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Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World
NHS.
A coding error sent end-uers searching for health-related information via via the UK’s National Health Service might be surprised to find out that they have a new moniker (however unintentional): Now Hurling Spyware? In short, those who logged onto NHS … Continue reading
Roots (Redux).
Yahoo’s (latest) plan: back to being a search engine (once powered by Alta Vista – they were ‘the’ default leader)… too little, too late? (Source) Tech Times: http://goo.gl/4GmaeC
@N (Nevermore).
The (supposedly) elusive single letter, Twitter-handle (held since 2007) has been stolen – in yet another reported incidence of identity-theft… which raises the question: who is ultimately responsible for maintaining one’s cyber-identity? when (according to the enclosed report) part of … Continue reading
Prying Birds?
Yet another DNS / hack; this time Rovio (the maker of Angry Birds) was hit with a ‘Spying Birds’ defacing of the popular game maker’s home page. In light of another post-NSA-fallout report that applications are tracking user data, Angry … Continue reading
The ‘Ultimate’ NDA.
Wouldn’t it have been interesting to have been a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ during the forthright negotiations between the White House and America’s leading Tech Giants regarding NSA-related Cloud surveillance? In light of the damning Snowden allegations / disclosures an agreement is one thing … Continue reading
Jealousy?
With all the attention Omaha has garnered (thanks to Peyton Manning) perhaps Cheyenne was jealous (and, taking matters to an extreme via rerouting the China’s ‘net traffic to said city?) Where next, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan? (Source) IBT: http://goo.gl/xHu3b7
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Tagged Cyber Hacking; IT Security; DOS Attacks; Leaks; Digital Insurgency; China; Technology; Blogski
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Worst (Online) Passwords…
‘123456‘ has overtaken ‘password‘ as the worst online password… While it may seem hard to believe it’s true that these are two of the most common (password) examples – globally no less! (Source) Sydney Morning Herald: http://goo.gl/JFTfX7
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Tagged Hacking; Cyber Security; Technology; Blogski
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Timeless Wisdom.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ – MLK.
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Tagged Technology; Blogski
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The ‘Next’ Frontier…
No, it’s not Space for those Trekkies… it is the hacking of smart-appliances… The world’s first smart-applicance hacking of a refrigerator has been reported. What’s next? Coffee-maker and/or (wake-up) alarm-setting sabotage (please, copycats do not credit this blog as an … Continue reading
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Vindication?
President Obama’s speech regarding NSA reforms is good step towards restoring the balance between Civil Liberties and National Security that was largely thrown askew in the immediate post-9/11 climate of fear and warmongering. The questions now (amongst many) are: Is … Continue reading
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Tagged NSA; Surveillance; Privacy; Technology; Blogski
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