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- 4 days ago44 min
Episode 277: Holiday Hidden Privacy Nightmares
Your holiday wish list has cameras, microphones, and more pointed right at you, and you might not even know it. Jen Caltrider explains why smart glasses top her do-not-buy list and why the best gift this year might come from a thrift store.Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago38 min
Episode 276: Who's the Child Passenger?
A mom posts a video of herself singing in the car with her daughter. Under it, Meta AI suggests a question: ‘Who’s the child passenger?’ One tap later: names, birthdays, and photos of Kalie Robins' daughter she says she’d deleted.Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago57 min
Episode 275: What $9 Buys You from a Data Broker
Chris Parr, A.K.A Chris the Producer, asked the five biggest data brokers for his file. They refused. So he started an LLC, built a website, and bought his own data for nine dollars, which was enough to predict the baby he and his partner are expecting in December.Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago50 min
Episode 274: How to Not Buy a Stolen House
Rochester broker "J-Man" explains how scammers impersonate owners, why AI-made rental listings are multiplying, and one thing owners and renters can do this week to stay safe.Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 13, 202655 min
Episode 273: Profiler Jay Jones Takes on Fake Job Scams
Congrats, you're the perfect candidate! (You're not. You're the mark.) Jay Jones "The Profiler" has taken down more than 58,000 fake job postings. Learn how scammers turn a job hunt into open season on your data, your money, and, if they play it right, your identity.Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 6, 202643 min
Episode 272: You Should Be Unsettled: Meta and Teens
When she was 12, Ava Smithing's Instagram algorithim led her from bikini ads to eating disorder content. Meta settled for $17 billion recently, but what's actually changed? Not enough. Oh and the new rules mean sharing even more personal information. Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 29, 202652 min
Are You Being Watched? (You Are.)
Worried about AI? Don't trust Flock Security? You might get on a law enforcement list for that. Investigative reporter Daniel Boguslaw explains Big Tech's push to re-label anti-surveillance camera activists and AI skeptics alike as threats to national security. Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 22, 202649 min
Episode 270: Your Driver's License Can't Prove Who You Are Anymore
A driver's license breach didn't just leak data—threat actors now have access to a universal key to every identity verification system that relies on state-issued identification. DeleteMe's Rob Shavell joins us to explain what happens when the document designed to prove you’re you can no longer be trusted. Make yourself harder to find, harder to hit: https://joindeleteme.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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