Tag: Privacy

Wonderful walk-through of just how much data you’re sharing when you do something as simple as pizza and a movie.

By now I think it’s become pretty clear that we haven’t done a great job of educating people about the security and privacy implications of the technology they use. Much of the information around these topics tends to lean more towards fear-mongering than towards providing actionable advice and hope.

The Privacy Paradox, a five-part series of podcasts done by Note to Self, does an excellent job of explaining what the risks are and what can be done about it. The episodes are short and actionable: each spends some time on a privacy risk followed by a specific “challenge” you can do to take back a little control. Well worth a listen.

I really like the idea behind SimplySecure—focusing on making security more intuitive and usable. There’s a long history of usability and security being at odds and they’re doing some good work to try and fix that.

This discussion with them about how designers can improve the state of security and privacy online is well worth a read.