Well, actually the worst-case scenario is someone taking control of my self-driving car. It will be a while before I feel safe buying one of those.

Equifax, the credit bureau, was hacked recently. What did you do?

You mean after I slammed my head on my desk several times? The Equifax hack continues to infuriate. Here’s a company that proved to have minimal security in place, despite the fact it houses our most sensitive information — involuntarily for many of us, I’m afraid — and was hacked after two major, recent security incidents.

As for what I did, I signed up for the credit monitoring, froze my credit and then banged my head against my desk a few more times. This is actually the second time my information has been stolen. I used Anthem for insurance, which was nearly as bad. At this point, all I can do is freeze my credit, change my passwords, set stricter security settings on my life and pray.

Beyond your job, what tech product are you currently obsessed with using in your daily life?

For a tech reporter, I’m actually fairly agnostic about tech in general. I’m not one of those people constantly experimenting with the latest, greatest apps and services. I do not understand Snapchat. Do emojis count? I am bullish on emojis.

As far as my daily tech use, the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is turn on a podcast, usually The New York Times’s “The Daily” podcast. Then I’ll check Twitter and the Times app. I use The Times’s Cooking app to plan my groceries for the week.

I do use Instacart, though I wish I wasn’t that lazy. And I am one of Spotify’s biggest users. I probably make a new playlist once a week, then I blast it through the house via Sonos. I use Google Docs and Dropbox for work. I try my best to stay off Facebook, but I do use Instagram, mostly to entertain my dog’s followers. He has his own account: “Homerthebestdog,” though we just had to change the name to accommodate our new puppy, so now it’s “HomerandHanzo.” (Sorry, Homes!)