Chapter 1: The First Violation – Digital Identity Theft – What It Took, What It Meant, and Why It Matters This is the first in a five-part series on digital identity theft, automated systems, and platform accountability, drawn from my own experience and viewed through my work in technology policy and data protection. In February […]
In February 2026, my phones were stolen. That was the first violation. What followed was something far stranger: one of my major online accounts was compromised. It became a months-long, unexpected ordeal in which an automated system repeatedly blocked my attempts to reclaim my own digital identity. It was a second, quieter, and in some […]