CohēCiv White Paper: The Ubiquitous Surveillance Ecosystem & Its Implications On National Security

Ambient Data Surveillance, Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance, and the Ubiquitous Surveillance Ecosystem: National Security Implications and Strategic Countermeasures Executive Summary The modern digital ecosystem has facilitated[…]

Managing Risk in Active Adult Communities: Why Digital Well-Being Deserves to be a Standard Benefit

While visiting family in North Carolina for Thanksgiving, I was afforded the opportunity to give a seminar on digital security, specifically for the 55+ Active[…]

Beyond Firewalls, Part III: Ambient Data Surveillance – The Infrastructure of Influence

I’ve spent most of my career trying to understand people through the signals and images they leave behind. Long before ambient data and smartphones reshaped[…]

Beyond Firewalls, Part II: Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance – The Architecture of Observation

When I served as an Electronic Warfare and ISR Operator, my job was to find patterns: to map behaviors, frequencies, and locations that could reveal[…]

Beyond Firewalls, Part I: The Ubiquitous Surveillance Ecosystem

I’ll start by stating the obvious: we live in a time where ultra-powerful, always-connected computers fit in the palms of our hands. These devices endlessly[…]