Phil Baker

About Phil Baker

Phil Baker is a product development expert as well as an award winning journalist and author covering high tech. He hosts a gadget blog at BakerOnTech.com. Phil holds over 30 patents and has been an executive for a number of high technology companies. He’s been responsible for bringing scores of well-known consumer tech products to market. Phil is the author of “From Concept to Consumer,” a former columnist for the San Diego Transcript, and founder of Techsperts, Inc., a product development company.

Articles by Phil Baker

Facebook Still a Haven for Criminals Selling Credit Cards, Fake IDs and More, Despite Promises to Police the Platform
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Facebook Still a Haven for Criminals Selling Credit Cards, Fake IDs and More, Despite Promises to Police the Platform

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Security Experts: Whopping 217.5% Increase in Cyber Attacks on 'Smart Home' Connected Devices in 2018
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Security Experts: Whopping 217.5% Increase in Cyber Attacks on 'Smart Home' Connected Devices in 2018

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Google and Facebook Fell for Invoice Scam That Cost the Companies $100M
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Google and Facebook Fell for Invoice Scam That Cost the Companies $100M

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Airline Passengers Shocked to Find Seatback Cameras Staring at Them During Flight
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Airline Passengers Shocked to Find Seatback Cameras Staring at Them During Flight

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700 Million Stolen Accounts Go Up for Sale on the Dark Web
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700 Million Stolen Accounts Go Up for Sale on the Dark Web

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Airline 'Separation Algorithm' Forces Parents to Pay Exorbitant Fees to Keep Families Together
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Airline 'Separation Algorithm' Forces Parents to Pay Exorbitant Fees to Keep Families Together

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Fake Ads: Now Facebook Has a Problem with Ads That Don't Deliver Promised Products
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Fake Ads: Now Facebook Has a Problem with Ads That Don't Deliver Promised Products

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Networks Will Soon Be Tracking Us So They Can Send Targeted Ads Directly to Our TVs
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Networks Will Soon Be Tracking Us So They Can Send Targeted Ads Directly to Our TVs

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'Five Minutes of Sheer Terror': Hackers Infiltrate Nest Device, Announce Incoming Missile Attack
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'Five Minutes of Sheer Terror': Hackers Infiltrate Nest Device, Announce Incoming Missile Attack

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Russia-Coordinated Phishing Attack Targeted DNC Just Days after Midterms, Report Finds
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Russia-Coordinated Phishing Attack Targeted DNC Just Days after Midterms, Report Finds

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Trove of Unsealed Court Docs Show How Facebook Bilked Children Out of Money
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Trove of Unsealed Court Docs Show How Facebook Bilked Children Out of Money

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Bird Rides Inc. Threatens Website that Revealed $30 Hack for Abandoned Scooters
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Bird Rides Inc. Threatens Website that Revealed $30 Hack for Abandoned Scooters

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Report: Cell Phone Carriers Freely Share Your Location for a Fee
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Report: Cell Phone Carriers Freely Share Your Location for a Fee

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Millions of People Are Using a 'Do Not Track' Privacy Tool That Doesn't Work
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Millions of People Are Using a 'Do Not Track' Privacy Tool That Doesn't Work

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AT&T to Begin Tricking Customers into Thinking They Have 5G Service
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AT&T to Begin Tricking Customers into Thinking They Have 5G Service

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Apple Confirms They're Shipping Out Bent iPad Pros, But Says It's Nothing to Worry About
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Apple Confirms They're Shipping Out Bent iPad Pros, But Says It's Nothing to Worry About

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DoD: U.S. 'Vulnerable to Deadly Missile Attacks' Due to Ballistic Missile Defense Cyber Weaknesses
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DoD: U.S. 'Vulnerable to Deadly Missile Attacks' Due to Ballistic Missile Defense Cyber Weaknesses

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Your Phone Is Tracking Your Every Movement. Here's What You Can Do About It
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Your Phone Is Tracking Your Every Movement. Here's What You Can Do About It

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Thinking of Making a Ransomware Payment? You Could Run Afoul of Iran Sanctions, DOJ Says
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Thinking of Making a Ransomware Payment? You Could Run Afoul of Iran Sanctions, DOJ Says

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Is Your CPAP Machine Spying on You While You Sleep?
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Is Your CPAP Machine Spying on You While You Sleep?

