Sitemap - 2023 - The Red Tape Chronicles

Why Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal made the social media imposter problem harder to fix

Famous NatGeo wildlife photographer sick of social media imposter scams; pleads for help from Big Tech

Follow human trafficking victim's efforts to escape a scam compound

Robot fear is approaching 1960s-levels; that might be a distraction

Someone made a deepfake of my voice for a scam! (With permission...)

'Why weren't we prepared for a superpower like this being unleashed?'

Crypto crimes -- 'Sorry, there's nothing we can do' ... might not be true

Forced into fraud: Scam call centers staffed by human trafficking victims

The darkest side of online scams – when victims attempt suicide

A warning from historians: AI is going to create a lot of 'sh*& jobs'

2023 is the summer of the mega concert (and mega ticket scams)

Old-fashioned check fraud is back, this time with violent attacks on mail carriers

The Frances Haugen interview. Two years after Facebook, now what?

Exchange students coerced into West Virginia romance scam crime ring

Insidious funeral home scam; spiritual cleansing lies; and don't believe search results when you need help

Two-thirds use tech to avoid face-to-face interactions; the truth we don't want to face

Grieving wife, stepdaughter learn dark truth about missing cremated remains

When 'Cactus' died, he was supposed to be cremated. Instead, something horrible happened

Hundreds of supplement companies warned about ads; is this any way to protect consumers?

Rules for Whistleblowers: a Handbook for Doing What's Right

Nonconsensual tracking: a case study in abusability

This puppy scam will *really* make you mad -- and then restore your faith in humanity

Dealing with Twitter's big 2FA downgrade today? Don't make this HUGE mistake

The Battle for Your Brain: preserving 'cognitive liberty' in the age of neurotechnology

Maybe smart gadgets need 'nutrition' labels

Is Alexa getting between you and your partner?

A Texas hospice provider’s deadly scheme

Rusty: A celebration of life

Gotcha Capitalism on the run! If you hate hidden fees, now's the time to pay attention

Crypto investors have lost $2 trillion. There's plenty of blame to go around, but what now?

Why are state governments starting to ban TikTok?

The Texas serial killer podcast: Chemirmir is finally convicted, but ageism was the murder weapon