Kamloops
by 2sirius This morning I’m in Kamloops. I only have a motel room here for a few hours, so I’m not long in Kamloops, but I’m here for now. Every time I come here, sailing down through the bald dry … Continue reading
Tag Archives: security
Something completely different
A somewhat frightening BBC story from my link archives: It turns out that if you’re clever with a webpage, you can pretend to be a visitor’s PC for the purpose of finding out the ID number of their router. Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, google, internet, mac address, privacy, router, security
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This is a tricky mechanic
From CBC : Federal Transport Minister John Baird is probing whether airlines are following the rules requiring staff to see the faces of all passengers, including those wearing veils. By now, news stories of police seeing this or that on … Continue reading
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Tagged airline, bantheinternet, internet, politics, security
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It was only a matter of time
…before someone did this: Please rob me searches twitter for tweets that indicate someone is not at home. It’s made the news; a lot of the news. You’ve probably already read about it before you read this post. My first … Continue reading
I love this man
It’s too bad he’s evil. This hack is marvelous! Explanation of the hack for the non-technical: Have you ever noticed that after you visit a link, your web-browser displays it as a different colour? (The default colors are blue for … Continue reading
I’ve never Met a Phor I didn’t like
The other night I ate Kraft Dinner. It was late and I didn’t want to cook and the box was there and I said, “Whatever, here goes nothing, I’ll eat Kraft Dinner for dinner.” Except wasn’t really Kraft Dinner, it … Continue reading
Schneier on audit
I like to read Bruce Schneier’s stuff; he writes in English. He has a gift for making technical material non-technical. This little piece gives me hope. We’re familiar with social audit; we call it “manners”. Break a taboo, and prepare … Continue reading
Yikes! The inevitable is happening!
Facebook is becoming a target for the unscrupulous. I almost feel bad posting this because it’s nearly a non-story. Bad guys follow where good guys go. Thieves follow money. It is inevitable that data thieves will come to Facebook, because … Continue reading
Living in the real world
When does something become real to me? It’s not when I hear about it or learn about it. Sometimes it’s not even when I see it or touch it. Something becomes real to me when I make decisions based on … Continue reading
It’s not really that special…
But it could be. There are two real takeaways from this story (shamelessly swiped from Bruce Schneier’s blog). Neither of them involves getting rid of your keys . The lock on your door was never really secure to begin with. … Continue reading