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Science and Technology: Glitches and Cybergeddon
If you read the kinds of news feeds and websites I do, you can’t help but have come away with the breathless, panicky sense that the cyber world is collapsing in on itself as the result of what has been, so far, three unrelated technical glitches involving United Airlines, the New York Stock Exchange, and […] Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Science and Technology, Security
Tagged Armageddon, attacks, cybergeddon, glitches, reality check, technology
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Science and Technology: The LastPass hack and the Internet security dark war
There are those who will see the latest LastPass hack as a vindication of their view that online password managers are a disaster waiting to happen. Frankly, despite some of the hyperbolic headlines, I believe the concept is still sound. Here’s why: First, it’s nearly impossible for any particular user to manage his internet presence […] Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Science and Technology, Security
Tagged hacks, LastPass, technology
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Stop CISPA
While most of us were focused on the unfolding events in Boston, the House of Representatives passed a bill whose language would allow government regulators and corporations to, among other things, collect data on your internet usage and determine what … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Internet, Media, News, Political Freedoms, Politics, Science and Technology, Security
Tagged CISPA, Stop CISPA
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Stop SOPA/PIPA
Tomorrow, Worldview and the rest of my active websites will be blacked out from 8 a.m to 8 p.m. in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act/Protect Intellectual Property Act wending their way through Congress right now. These are bad bills … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Government, Media, Nations, News, Political Freedoms, Politics, Quid Facis, Security, Society, United States, Voting, Weblogs, World Watch, Writing
Tagged Action, laws, Participation, PIPA, protest, SOPA, Voting
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Science and Technology: Some thoughts on the Sony hack
More than any other thing, what surprises me about the Sony hack is how unprepared anyone seemed to be for something like this to happen. To me, it seems like it was almost inevitable, yet Sony has taken down its network for days and does not seem to have any remedy for the problems that […] Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Science and Technology, Security
Tagged caveat emptor, Privacy, Sony, technology
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