Insights & Case Studies

Real-world examples, practical advice, and the truth about digital safety for people who are targets.

February 3, 2026

Why the First 48 Hours Matter When Dealing With Revenge Porn

When intimate images are posted without consent, most people don't know they have a critical 48-hour window before content spreads exponentially. Here's what you need to do immediately to get it removed and preserve evidence...

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January 27, 2026

The Seven-Step Cycle: How Traffickers Target Children Online

A new DHS intelligence brief reveals the patterns traffickers use to groom children through video games, social media, and encrypted messaging. In 2025, reports of online enticement rose to nearly 520,000 - 80% higher than the year before. Here's what every parent needs to know...

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January 20, 2026

2FA: A Ranking of Annoyances (And Some Terrible Ideas for New Methods)

Two-factor authentication is the digital equivalent of flossing - yeah, yeah, I know it's good for me, but can we make this any less annoying? Let's rank the methods from tolerable to terrible, then propose some alternatives that would technically work but absolutely nobody would use...

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January 19, 2026

The Privacy Tax: Why I Pay Not to Be the Product

"It's free!" That's what we tell people about Gmail, Google Photos, Facebook. And it's true - you don't pay money. But you do pay. You pay with every email scanned for ad targeting, every photo analyzed for facial recognition, every search query added to your permanent behavioral profile...

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January 12, 2026

Before It's Too Late: Why Federal Officers and First Responders Need Digital Scrubbing Now

The boxes were being loaded quickly. Three trucks, neighbors said. People "really hustling" to clear out a home in suburban Minnesota where, just days before, kids' hockey sticks had sat on the porch. The family living there hadn't committed a crime. But their address became instantly public after an incident...

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