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How bad is it?
How bad is the spam problem on that hotmail account? I checked my email around 11AM Saturday, then spent a busy day with various errands to run, a fantasy hockey draft to attend, and spent some time with family and friends. Got up Sunday morning, turned on the PC and had 139 meesages in my…
Linked: Makers of spyware deny marketing their apps to stalkers in domestic-abuse cases
I’m aware that these tools exist for monitoring kids, but yeah anyone can use them to monitor anyone: “In the report, titled The Predator in Your Pocket, researchers at The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy examined eight popular spyware apps sold as tools to keep…
Almost a Really Bad Oops
So after returning home from a sun-baked day at the Greenville Scottish Games last night, I resolved to do some catching up with photos. The last few times we’ve gone somewhere to do some shooting, I’ve not had time to do more than bring the memory card home and set it aside. So I popped…
Linked – Google China Prototype Links Searches to Phone Numbers
If the details in this story are true, Google is about to be absolutely complicit in violating the human rights of millions of Chinese citizens. Not just linking search history to individual phone numbers, but actively blocking material, replacing factual material with information straight from the government on things like weather and pollution levels. And…
Linked – Passwords Are Still King
“Naked Security reports that a new survey shows users still prefer passwords over other authentication methods such as biometrics. The survey revealed that 58% of people prefer to use passwords for accessing online services. Fingerprints were the most popular biometric method at 10% and only 9% of those survey thought that collecting biometric data was…
This is why I’m not a lawyer..
I was asked to “consult” with our VP of Legislative Affairs this afternoon in reference to an anti-spam bill. She showed me the current state law, the proposed state law and the latest Federal CAN-Spam Act. All 3 have a different definition of what an “access provider” is. Being an access provider gives you the…
