The OPSEC Podcast Newsletter
Explore the real world of operational security with host Allen Pace as he takes you through the privacy strategies, security tools, and threat mindsets that protect you when Big Tech won't and the government can't.
What campaigns really do with your voter file
Matthew Durden on how state records become rich profiles, who gets access, and what you can do to protect yourself
When your voter record becomes someone else's product
How a county file—public by design—was turned into threatening emails, who profits, and the few practical moves that actually work.

When a three‑second clip cost a couple $15,000
How AI voice cloning dismantles the oldest identity cue — and the simple family protocol that blocks it for free.

He handed over a passcode and his phone wiped — what really happened
Samuel Tunick, Graphene OS’s duress wipe, and why the tool, the agent, and the headlines are the wrong targets

When an algorithm took $33,000: financial surveillance you didn't ask for
How Bank Secrecy Act reporting, card networks, Plaid, and payment apps build a permanent picture of your money — and what you can do about it

OPSEC Podcast production is going in-house (and what that means for you)
EPISODE 25 | PODCAST UPDATE: What's New, What's Not, and What's Next

Your Kid's Data Is Already for Sale
EPISODE 24 | THE PERMANENT RECORD: How School Data Breaches Put Your Child's Identity on the Market

You Built a Surveillance Network at Home
EPISODE 23 | THE LISTENING POST: Amazon, Google, and the Surveillance You Paid For

A search engine sees keywords. An AI assistant sees what you were actually thinking, in full context. That gap is the threat.
EPISODE 22 | THE CONFESSION BOOTH: How AI Tools Became the Most Effective Data Collection Infrastructure Ever Built

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