Category Archives: Avoiding Detection

Aug 09
2022

Invisv Offers Phone Privacy

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Cloak Meister

Android only, and data only – no voice! Invisv is a clever way of making sure that nobody can associate your phone with its activities. It does this my letting all the users share IMSIs, rotating through them. This is … Continue reading →

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Feb 09
2022

iCloud Private Relay by Apple

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Cloak Meister

This is not a replacement for other dedicated services like a VPN, but rather it fills the gaps in regular security – like if you visit an insecure site. You can switch it on for iPads or iPhones in Settings … Continue reading →

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Sep 26
2021

Carry Two Phones?

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Cloak Meister

There is a growing trend, where the authorities are allowed to look at your phone, and force you to unlock it. It began at some international borders, but now is creeping into everyday life as well. If you are doing … Continue reading →

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Mar 17
2021

Black Box – How Big?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Cloak Meister

I have written previously about how to avoid government surveillance – easy if the public own the streets. Many gated communities have private roads, and government cannot add cameras there. I also came up with the concept of the Black … Continue reading →

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May 10
2020

Apps That Use Location Data

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Cloak Meister

When you give an app permission to access location data, it is usually for a sensible reason – for example an app that lets you find where you parker your car. So you allow it to do its thing. What … Continue reading →

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Dec 11
2018

Anonymous Location Data – Not Anonymous

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Cloak Meister

If all of your details are removed from your location data, is it anonymous? No, because people have homes and jobs that they go to most days. And pretty much every combination of home and job location is unique and … Continue reading →

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Jul 30
2017

Confusing Face Recognition

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Cloak Meister

This Russian scientist isn’t the first to have this idea – using shapes and lines on your face to confuse facial recognition technology. But it my opinion these look quite good as well. However the reality is that few people … Continue reading →

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Jun 22
2017

Black Box Buildings

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Cloak Meister

Some future citizens will crave privacy in a world saturated with surveillance. Here’s a way for them to conduct their lives privately outside of their homes: Ground floor – shopping centre – full of surveillance. First floor – offices – no surveillance … Continue reading →

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Jun 24
2015

Google Listening – Without Permission

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Cloak Meister

Google’s Chronium is supposedly open source and open to scrutiny. However Google added some code without telling anybody: Without consent, Google’s code had downloaded a black box of code that – according to itself – had turned on the microphone … Continue reading →

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May 09
2015

RFID-Blocking Clothing

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Cloak Meister

Before long most of us will be carrying RFID products, or something that has similar abilities – to wirelessly communicate your credentials over short distances. This will be for financial transactions, clocking on at work, entry to members-only situations and … Continue reading →

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