Privacy advice has changed quite a bit over the last decade. In this episode of Privacy Files, Colin from the Anonyome Labs Security and Compliance team returns to the show to discuss how privacy has evolved. As a foundation for the discussion, we review an article published ten years ago on the Art of Manliness website titled Going Undercover: How to Protect Your Privacy Online. As usual, we address a wide variety of privacy-related topics. From passwords and 2FA to public WiFi and the dangers of Big Tech, privacy in 2024 looks a lot different than it did in 2014. We also revisit a recurring theme: why have privacy in the first place? To wrap up the conversation, look at what the future holds for staying private. How much longer will passwords be a thing? Is there a future without phone numbers? Will texting replace email? In all, this is one of those episodes that helps us put the privacy topic into perspective. Links Referenced: https://www.artofmanliness.com/lifestyle/gear/going-undercover-how-to-protect-your-privacy-online/ OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

Kevin Estela, a leading expert in wilderness survival and bushcraft, delves into the critical link between privacy and safety. He shares gripping stories, including encounters with a stalker, emphasizing why personal information protection is essential. Discussion spans disaster planning, the balance of survival skills in urban settings, and the dangers of oversharing on social media. Kevin underscores that cultivating a survivalist mindset is key to achieving true privacy and resilience, especially in our hyper-connected world.

The recent revelation by UnitedHealth Group that the ransomware attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare exposed the sensitive data of more than 100 million customers is once again bringing scrutiny to how companies manage personal information. In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to seasoned privacy professional, Saima Fancy. Saima is a Senior Privacy Specialist at Ontario Health in Canada. During the interview, she explains how her approach to "privacy by design" involves working at the intersection of engineering, law and policy, and cybersecurity. Saima says that one of the challenges privacy professionals face worldwide is the fact that 80% of the world's data is unstructured. She also discusses what's involved in conducting a privacy impact assessment. To wrap up the episode, Saima weighs in on smart device technology, AI and digital footprints, and even offers some advice for people considering a career as a privacy professional. This conversation provides valuable insight on what it takes on the corporate side to protect customers' personal data. Links Referenced: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-hacked-millions-health-records-ransomware/ OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

The arrest of Telegram Co-Founder and CEO Pavel Durov in France has shocked many around the world. Privacy advocates are wondering if this event signals a change in how Western governments will start treating encrypted communications apps. If corporate executives can be held criminally accountable for crimes committed and/or organized on their apps, how far does this go? Who might be next? In this episode of Privacy Files, we formed a panel to discuss the significance of Durov's arrest and what the future might hold personal privacy. In the interest of seeking out a wide variety of viewpoints, the panel is comprised of three generational cohorts: Gen X, Gen Y and Gen Z. We use the arrest as a jumping off point to dive into a deeper conversation about what privacy means and why people should care about it in the first place. This discussion is designed to get you to think more critically about the importance privacy plays in our lives and why we should not take it for granted. OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

From cybercrime to fraud, the industry of organized crime is big business. Globally, it's measured in the trillions of dollars. In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to a former FBI agent who spent his entire career working to put organized criminals behind bars. Inspired by his father's 38-year career with the NYPD, Ken Strange helped the American government combat terrorism, the cartels and global fraud. He summed up his heroic adventures in the book A Cop's Son: One G-Man's Fight Against Jihad, Global Fraud and the Cartels. Ken's career has taken him to more than 65 countries, resulting in countless lessons about life, culture and staying safe while surrounded by danger. As fascinating as his travels overseas were, his life back home in the United States wasn't too boring either, leading to encounters with Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen and Ray Bradbury. We cover many topics including online romance scams and the risks of sharing too much personal data online. Having employed many Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) techniques himself over the course of his law enforcement career, Ken is all too familiar with the growing problem of digital exhaust. While Ken says the federal government did an excellent job protecting his privacy and personal safety during his career, he admits most people are not so lucky and must take data and identity protection very seriously. This interview will give you a greater appreciation for the difficult job of fighting the increasingly sophisticated modern criminal. To learn more about Ken Strange and to purchase his books: https://kennethstrange.com/ OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

