September 20, 2021 Security Is Hard It’s really easy to complain about the sadly insecure state of many of our products and services, but the fact is that doing security…
April 12, 2021 Trust No One Lots of news to cover today… and to me the common thread seems to be a lack of proper security and privacy. So the…
April 5, 2021 Social Media is Ruining Society There are many business models and businesses that we curtail because they can be dangerous to people or democracy or society. Even rights enshrined…
February 15, 2021 Not Just a Face in the Crowd Ep207. Clearview AI – the company that has hoovered up every face it can find on the internet to create a creepy person identifying…
February 8, 2021 Free Speech & Deplatforming Episode 206. The social media events around the January 6th storming of the US Capitol have sparked raging, divisive debates in the US. But…
January 4, 2021 The Great SolarWinds Hack The Russian SVR has had backdoor access to hundreds if not thousands of government and corporate networks for nearly nine months. And if not…
September 21, 2020 Take Out the (Windows) Trash If you’re a Windows PC user, you know the term “bloatware”, or maybe “crapware”. Every consumer PC comes chock full of it. Free trials…
January 6, 2020 Time to Upgrade Windows It’s not too late! You can still snag a free upgrade to Windows 10 from Microsoft. If you’re still running Windows 7, it’s time…
September 23, 2019 Not Just a Face in the Crowd (Part 1) Use of facial recognition technology (FRT) is exploding around the globe. While touted as a convenience for checking in for a flight or crossing…
September 2, 2019 Choosing a VPN Provider Evaluating VPN providers on privacy is really, really hard. Even if you read all their privacy claims, how do you know if they’re telling…
