August 16, 2021 On a Dark Tangent Are hackers born or are they made? What is the essence of a true hacker? Today I explore these topics and more with the…
March 15, 2021 Computers Interviewing Humans (Part 1) Convincing a human to hire you is hard enough. Can you imagine trying to convince a computer? Artificial intelligence is now being used to…
August 31, 2020 Firefox Privacy (Part 1) If you really care about online privacy, you can’t use Google’s Chrome browser. Google is an advertising company. Everything else they do is in…
February 24, 2020 Adversarial Interoperability (Part 2) it’s not cheap or easy to get your iPhone repaired – largely because there’s not a lot of real competition in the iPhone repair…
February 17, 2020 Adversarial Interoperability (Part 1) Here’s a riddle for you: when does something you paid good money not actually belong to you? Answer: when that device is part of…
January 27, 2020 Data Privacy Day 2020 Happy Data Privacy Day! My guest today is none other than Bruce Schneier: world renowned security guru and author of several great books, including…