Technology – Page 12 – Into the West

Article: 10 Incredibly Simple Things You Should Be Doing To Protect Your Privacy

10 Incredibly Simple Things You Should Be Doing To Protect Your Privacy

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/08/23/10-incredibly-simple-things-you-should-be-doing-to-protect-your-privacy/

Good advice. One or two on this list I need to add to my normal routine.

Article: Cybertruth: Disable Java? Tech experts say yes

Cybertruth: Disable Java? Tech experts say yes

http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2013/06/24/disable-java-no-1-web-threat-cybersecurity-hacking/2447305/

I tried living without Java enabled in my browser but it prevented me from using nearly all my regular sites. lf this truly is the next battlefield, then developers need to convert or switch to a more secure alternative.

Article: The History of Early Computing Machines, from Ancient Times to 1981

The History of Early Computing Machines, from Ancient Times to 1981

http://io9.com/the-history-of-early-computing-machines-from-ancient-t-549202742

For the mathy computer geek in me.

Article: Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant

Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant

Unable to gather those statistics? BS!!!

Article: Peering pressure: The secret battle to control the future of the internet

Peering pressure: The secret battle to control the future of the internet

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/19/peering-pressure-the-secret-battle-to-control-the-future-of-the-internet/

Net neutrality under attack again.

Article: Google challenges DOJ’s surveillance gag order

Google challenges DOJ’s surveillance gag order

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57589914-38/google-challenges-dojs-surveillance-gag-order/

Article: Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence

Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/16/192369272/privacy-past-and-present-a-saga-of-american-ambivalence

Sharing this because the Constitutional history was interesting.

Article: When Your Data Is Your Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?

When Your Data Is Your Currency, What Does Your Privacy Cost?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/06/09/189857722/when-your-data-is-your-currency-what-does-your-privacy-cost

Excellent article. And, yes, I read the whole thing before sharing it here.

Article: Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveillance story

Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveillance story

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/07/through-a-prism-darkly-tracking-the-ongoing-nsa-surveillance-story/

A follow up to last Thursday’s Big Brother bombshell.

Article: One of My Computers is Down…

One of My Computers is Down…

http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2013/06/04/one-of-my-computers-is-down/

I wish I lived closer to him. I would have gladly helped repair his infected computer. And I completely agree with his suggestion in the final paragraph.