Creating a safer and more secure internet involves a proactive effort on the part of three main actors: corporations, individuals and governments. In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to someone who is playing a key role in facilitating forward progress with two of those actors: corporations and individuals. Paige Hanson is the Co-Founder at SecureLabs, a company that helps organizations negotiate the difficult landscape of governance, risk and compliance (GRC). She also regularly speaks on the topics of identity theft and cyber safety. In this interview, Paige talks about how a safer and more secure internet requires vigilance by both companies and individuals. While many of the issues she addresses are the usual ones we tackle on the show, Paige presents these challenges in a manner that is easily digestible and impactful for even the most uninitiated. Paige also avoids the typical doom-and-gloom rhetoric and leaves you feeling optimistic about the future of the internet. To learn more about Paige's company SecureLabs: https://securelabs.ai/ To learn more about Paige: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hello-paige-hanson/ OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

One of the goals of this podcast is to help people better understand their risk exposure when it comes to their digital footprint. Back in January of this year, JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management CEO Mary Erdoes took the stage at Davos and revealed that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is subjected to 45 billion hacking attempts every single day. And perhaps more disturbing is that number is double what it was in 2023. In this episode of Privacy Files, we talk to Purandar Das, the CEO and Founder of Sotero, a company on a mission to help organizations protect their most valuable asset--their data. Purandar has a unique story. He used to help companies collect, monetize and manage massive volumes of personal data. We're talking billions of records every year. Having served as CTO for two of the largest marketing services companies in the world, Purandar witnessed firsthand the extent of security vulnerabilities that exist when it comes to managing customer data. He decided something needed to be done. Now Purandar is dedicating his career to helping companies detect and stop attacks that exfiltrate data in real time. For as Purandar says, "Security is all about the data." To learn more about Sotero: https://www.soterosoft.com/ To learn more about Purandar Das: https://www.linkedin.com/in/purandardas/ Links Referenced: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-faces-45-billion-hacking-163909860.html OUR SPONSORS: Anonyome Labs - Makers of MySudo and Sudo Platform. Take back control of your personal data. www.anonyome.com MySudo - The world's only all-in-one privacy app. Communicate and transact securely and privately. Talk, text, email, browse, shop and pay, all from one app. Stay private. www.mysudo.com MySudo VPN - No personal information required to sign up. You don't even need a username and password. Finally, a VPN that is actually private. https://mysudo.com/mysudo-vpn/ Sudo Platform - The cloud-based platform companies turn to for seamlessly integrating privacy solutions into their software. Easy-to-use SDKs and APIs for building out your own branded customer apps like password managers, virtual cards, private browsing, identity wallets (decentralized identity), and secure, encrypted communications (e.g., encrypted voice, video, email and messaging). www.sudoplatform.com Reclaim - Whether you're just beginning your privacy journey, or have been working at it for some time, Reclaim is the perfect tool for assessing the size of your digital footprint and then taking action to reduce it. It's an also an excellent way to see if your personal information was exposed in a data breach. https://mysudo.com/reclaim/

In this episode, Greg Taylor, a certified fraud examiner and author with over 20 years in forensic accounting, dives into the world of financial crime. He shares gripping stories from his career, highlighting how corporate fraud operates and the emotional toll on victims. Greg discusses the psychology behind scams and offers tips to protect against them, especially for older individuals who are frequent targets. He emphasizes the urgent need for digital privacy awareness and preventive measures to safeguard personal data.

Payment fraud is a massive issue, costing Americans billions each year. The growth of online fraud presents challenges for businesses striving to earn consumer trust. G2A, a digital marketplace, boasts impressive fraud prevention, with losses significantly below industry standards. The discussion highlights the necessity for proactive security measures and employee training to combat the evolving threat landscape. Additionally, the connection between cryptocurrency and fraud prevention is explored, emphasizing the role of AI in safeguarding digital transactions.

Explore the hidden threats of EXIF data in your photos. Find out how your device may unknowingly share sensitive location information. Learn about real-world implications, including surveillance tactics and the risks of oversharing online. The discussion highlights the importance of managing photo metadata, especially in social contexts, and provides tips on safeguarding your privacy. Understand the potential dangers of posting personal images, particularly in the dating scene, and discover ways to navigate your digital footprint with greater awareness.