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Google Is Developing Dossiers on Students Using Their Classroom Products, Disclosures Show
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Google Is Developing Dossiers on Students Using Their Classroom Products, Disclosures Show

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Google Reveals Plans to Monitor Our Moods, Our Movements, and Our Children's Behavior at Home
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Google Reveals Plans to Monitor Our Moods, Our Movements, and Our Children's Behavior at Home

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Drones Reveal a Treasure Trove of Data about Their Users, Police Investigators Say
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Drones Reveal a Treasure Trove of Data about Their Users, Police Investigators Say

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Tech Leaders Turn on Zuckerberg: Facebook Having a 'Devastating Effect on the World'
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Tech Leaders Turn on Zuckerberg: Facebook Having a 'Devastating Effect on the World'

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National Poll: Facebook Least Trustworthy Tech Company
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National Poll: Facebook Least Trustworthy Tech Company

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Amazon Alexa Weighs in on the Midterm Elections
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Amazon Alexa Weighs in on the Midterm Elections

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Facebook Approved 100 Fake Ads They Believed Were 'Paid for' by U.S. Senators
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Facebook Approved 100 Fake Ads They Believed Were 'Paid for' by U.S. Senators

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Hackers Launch 'Poison Campaigns' Targeting Search Engines Ahead of Midterms
2018

Hackers Launch 'Poison Campaigns' Targeting Search Engines Ahead of Midterms

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Facebook Backtracks on Promise that Always-On Video Calling 'Portal' Won't Collect Data
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Facebook Backtracks on Promise that Always-On Video Calling 'Portal' Won't Collect Data

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Pentagon Data Breach Exposed Travel Records of 30,000 Military and Civilian Personnel
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Pentagon Data Breach Exposed Travel Records of 30,000 Military and Civilian Personnel

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One-Third of Users Believe Facebook Is 'Spying' on Them
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One-Third of Users Believe Facebook Is 'Spying' on Them

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Widespread Failures Reported after FEMA Launches Presidential Alert System Test
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Widespread Failures Reported after FEMA Launches Presidential Alert System Test

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Massive Facebook Breach Allowed Hackers to Access Private Messages, Other Personal Data
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Massive Facebook Breach Allowed Hackers to Access Private Messages, Other Personal Data

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Facebook Caught Harvesting Data from People Not on Facebook
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Facebook Caught Harvesting Data from People Not on Facebook

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Facebook Accused of Allowing Companies Like Uber to Run Discriminatory Ads
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Facebook Accused of Allowing Companies Like Uber to Run Discriminatory Ads

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Google, Twitter, App Designer Violated Children's Privacy, Federal Lawsuit Claims
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Google, Twitter, App Designer Violated Children's Privacy, Federal Lawsuit Claims

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iPhone Apps Caught Secretly Collecting Private Data and Selling It to Other Companies
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iPhone Apps Caught Secretly Collecting Private Data and Selling It to Other Companies

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Cyber Thugs Target Yelp, Other Rating Sites with Negative Reviews, Demanding Huge Sums of Money
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Cyber Thugs Target Yelp, Other Rating Sites with Negative Reviews, Demanding Huge Sums of Money

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Whistleblowers: Google Cut Secret Deal with Mastercard to Track Offline Sales
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Whistleblowers: Google Cut Secret Deal with Mastercard to Track Offline Sales

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Yahoo Admits It Scans Emails to Collect Data to Sell to Advertisers
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Yahoo Admits It Scans Emails to Collect Data to Sell to Advertisers

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Your Internet-Enabled Smart Lights May Be Able to Spy on You
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Your Internet-Enabled Smart Lights May Be Able to Spy on You

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Tesla's Autopilot Cars Can't Stop Hitting Fire Trucks
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Tesla's Autopilot Cars Can't Stop Hitting Fire Trucks

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Facebook-Owned Security App Caught Snooping on iPhones
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Facebook-Owned Security App Caught Snooping on iPhones

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Apple Struggles to Reassure Feds: Our iPhones Are Not Spying on People
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Apple Struggles to Reassure Feds: Our iPhones Are Not Spying on People

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Verizon Throttles Fire Department, Hampering Efforts to Fight California Wildfires
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Verizon Throttles Fire Department, Hampering Efforts to Fight California Wildfires

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Virginia Senator Ups the Ante with Big Tech Regulation Proposals
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Virginia Senator Ups the Ante with Big Tech Regulation Proposals

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Facebook Brazenly Asks Banks for Customer Bank Balances, Credit Card Numbers
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Facebook Brazenly Asks Banks for Customer Bank Balances, Credit Card Numbers

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Company That Provides Tablets to Prisons Benefits from Lucrative Exclusive Contracts
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Company That Provides Tablets to Prisons Benefits from Lucrative Exclusive Contracts

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Florida High School Football Team Caught Hacking Opposing Teams' Videos
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Florida High School Football Team Caught Hacking Opposing Teams' Videos

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Inmates in Five Idaho Prisons Hack Tablets to Steal $225,000 in Digital Credits
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Inmates in Five Idaho Prisons Hack Tablets to Steal $225,000 in Digital Credits

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