Kalleigh Lane
Kalleigh Lane is the Managing Editor of All About Cookies, where she leads editorial strategy and sets quality standards for AAC's full content library. With seven years of professional editing experience across cybersecurity, tech, and finance, she oversees everything from product testing methodology and onboarding to editorial integrity and emerging verticals like video and social.
At AAC, Kalleigh has edited more than 100 articles spanning VPNs, antivirus software, ad blockers, identity theft protection, password managers, and data privacy. She developed testing guidelines for every product category on the site, designed the star rating system used to evaluate and rank products, and established the quarterly retesting process to keep AAC's recommendations current and repeatable.
She has personally tested all types of products on the site, with extra emphasis on VPNs, ad blockers, and parental controls on Android and PC, and has shaped AAC's approach to translating complex regulatory frameworks — from GDPR to CCPA — into clear, actionable guidance for everyday readers.
Before joining AAC, Kalleigh developed the VPN rankings vertical at moneyGenius.ca from the ground up, building the category's editorial framework and evaluation criteria. Her approach to product evaluation is informed by a technical foundation that goes beyond editorial: she has completed college-level coursework in computer science and has hands-on experience building and configuring her own systems — a context that sharpens how she assesses the performance and protection claims security products make.
Kalleigh holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Mount Allison University and a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Toronto. She has been quoted by CTV News, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, and WCOS TV, and regularly follows the FTC and EFF to stay current on the regulatory and advocacy landscape shaping digital privacy.
When she's not building spreadsheets, you'll find Kalleigh gaming or listening to BTS with her husband and cats on the East Coast of Canada.
- CTV News
- The Globe and Mail
- Winnipeg Free Press
- VPNs
- Antivirus
- Ad Blockers
- Parental Controls
- Data Security
- Online Privacy
- Social Media
- Cookies
- GDPR/CCPA
- Master of Arts in English Literature from University of Toronto
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Mount Allison University
- Mac or PC: PC
- Android or iPhone: Android
Kalleigh's Latest Articles
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Bill Gates’ Daughter Caught Up In ‘Cookie Stuffing’ Controversy. Is Your Browser Exposed?
Phoebe Gates’ shopping startup is accused of quietly claiming credit for online sales. Here’s how cookie stuffing works and what to check in your browser.
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uBlock Origin is Officially Giving Up Blocking Facebook Ads. Here's What To Do Instead
uBlock Origin's volunteer team says it will stop chasing Facebook's shifting ad code. It lands three weeks before Chrome pulls the extension for good.
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Chess.com Data Leak Exposes User Profile Data. See What’s Been Exposed This Time
The leak offers a rare look at the hidden labels Chess.com uses to sort players for ads, trials and experiments.
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516 Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Can See Every Site You Visit (Make Sure You Aren’t Using One)
A fake VPN network has racked up 75,000+ installs by exploiting Russian users, but Google is struggling to remove the malicious extensions from Chrome Web Store.
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Your Twitch Chat Trains Amazon's AI, Even If You Never Stream
Viewers don’t control what happens to their own chat messages.
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You No Longer Need a Car To Get Tracked by License Plate Readers
SignalTrace can track devices alongside vehicles, creating persistent movement and association profiles that could expose your identity and put your privacy at risk.
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'Dystopian' London Underground Face Scanners To Expand Despite 530,000 Failed Scans
The force scanned more than half a million faces, identified no wanted people, and falsely flagged one innocent traveler.
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The First Rogue AI Incident Outside a Lab Was Over a Gym Class. Experts Warn It Will Get Worse
An AI agent hacked a gym booking system while trying to complete a simple task, raising fresh concerns about what autonomous AI could do without direct human oversight.
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USA Today's New Palantir Deal Turns Your Clicks Into a Sellable Profile
USA Today’s new Palantir partnership could turn seemingly harmless reading habits into detailed personal profiles that reveal sensitive information.
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ICE Wants AI to Track Your Face Across Social Media; Palantir and LexisNexis Could Cash In
ICE is seeking technology that can reconstruct people’s identities from facial images, device data, behavioral signals, and billions of public and commercial records.
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The Password Problem Putting America’s Drinking Water at Risk
Hackers have targeted water facilities in at least 12 states, and federal investigators warn that similar third-party network setups may let them repeat successful attacks.
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UK Pubs Ban Meta Glasses As a Tiny LED Becomes the Only Privacy Safeguard
Meta’s smart glasses are facing bans across UK venues as their ability to record discreetly raises concerns about consent, surveillance, and personal privacy.
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A Court Fined Meta $942 Million for Failing Kids. Adults Will Pay in Privacy.
Meta's massive New Mexico child-safety judgment shows why tech companies are under growing pressure to prove who's a child, even if that means checking adults, too.
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This Paid Apple Privacy Feature Leaks Your IP, Just Weeks After 'Hide My Email' Was Exposed For Leaking Your Email
Security researchers have found flaws in Apple's Private Relay that can expose your IP address, making it easier to track your online activity and location.
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Walmart Took a Voiceprint 'As Unique As Fingerprints' Without Asking, Suits Say
A lawsuit claims Walmart collected callers’ biometric voiceprints without consent — data that banks use to verify customers.
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Your Android Apps Leak Your Location. The Developers Didn't Know
New research shows that advertising SDKs embedded in Android apps are sharing your precise location with advertisers and data brokers without your knowledge.
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The Privacy Trade-Off Hidden in the Newly-Advanced U.S. Kids Safety Bill
The Senate unanimously advanced the Kids Online Safety Act, but key privacy questions remain as lawmakers debate how best to protect children online.
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This Fake Roblox Cheat Can Watch Your Kid Through the Webcam
A fake Roblox cheat tool is spreading spyware that can steal passwords, private conversations, cryptocurrency, webcam footage, and other sensitive personal information.
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Got a Letter From the IRS? Don’t Scan That QR Code, Government Warns
Coinbase has uncovered a new cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters pose as the IRS and use fake letters and QR codes to steal crypto and sensitive personal information.
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Tim Cook Warned Against Encryption "Backdoors" Years Ago — Now Apple Is Taking the UK to Court
Apple's latest legal battle could have implications that reach far beyond the UK.
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Apple Was Sharing Your Information With AT&T Without Your Consent, Then Fired an Employee Who Refused To Comply
An ex Apple engineer claims he faced workplace harassment and was then fired after refusing to share device data with AT&T without customer consent.