Insights from an Ethical Technologist to help parents raise digitally sovereign kids.
What we're surfacing right now — deconstructions of the platforms, threats, and machinery shaping your family's digital life.
The device form you signed at back-to-school night authorized software that reads your kid's searches, emails, and documents — 24/7, including at home, on a record your family can't see or correct. Here's what it actually said.
Over half of teens already use AI companion apps. Some have died. Your kid's new best friend might not be real — and it remembers everything they say. Here's what's happening, why ND kids are uniquely vulnerable, and what to watch for.
Your car collects more data than your phone—location history, voice commands, driving behavior, even cabin audio. GM was caught selling it to insurers without consent. Here's what your vehicle knows about your family and what you can do about it.
Let's face it. Instagram isn't a photo app. It's a gallery where everyone is both curator and exhibit—and your child is learning to perform a life they aren't living. Here's what's happening underneath.
The digital landscape is constantly shifting. Here's the latest, decoded — and what it means for your family.
The device form you signed at back-to-school night authorized software that reads your kid's searches, emails, and documents — 24/7, including at home, on a record your family can't see or correct. Here's what it actually said.
Amazon owns primary care, a pharmacy, and an AI health assistant — all folded into Prime, all one login. HIPAA is the firewall they promise will hold. Here's why the walls are thinner than the warranty suggests, and what parents should weigh.
Snapstreaks, Snap Scores, and a map showing who's hanging out where. Internal court documents show Snap knew exactly what its design does to teen mental health. Here's the machinery, and what parents can do.
HIPAA was written in 1996 — before smartphones, fitness trackers, and health apps. It doesn't cover what you think it covers, your medical records can't be deleted, and hundreds of millions of Americans have already had theirs stolen.
The affordable smartwatch you got your kid to help keep them safe might be letting strangers track their location, listen through the microphone, and take photos remotely. Here's what's happening and what to do about it.
Over half of teens already use AI companion apps. Some have died. Your kid's new best friend might not be real — and it remembers everything they say. Here's what's happening, why ND kids are uniquely vulnerable, and what to watch for.
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I spent almost 20 years building and managing enterprise systems and consumer platforms. Now I'm helping you defend against them.
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