As I’ve said before, a ban will keep people from using cell phones while driving, it will not make driving safer. Eliminating a symptom of bad driving will not make good drivers. But, I’m pretty sure it will happen, because it allows politicians to say they have “done something”.
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I’ve been messing around a bit with the Hawking PN9245F router that I’ve got the home network and cable modem running through. I put it through some firewall tests and port scans, and it’s got me running in full stealth mode for the moment. Gotta’ love that! It wasn’t even all that difficult to setup…
I have to admit, I haven’t given much thought to QR codes, or how to use them, over the last year. I keep sort of waiting for a reason to really learn what there is to know about them. But, when I saw this post about QR code malware, my mind immediately flashed upon something….
Users are urged to update all vulnerable version of 7-Zip to the latest revision, version 16.00, as soon as possible. I know this is a tool used by many in the eDiscovery and technology areas. Head out and get the latest version folks! https://www.grahamcluley.com/2016/05/anti-virus-products-security-devices-affected-7-zip-flaws/ Follow these topics: Links, LitigationSupport, Tech
This is something that has not been fully addressed in the internet age. According to the plain view doctrine, police may not search outside the scope of a warrant unless the evidence is in plain view. If evidence is in plain view, the government may seize it and use it to prosecute a separate crime….
Universities are an obvious target for hackers, for some really obvious reasons. Usually you have a relatively inexperienced IT workforce, a risk-unaware user base, and one thing that may come as a surprise to many outside of these environments, an extremely insecure environment. A few years back I had some interaction with a college IT…
I’ve written before about politicians who don’t understand technology are passing laws about it constantly, and why it might be a bad idea. This week, Mike Masnick at TechDirt did a pretty good job of explaining why the news industry trade group spokesmen who wants the US to pass something similar to what the EU…
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