How to Tell if an App Is Actually Secure (Most Aren't)

Most apps claiming to be "private and secure" are using language that sounds meaningful but commits to almost nothing. I broke this down after watching a Shark Tank segment on Qeepsake, a baby journal app that calls itself "absolutely private and secure" because it has an SSL certificate. That's the same protection every website has. This is an industry-wide playbook. Here's how to read it.

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Henry Fisher — Henry Fisher went to the deep end of privacy and came back to show you the part that counts. Over a decade helping people take back control of their digital lives—privacy, security, and digital rights, made simple.

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