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A novice’s guide to backing up a PC 26 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm
Why, then, do so many people still not bother to back up? Even after losing an important document, irreplaceable photo, or entire sets of financial records, some still don't take the time. Perhaps it'...
Fake social network PRSM demonstrates we're willing to share everything anyway 25 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
The Wall Street Journal recently published a helpful infographic demonstrating what Google alone knows about its users, designed in a genius fashion by using an outline of the human body reminiscent o...
4 ways the Guardian could have protected Snowden – by THE NSA 24 Aug 2013 | 09:11 am
Four ways the Guardian could have protected Snowden – by THE NSA • The Register I'll post this in the hopes that folks will read through the two pages (and perhaps some of the four pages of comments)...
Jon Callas on What Snowden Is Telling Us 22 Aug 2013 | 04:44 am
Jon Callas on What Snowden Is Telling Us (cryptome.org) (Jon Callas was the co-founder and CTO of Silent Circle.) Jon Callas - Wikipedia Good read. He proposes that most "smart" attackers don't bre...
Hack to School: Beware the open school wi-fi 19 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
At my daughter's school you're only supposed to be using it for school purposes when authorized by a teacher, but in the high school here they can use it for their own stuff during breaks and study ha...
Baby monitor hack shows danger of default passwords 15 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
The story describes how the camera began emitting an unknown voice which spoke abusively to the children. The parents expressed relief that the 2-year-old girl in whose room the camera was located is...
State surveillance may be a fact of modern life, but having 'nothing to hide' is not an excuse for apathy 5 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
The first role of government is to protect its citizens, not to guarantee privacy One of the arguments used by those who believe that they have "nothing to hide" is that only criminals and terrorists...
DNScrypt (Preview Release) 28 Jul 2013 | 04:04 am
Why DNSCrypt is so significant In the same way the SSL turns HTTP web traffic into HTTPS encrypted Web traffic, DNSCrypt turns regular DNS traffic into encrypted DNS traffic that is secure from eavesd...
Why the FBI is warning the world about spear-phishing attacks 26 Jul 2013 | 02:49 am
In spear-phishing scams, cyber-criminals utilise a specially crafted email message that entices users to perform an action that will result in a drive-by download, data theft, or both. Compromising sy...
Encrypt your comms & end your reliance on proprietary services (PRISM ⚡ Break) 24 Jul 2013 | 03:14 pm
Just noticed this, a little project by Peng Zhong: PRISM ⚡ Break Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop the American government from spying on you by encrypting your comm...
