A WEEKLY READ ON DATA PRIVACY

A weekly read on data privacy and the defaults quietly making decisions for you.

THIS WEEK · MICRO PD 008 · MAY 13

One Character

What a Friday afternoon wire transfer taught me about data protection.

A phishing email from what looks like a trusted colleague. The right name. A real project. Sent on a Friday afternoon when people are moving fast. These aren't lucky guesses. They're built from data. And most of that data wasn't stolen from anywhere.

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Written by Daniel Kilback. Nineteen years running technology in international schools across four countries. Before that, ten years teaching in Saskatchewan — where most of what I write starts.