May 2026

11 Security Hacks

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Secret iPhone Security Features

By now, most people already know to have a secure PIN code, enable the Find My feature and to monitor app permissions. Those are easy. However, there are some little-known security hacks you can try that will add even stronger protections to your iPhone. Check it out - at least one of these will be new to you:

​11 iPhone Security Settings They Don't Want you to Know About​

Go Deeper: I keep talking about your mobile device because, frankly, it represents one of the biggest risks to your privacy and security since you carry it around everywhere and likely keep a lot of sensitive information on it. Here are two additional security tutorials for iPhone settings I recommend:

2FA Key Security Apple allows you to secure your iCloud account with 2FA keys. ​Learn How →​

Encrypted Data Apple allows you to encrypt your data...but it's not on by default. ​How to Enable ADP →​

It all Breaks at Gunpoint

Hi [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], the purpose of educating yourself about privacy and security is to reduce risk. But the fact is that risk will always exist in some way.

I get emails and comments all the time from people who are responding to a recommendation I make for a product or setting, where they say something like:

"But what if [insert catastrophic scenario here] happens?"

And you know what? No matter how good my security habits are, if somebody holds a gun to my head and tells me to give me the password to my bank account...

...I will give them my bank password without hesitating.

Almost all security breaks at gunpoint. And that's ok. Rarely will we ever find ourselves in that kind of situation. Instead, we want to minimize the risk that we might unintentionally share personal data or that somebody could remotely cause us harm.

So don't get caught up in the worst case scenario. Determine the worst, most likely scenario you might find yourself in and then figure out how to protect against that.

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This Week in Privacy News

​Microsoft Edge security alert​

If you save passwords in Microsoft Edge, there’s a security risk you should know about. According to a new disclosure, whenever you open Edge, the browser immediately loads all saved passwords into memory in readable form — not just the password for the website you’re logging into. That means credentials for every account saved in Edge could be exposed if malware, a compromised admin account, or another attacker gains access to your device or user session.

--> Proton.me/business/blog/microsoft-edge-passwords-exposed

​Shame on you Google! (again)​

Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it.

--> Thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

​Secure your ChatGPT account (finally)​

OpenAI has recently introduced Advanced Account Security, a new opt-in setting that allows you to protect all of your accounts (including Codex) with stronger two-factor security.

--> Openai.com/index/advanced-account-security/

Your Thoughts?

Are you going to try any of the security features and hacks I shared in this week's video? I'd love to hear which one was most interesting to you.

Hit "reply"!

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Josh

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