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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States With the Most Cybercrime Against Kids and Teens [Data]
All About Cookies analyzed the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report to find which states have the highest rates of cybercrime complaints involving victims aged 17 and younger, which scams target young people most, and more.
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Sen. Ron Wyden Says Older VPNs Have Become a Target for Hackers. Here's Why
Sen. Ron Wyden is urging federal agencies to replace aging, internet-facing VPN systems with zero-trust technology after years of damaging cyberattacks.
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States Where Seniors Lose the Most to Cybercrime [Data]
All About Cookies analyzed the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report to find which states have the highest rates of cybercrime complaints involving victims aged 60 and older, which scams target seniors most, and more.
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Private Claude Chats Were Posted Publicly on Google (And It's Not The First Time)
Shared Claude chats and Artifacts appeared in Google search results, exposing private data. The incident raises a broader question about whether Claude, and AI chatbots generally, are safe to share conversations on.
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'We Are ShinyHunters': The Extortion Email Scam Using Real Breaches to Fool You
Scammers are mining real data breaches to make a sextortion email look personal. If you got one naming a company you use, here's what's really going on.
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Vietnam's Proposed 'Look, Don't Touch' Social Media Rule Comes With an Age-Check Catch for Adults
Vietnam wants to limit under-16s to view-only social media accounts, but enforcing the rules through age verification could introduce new privacy risks.
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Pokémon Wants Your Face Before You Can Buy Trading Cards
Customers at official Pokémon Card Stores in Japan will need to consent to facial recognition before receiving an entry ticket under a new anti-scalping policy.
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The Pope's Official Prayer App Has Been Leaking the Private Data of 700,000 Users for Months
A flaw in the Vatican's Click to Pray app exposed more than 700,000 users' names and emails. Here's what was exposed and how to protect yourself after a data breach.
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An AI Escaped Its Cage and Hacked a Company. Experts Warn It Won’t Be the Last Time
An advanced OpenAI model escaped its testing environment and breached Hugging Face using real-world exploits, reigniting concerns over autonomous AI cyberattacks.
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U.S. Border Agents Can Search Your Phone Without Suspicion, Federal Court Rules
A federal appeals court ruled that border agents can manually search travelers' phones without individualized suspicion, drawing criticism from digital privacy advocates.
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Your Gig App May Know More About You Than You Think — California Launches First-Ever Privacy Audit
California regulators are investigating whether gig economy platforms properly disclose the personal data they collect and use to make decisions about workers.
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A Trusted Adobe Extension Left Your Private WhatsApp Chats Wide Open to Hackers
The HermeticReader vulnerability could expose your WhatsApp Web data in the background after you visit a malicious website, but Adobe has patched the flaw and released a fix.
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Your Windows 10 PC Carries 3x the Risk of Windows 11, Study Warns
Windows 10 users remain far more exposed to active vulnerabilities than Windows 11 users, but there are ways to improve your security.
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Your Bank May Leak Your Data to Advertisers, Even If You Reject Cookies
New research suggests some financial institutions continued sharing sensitive information with advertising platforms even before users consented… and after they rejected tracking altogether.
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Suno’s Data Breach Exposed 55 Million Users' Information, but the AI Song Generator App Didn’t Tell You
Suno didn't disclose its November 2025 data breach for eight months, leaving users vulnerable to identity theft and phishing attacks.
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France Just Approved a Social Media Ban and Your Privacy Could Be Next
French lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a ban on social media accounts for children under 15. But enforcing it could require millions of users to prove their age online.
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Microsoft Rolls Out Controversial Employee Tracking Feature That Tells Your Boss When You’re in Office
Microsoft's new Teams feature can automatically update your office location, but it could also open the door to workplace surveillance and employee tracking.
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You Never Signed Up. AI Recruiters May Have Built a Profile on You Anyway
Platforms like SeekOut say they can search more than 1 billion candidate profiles built from your profiles across the web, without your consent.
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5.67 Million Qantas Customer Records Exposed by a Simple Tech Support Scam, but the Airline Won’t Have To Pay Up
A social engineering attack has put millions of Qantas customers at risk of phishing attacks, but Australia's privacy watchdog won't investigate the airline over the breach.
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This Period Tracker Promised Privacy. Researchers Say It Shared Users’ Health Data Anyway
Mozilla researchers found the app shared users' reproductive health information with a third-party analytics company despite marketing itself as a privacy-first option.
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Every Way Your Car Is Already Spying on You
Powered by privacy-invasive tech, modern cars can collect everything from your location to biometrics. Here's what they track, who they share it with, and how to stay safe.