June 9, 2025

Elder fraud is exploding: Your data is making it worse

I’ve got bad news: Today’s online scammers know everything about you. They’re scraping your info and everyone else’s from the web and buying the rest from data brokers and people-search sites.  📈 The stats are scary Folks age 60-plus are the biggest target. Almost 72% of scams start with personal data grabbed online. Data brokers […]

January 28, 2025
DeepSeek has U.S. Big Tech scared, for good reason

What you need to know about DeepSeek

The U.S. is no longer ahead of China in terms of AI. I’ll break down their new model, DeepSeek, and how it compares to more popular chatbots.

December 16, 2024

Why I used Incogni to wipe my info off the internet

Data brokers and people-search sites eat up private data and sell it to anyone willing to pay. Here’s how to remove yours.

November 20, 2024
Data-hungry, invasive apps

Data brokers are selling your life. Here’s how to stop them.

You could spend the rest of your life trying to remove your personal data online, but I’ve found the best way to handle it FOR me.

December 6, 2023
Remove your data from people search sites

Simple digital privacy step everyone should know about

Quick and easy way to scrub personal information from the web.

November 28, 2023
graphic for Opt-Out Tuesday series

Opt-Out Tuesday: How to remove your info from FamilyTreeNow

Here’s how to remove your personal information from FamilyTreeNow.

June 16, 2023
people search site privacy

I ticked off the creepy people-search sites, and you can, too

If the old steps to opt out of people search sites don’t work, don’t worry. Here are the updated steps to keep your information private.