I just have to quote Bruce Schneier here: Back in November 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, I gave a virtual talk at the International Symposium on Technology and Society: “The Story of the Internet and How it Broke Bad: A Call for Public-Interest Technologists.” It was something …
Let’s giveaway military secrets to win an argument with strangers whilst playing an online game! For real.
I am not going to say much about this – just, insider threat, and you cannot write a policy for idiots! Be careful who you trust. Leaking Military Secrets on Gaming Discussion Boards – Schneier on Security
Would you like to go large on the tracking with that coffee? UPDATED
This post was first made on 6 June 2022 Updated 2 August 2022 A coffee and a doughnut as compensation At least this time it appears the people will be getting compensation: Tim Hortons offer free coffee, donut to settle privacy claim • The Register Original Post: Tim Hortons is …
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A phone to catch crooks – ANOM smartphone and ArcaneOS
Here is a YouTube from Hugh Jeffreys, that looks at the Anom smartphone and ArcaneOS, developed and sold by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to catch criminals as part of a worldwide sting operation. The supposedly secure services on this phone …
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Quantum computers – it is never too early to have a plan
A simple explanation of what a quantum computer is, without going into quantum states, parallel universes and super position, is that they will be computers that will exponentially expand our computing power beyond todays classical computers. A quantum computer is not a general purpose computer but a computing device. Quantum …
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