Armor & Tools

How to Reduce Google Data Collection Without Quitting Google

One reader's 10-day diary — the nine Google Account adjustments she made, what broke, and what finally got quiet.

Jul 17 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

The Backup You Don't Have Is the One That Ends Your Career

Secure backup and recovery for macOS and Windows 11, and why "I have a copy somewhere" is a bet you will eventually lose.

Jun 8 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

A Birthday Card. That's All It Took -- A Cyber Incident Response Plan for Artists

Years of irreplaceable work, gone. Thirty years of security experience in the house. Didn't matter. Here's the plan I built from that day.

Apr 30 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

How to Stop Nine AI Tools From Collecting Your Creative Work

Verified Step-by-step Opt-Out Settings Guide for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Adobe, Canva, Copilot, Notion, Midjourney, and Runway

Apr 19 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

2026 MacOS Tahoe Security Guide

They don't need your password. They just need one mistake.

Apr 9 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

Your AI Tools Are Watching You. Here Are the Settings To Change That.

The opt-outs exist. The companies just hope you won't go looking.

Mar 22 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

Five Powerful Tools That Slash Your Audio Production Time — Without Handing Your Unreleased Work to a Tech Company.

Not all AI audio tools are created equal. Some run locally and never touch the internet.

Feb 28 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

AI Won't Replace Your Eye

But It Might Save Your Weekend

Feb 16 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

v2.0 Disrupt the Data Surveillance Industrial Complex

Defend against browser fingerprinting to protect privacy and security

May 31, 2025 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

Slamming the Door on Google Account Surveillance

Reducing Surveillance of your Google Account to reclaim activity privacy

Apr 26, 2025 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

Cybersecurity for Creatives

Protecting Creatives Livelihoods, Families, and Communities with Common Sense Cybersecurity

Apr 1, 2025 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

2025 MacOS Cyber Safety

Deter cybercriminals that want your cash and personal information

Feb 21, 2025 • Paul Caloca - EssentialRiskMgt

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