Lock it Down

Emma and Annie share their tips on how to shop for the holidays while maintaining your security and privacy. 

This week Annie and Emma discuss security vulnerabilities hidden in an unlikely place: baby tech.

 Listen to this short episode for some quick tips on how to tighten up your at-home security around all things baby. 

No baby? No problem. These tips are applicable to many aspects of IoT and smart home devices. 

Lock it Down ventures into true crime as Annie shares a personal story to illustrate why you should always trust your gut. This is one you won't want to miss. 

Our CEO, AJ Auld, joins us to share a story about how he protected his parents from the most elaborate and convincing phishing attack he'd ever seen. 

In this short episode we also share some tips for spotting these more sophisticated phishing attacks on your own. 

Special guest and cryptography (read: the art encryption) expert Jeremy Lester joins us to discuss what really happens when your photos on snapchat disappear. Does deleted really mean destroyed? 

This episode is only 8 minutes long, wait to the end of an inside tip on how to make your digital identity more secure.

This week we're talking about a new Netflix documentary...The Social Dilemma! Check it out to hear our key takeaways from the documentary & learn about the seedy underbelly of social media and surveillance capitalism. 

Bonus Content at 23:24!

Some Key Activists in the Data Privacy:

Maria Farrell
Safiya Noble
Sarah T. Roberts
Siva Vaidhyanathan

The Center for Humane Technology

Special guest and security expert Sean Henry joins us to share some tips, tricks and best practices for upgrading the security of your smartphone. 

Did you know there is a COVID-19 contact tracing feature already installed on your phone?
We break down what it is, how it works, and what the security implications are so you can decide to opt IN or opt OUT. Bonus: Annie and Emma did this episode over drinks! 

SHOW NOTES:

The following States have developed a contact tracing app that links to the existing iOS and Android Exposure Notification systems:

Virginia, North Dakota, Wyoming, Alabama, Nevada, Arizona (coming soon).

To enable Exposure Notifications on iOS 13.7:
1. Settings
2.  Exposure Notifications
3. Turn on Exposure Notifications
4. Choose your country and state
5. You will be notified if Exposure Notifications are available based on your region and public health authority. 
NOTE- In some cases, you may be able to opt-in without your Local Health Authority having an app. Some regions are opting in to the program without creating a separate app.

To enable Exposure Notifications on Android:
Note- Version 10 requires location services to be on, however; it does not track your location data. Version 11 does not require location services to be enabled. 

1. Download your local health authority's contact tracing app, if available. Official Exposure Notification apps have a red splatter badge.
2. The app will guide you through the setup.
For more information, click here.

Link to Tech Crunch article by @zachwhittaker, Fearing coronavirus, a Michigan college is tracking its students with a flawed app.

It's time to start lying about your birthday...to everyone. Learn why making this simple change can help protect you from identity theft. Bonus content: stories from Emma and Annie's college days. This one's juicy!