Merry Christmas! OK Cupid just made it lots easier for others to stalk and harass you.

I’ve been stalked twice – both times based on partial information that was publicly available. Compared to what some of my peers have endured, neither was bad – a letter here, a message there. But it was still unnerving, and I’m a big-ass cis het straight white dude. With a dog. And weaponry. That’s why, […]

How My Artistic License Policy Works (and benefits everyone)

Hi folks. It looks like I need to put this reminder about my Artistic License Policy up again, perhaps with a little explanatory flavor text. I’ve published over 2300 blog posts here, on a wide range of topics. Especially when talking about relationship or sociological topics, they make more sense or are easier to relate […]

Worried about your privacy online now? Try this VPN deal!

Now that the FCC has decided to destroy Net Neutrality (though the fight isn’t over yet), it’s more important than ever to keep things as private as possible. A VPN – and one of the few that is proven to not keep records – is a good step in that direction. Private Internet Access (the […]

Congress Killed Your Privacy, What Next? – Step Three: Encrypt Everything

So Congress decided it’s okay for ISPs to sell your personal, private information without asking you first. And you’ve already taken the first, important steps of getting a VPN and then changing your DNS servers. You should also encrypt everything. Encrypting stuff with your browser is actually pretty easy. First, install HTTPS Everywhere (Firefox, Chrome, […]