock is doing look like child's play.

Anti-Surveillance Tech Is Coming as the Demand for Anti-AI Detection Increases

A company called noRecognition just released a KickStarter for anti-detection clothing and shared test results in this growing category.

Apple Is Back in Court in the UK Over Your iCloud Data. Turn On Advanced Data Protection Today.

The UK government has spent 18 months and two secret orders trying to get into Apple's encryption. It's a good proof point for the effectiveness of Advanced Data Protection.

How to create a much safer phone for your loved ones using an accessibility setting in iPhone

This is the best way I've found so far to set up an iPhone with the flexibility to choose which Apps a loved one has access to, and easily update it over time

Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Privacy Protections

You've probably never thought about where your heart rate and health data goes, but the EFF learned it's probably sitting on a company's server ready to be exploited.

Remember Flock? LAPD Just Dropped Them Over Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns

Flock's license plate cameras track millions of innocent drivers nationwide, and LAPD just said the privacy risk isn't worth it.

Scams are a really big problem, and getting worse. That's why I built Jacana.

Excited to announce Jacana, the scam protection app that I built, which provides always-on protection across all your apps and devices, all the time for you and your family is available to download!

WhatsApp Finally Lets You Hide Your Phone Number With Usernames. You Should Use It.

You can now reserve a username so you can message people and add new contacts without ever exposing your number. Signal did this first, and I’m glad WhatsApp finally caught up (years later).

Everyone's About to Be Wearing Camera Glasses, Which is a Privacy Nightmare

Meta dropped its glasses to $299, Snap and Google are racing in too, and a camera and microphone on someone's face is about to be normal. The privacy risk falls on everyone nearby, not the buyer.

The Weakest Link in Encrypted Messaging Is You

Hackers just launched a scam to trick Signal users into handing over the key that unlocks their backups. Even perfect encryption fails the moment your behavior does. Here's how to hold the line.