Privacat Insights

On Numbing Out

A stream-of-consciousness mental reflection on a great piece of writing.

Dec 27

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Remembering Joi (July 2020 - December 2025)

Remembering our most chill fur baby, who died very suddenly.

Dec 19

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48 Laws, 25 Years Later: Law 27 -- Tech Hype Cycles are Actually Cults in Disguise

Or how Silicon Valley builds cultlike followings and why they work.

Dec 18

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Robert Greene's 48 Laws, 25 Years Later

A review of some of Robert Greene's 48 laws, and whether they still have relevance today.

Dec 8

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November 2025

Agentic AI Browsers are Privacy Disasters

Researchers expose the privacy disaster that is Agentic AI Browsers. I break it all down.

Nov 4

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Technology Is Destroying Friction.

And That's a Huge Problem

Nov 1

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October 2025

In Defense of Smart Weirdos: What I Learned at an AI Safety Law-a-Thon

I forgot just how much I miss that kind of crazy nerd energy.

Oct 28

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September 2025

Who Doesn't Love Change ?

Just a heads up to the change-averse: I'm shifting focus on this blog. I won't be upset if you decide it's not for you any longer.

Sep 14

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May 2025

The DPC Gives Meta a Green Light to Train on EU User Personal Data Starting Tomorrow

If you're in the EU, this is the last day you've got to opt out of Meta scraping all your posts from Facebook & IG to train its AI

May 26

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What Do Cakes and LLMs Have in Common?

I spoke at the recent IAPP Barcelona event and I learned so much about communicating complex ideas and the value of translation, precisely because I…

May 23

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Arrivederci, Venice, Hola Barcelona!

A few thoughts on this year's Venice Privacy Symposium, and an upcoming speaking gig in Barcelona!

May 17

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Using Microsoft Recall? Welcome to Hell

Microsoft never reads my blog posts, but really they should, because Recall is a Privacy Disaster

May 2

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