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Signal vs. Session vs. Telegram: Which Messenger Actually Protects You in 2025?

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 1d

We covered this months ago—but it’s more relevant than ever.
Signal, Session, Telegram: same promise, very different privacy math.
Revisit which messenger actually protects you in 2025.
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#Privacy #CyberSecurity #B2B

If you’re an activist, journalist, or just very online and privacy-conscious, you’ve probably asked this question: “Which messaging app can…

AI Writing Tools and Data Privacy in 2025: ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity Compared

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 2d

AI privacy changed fast in 2025.
Claude now retains data for 5 years, ChatGPT’s legal hold ended, and Perplexity walks the search-privacy line.
Here’s how the biggest AI tools actually handle your data:
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#AI #Privacy #B2B #CyberSecurity

Artificial intelligence now writes emails, briefs, and business reports faster than most teams can review them. But behind the polished…

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 2d

Your notes app isn’t just a journal—it’s a data mirror.
Most sync globally, and many lack default encryption.
Audit how your notes sync, where they live, and what protections actually apply.
#PrivacyTech #B2B #CyberSecurity #DataProtection

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 4d

Every “smart” device is another endpoint—and another liability.
IoT isn’t just convenience; it’s a network of sensors reporting home.
Audit what talks, what logs, and what leaves your network.
#IoT #B2B #CyberSecurity #PrivacyTech

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 6d

When AWS went dark, so did a big chunk of the Internet.
Outages don’t just break uptime—they expose how dependent we’ve become on single-cloud trust.
Resilience is privacy.
#B2B #CloudSecurity #PrivacyTech #AWS

For most of us, the router sits quietly in a corner — dusty, blinking, forgotten. But that little box still sees a surprising amount…

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 7d

Our new article is live. The router isn’t just the Internet’s entrance—it’s your frontline in privacy.
Read The Router Rebellion here:
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#PrivacyTech #NetworkSecurity #B2B

The Router Rebellion

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 8d

Routers can’t see your content—TLS keeps that safe.
But they do see where and when you connect.
For SMBs using ISP hardware, audit firmware, DNS, and telemetry.
Privacy starts where packets move.
#B2B #CyberSecurity #Routers #NetworkPrivacy

🧭 DuckDuckGo Isn’t Alone: The Private Search Engines You Should Actually Be Using in 2025

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 9d

Brand-new from us 🔍
Private search has evolved — DuckDuckGo isn’t the only name in the game anymore.
Read our latest deep dive:
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#PrivacyTech #CyberSecurity #B2B

The Search Bar Is the Most Honest Place on the Internet

🕳️ The Dark Side of Password Managers: What No One Tells You

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 11d

We wrote this one a while back—but it’s aged well. 🗝️
A look at the side of password managers people rarely talk about.
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#CyberSecurity #PrivacyTech #B2B

What if the digital fortress protecting your secrets could become the very gateway hackers use to access everything?

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 12d

Saving a file is easy.
Saving it privately takes intent.
Metadata, filenames, and file paths can reveal more than the file itself.
Privacy starts before encryption—at the save button.
#PrivacyTech #DataProtection #B2B

🧠 The Rise of Encrypted Note Apps: Why Privacy Is the New Productivity

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 13d

Your notes aren’t as private as you think.
Discover why encrypted note apps like Standard Notes, Notesnook, Obsidian, and Joplin are redefining productivity—when your ideas belong only to you.
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#PrivacyTech #Productivity

The Private Side of Productivity

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 13d

Public clouds aren’t the enemy—misconfigurations are.
AWS, Azure, and GCP often out-secure on-prem setups, but privacy lives in the shared responsibility model.
Lock down what’s yours; they’ve already locked down theirs.
#CloudSecurity #B2B #PrivacyTech

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BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 14d

MFA’s the bouncer at your digital nightclub—keeping impostors out but sometimes oversharing the guest list.
SMS leaks metadata, free TOTP apps may track usage.
Enterprise-grade TOTP or FIDO2 keys? VIP security with no gossip.
#CyberSecurity #MFA #B2B

🚫 5 VPNs You Shouldn’t Trust (and How to Spot the Red Flags)

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 16d

ICYMI: We named 5 VPNs you shouldn’t trust — and why.
From shady jurisdictions to fake “no-log” claims, these providers turn privacy into PR.
See who made the list 👇
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#VPN #PrivacyTech #CyberSecurity #B2B

Another Day, Another VPN Scandal 💀

🛰️ The 2025 Privacy Tech Power Rankings: The Best Apps for Staying Invisible Online

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 16d

Every airport is a privacy stress test.

Shared Wi-Fi, biometric scanners, USB charging hubs — all data collection points waiting to happen.

Business travel should never mean business exposure.

#PrivacyTech #DataSecurity #BusinessTravel #B2B

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 19d

Privacy is now strategy — not just protection.

In 2025, tools that actually deliver matter more than marketing hype. We ranked the top privacy apps on encryption, jurisdiction, transparency & usability.

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#PrivacyTech #DataProtection #Encryption #B2B

The Year Privacy Became Strategy

The Forgotten Compliance Risk: Paper in a Digital World

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 21d

Cloud risks get headlines—paper risks cause breaches.

Printed docs, notes & forms are still personal data under GDPR.

The analog world isn’t exempt from digital law.

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#Compliance #DataProtection #PrivacyRisk #B2B

Why paper documents still threaten compliance in 2025

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 21d

The “opt-out” is going global.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) is enforceable in CA & CT—with NJ joining July 15 2025.

Compliance teams: your consent stack must honor universal opt-outs before users even click “deny.”

#GPC #PrivacyTech #Compliance #B2B

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 23d

Old drives don’t forget.

Deleting data ≠ destroying it.

Hardware disposal is where privacy meets entropy—wipes, degaussing, and verified destruction all count.

Don’t let yesterday’s server become tomorrow’s leak.

#DataPrivacy #HardwareSecurity #InfoSec #B2B

The 2025 B2B Privacy Tech Stack: My Suggested Tools for Compliance and Security

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 23d

Encryption isn’t enough.

Proton Drive, Tresorit & Sync.com all promise secure cloud storage—but their jurisdictions, metadata handling & integrations tell a deeper story.

B2B breakdown ↓
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#CloudSecurity #GDPR #DataPrivacy #InfoSec

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 23d

“Our data’s in the cloud.”

Cool. Which cloud?

Data residency isn’t vibes—it’s geography, jurisdiction, and law.

Your compliance depends on where your bytes actually sleep at night.

#DataResidency #GDPR #CloudSecurity #Compliance

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 24d

“Our cloud is GDPR-ready.”

Translation: We have encryption.

But GDPR wants more—lawful basis, access logs, transfer rules, human oversight.

Encryption is the seatbelt. You still have to drive right.

#GDPR #CloudSecurity #PrivacyCompliance #DataProtection

BiyteLüm @biytelum.bsky.social · 28d

Your compliance posture is only as strong as your stack.

Here’s my recommended 2025 B2B privacy tech stack—MFA, secure storage, communication tools, vendor audits, and training.

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#Privacy #Compliance #TechStack

The 2025 B2B Privacy Tech Stack: My Suggested Tools for Compliance and Security When most businesses think of compliance, they imagine audits, checklists, and paperwork. But in 2025, compliance is …