Ms. Violet Blue (tinynibbles.com, @violetblue) is the author of the book How To Be A Digital Revolutionary. She is a freelance investigative reporter on hacking and cybercrime, as well as a noted columnist. She is an advisor to Without My Consent, and a member of the Internet Press Guild. Ms. Blue has made regular appearances on CNN and The Oprah Winfrey Show and is frequently interviewed, quoted, and featured in a variety of outlets including BBC, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal. She has authored and edited award-winning, best-selling books in eight translations and was the San Francisco Chronicle's sex columnist. Her conference appearances include ETech, LeWeb, CCC, and the Forbes Brand Leadership Conference, plus two Google Tech Talks. The London Times named Blue one of “40 bloggers who really count.” Ms. Blue is the author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy. Find out more about her work in writing, sexuality, security, and privacy on her Patreon.
Articles By Violet Blue
How it feels to survive Silicon Valley and a pandemic
Even bad security practices have to shelter in place.
It’s time to start using a password manager: Here’s how
Another day, another data hack and privacy breach — but not for you.
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Twitter's Bitcoin hackers had almost limitless access
And they burned it all for a handful of magic internet coins.
Yes, the Patriot Act amendment to track us online is real
More “bad touch” from the guys who brought us PRISM
The surveillance profiteers of COVID-19 are here
1: collect data; 2: track virus; 3: ??? -- 4: profit
Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’
Especially when the Morality Police get acquired.
