Naomi Brockwell Archives - The Nordic Times

The day your financial choices stopped being private

TechNaomi Brockwell: We’ve forgotten that just a few decades ago, withdrawing one’s own funds was a straightforward right.

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5 ways that the Patriot Act destroyed financial privacy

TechNaomi Brockwell: This was a moment in time that radically expanded financial surveillance under what we were told was a temporary measure.

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You’re being tracked – everywhere you drive

TechNaomi Brockwell: Freedom of movement isn’t really free if you can’t go anywhere without being tracked.

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The internet is a manipulation machine

TechNaomi Brockwell: We want to believe we’re in control. But in a system where people are constantly paying to influence us, that independence is hard to defend.

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A Bell Labs for privacy

TechNaomi Brockwell: With the right structure, culture, and incentives, it’s possible to give technological progress its best possible chance.

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Stop feeding Apple your data

TechNaomi Brockwell: Convenience comes at a price. Linking an Apple ID to your computer ties all your activity together and makes profiling you effortless.

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What I learnt at DEFCON

TechNaomi Brockwell: A place where some of the best minds in security and privacy come together not just to learn, but to uncover what’s being hidden from the rest of us.

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Spilling the Tea: KYC Is a liability, not a safety feature

TechNaomi Brockwell: Tea is just one example of a broader trend: platforms claiming to protect you while quietly collecting as much data as possible.

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Matrix 8 Pro with GrapheneOS delivers top-class security, privacy and performance

TechWorld-class hardware – acclaimed for its display, camera, and performance – meets the world’s most secure mobile OS. The best of both worlds.

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Your doctor’s visit isn’t private

TechNaomi Brockwell: You’re not just talking to your doctor. You’re talking to the system.

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Your data has been stolen – now what?

TechNaomi Brockwell: You can choose to make your data harder to capture. Harder to link. Harder to weaponize.

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How to be anonymous on social media

TechNaomi Brockwell: In an age where digital footprints last forever, the ability to separate your online identity from your real-world persona is more important than ever.

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Buying someone’s real-time location is shockingly cheap

TechNaomi Brockwell: For just a few dollars, someone can track your real-time location without ever needing to hack your phone.

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Your TV is spying on you

TechNaomi Brockwell: Most of this surveillance happens in the dark. Unchallenged, unverified, and largely unnoticed.

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Deepfakes are getting scary good

TechNaomi Brockwell: It’s fascinating… and chilling. Because the potential for misuse is growing fast, and most people aren’t ready.

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OpenAI now keeps your ChatGPT logs… Even if you delete them

TechNaomi Brockwell: OpenAI is a fantastic tool for productivity, coding, research, and brainstorming. But it is not a place to store your secrets.

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Opt-in childhood

TechNaomi Brockwell: These aren’t just tools of convenience or connection. Often, they’re Trojan horses, collecting and transmitting data in ways most parents never realize.

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FUTO – the obvious choice for privacy-friendly voice and text input on mobile devices

TechDitch Google's input apps and keep what you type and speak private on your phone.

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KYC is the crime

TechNaomi Brockwell: This surveillance regime didn’t always exist. It was built. And just because it’s now common doesn’t mean we should accept it.

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This isn’t the internet we were promised

TechNaomi Brockwell: We now live in a world where control over your data is a leverage point for power. Where a single company can unilaterally decide what speech is acceptable.

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Lock down your Mac

TechNaomi Brockwell: If you want to keep your Mac without handing over your digital life to Apple, there are ways to lock it down and make it more private.