Setting the Scene Over the past half-century, U.S. policing has steadily absorbed military tactics, equipment, and training. The turning point came in the late 1960s when high-profile shootings left officers feeling outgunned; the federal 1033 program (established in 1990) then institutionalized the flow of surplus assault rifles, armored vehicles, and tactical gear into local departments. By the […]
Noise flooding explained Noise Flooding your metadata for privacy is a technique of artificially creating believable metadata so that real traffic is lost. Every day your device leaves a trail of tiny data points — URLs you visit, timestamps, user-agent strings, and IP addresses. To a data-broker or advertising network those points are the […]
The year of guerrilla privacy When I first started writing about personal security, I quickly realized that talking about privacy is easy — doing it is a whole different ballgame. That’s why 2026 will be the first year I not only share ideas but actually live them in front of you, two weeks at […]