When Your Browser Listens: Giving Local AI Real Autonomy “What happens when your AI can not only read your prompt but use your browser like you do—shopping, working, job-hunting—all without sending a single byte to the cloud?” Locally hosted AI with...
Tech’s Over-Reliance on the Internet Is a Preventable National Security Issue Imagine this: the power is still on. The lights still work. Gas stations can pump fuel. You can drive to a store. Your local post office still sorts mail. Most local governments are...
Privacy | The Work Number Why You Should Consider Freezing Your Equifax Work Number Data Freezing your Equifax Work Number data can provide several benefits and help protect your personal information. Here are some reasons why you might consider taking this action: 1....
The Importance of an Air Filter or Purifier for Your Computer Room When setting up a computer room—whether it’s for personal use, gaming, or a high-performance workstation—most people focus on hardware, cooling solutions, and cable management. However, one...
The “Location Off” Switch Is a Lie: How Your Carrier Still Knows Where You Are If you’re going somewhere anonymously—attending a politically sensitive event or visiting a confidential client—you might reasonably switch Location Services to “Off” on your smartphone....
Microsoft Has No Right to Demand Microsoft Accounts To keep things short and sweet, a manifesto: The CrowdStrike IncidentA faulty CrowdStrike Falcon update on July 19, 2024 caused a global Windows outage by crashing the system’s kernel driver on approximately...
Remote attestation | How much freedom will it take? Remote attestation has been a technology around for decades now. Richard Stallman railed about the freedom it would take in 2005 (gnu.org). A U.S. Senator introduced a bill pushing for mandatory trusted computing...
Loneliness & Isolation The Unseen Challenges Faced by Technology Professionals What I have found throughout my career is that I get asked a lot about psychological issues in the technology world. When I speak to co-workers or fellow professionals, from new tech...
Microsoft’s Use of China-Based Engineers for DoD Networks Raises Security Concerns Background: The “Digital Escort” System A ProPublica investigation has revealed that since 2016, Microsoft employed a controversial “digital escort” support...
Free to Shop — Or So It Seems Albert Camus once pointed out that people in today’s world are constantly struggling to fully grasp and control their lives. Aside from rare moments of fulfillment, everything else feels incomplete. We’re constantly looking for meaning,...
