privacy

Discord’s Age Verification Rollout Is Not About “Protecting Teens.” It’s About Getting Us Used to Showing Our Papers Online.

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discord age verification policy changes

TL;DR – a new Discord Age Verification Policy conditions full participation on ID or facial scans. While framed as child safety, it normalizes identity-gated access, expands surveillance, and erodes anonymous speech for lawful adult users. Discord is introducing mandatory age verification using ID or facial scans for full access. This article argues the policy creates … Read more

Privacy & Security Considerations For Your Laptop Computer

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This is a post about security and privacy. I speak about what could go wrong if you do not secure your computer, and my thoughts about encryption and privacy.

The snooping techniques your copyright trolls use against you.

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This will be a tough article to write, but someone needs to say this.  If you are accused as a John Doe Defendant in a IP address-based copyright infringement lawsuit, your first step needs to be to make your identity online disappear.  I would use politically correct terminology such as “manage your online presence,” but … Read more