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Verizon fought the NSA’s metadata collection program but lost anyway
http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/25/verizon-loses-constitutional-fight-over-metadata/
I’ve been quiet on the NSA snooping front lately. This short article reminded me that Big Brother continues to watch us.
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Report: NSA Knew About Heartbleed Bug for 2 Years and Said Nothing
http://mashable.com/2014/04/11/nsa-heartbleed-report/
Not sure what to think about this one. On one hand I’m not surprised. On the other …
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Open source software is more secure, right? So what happened with OpenSSL?
Thoughts on open source initiative.
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The First Good News About the Heartbleed Bug Emerges
http://recode.net/2014/04/11/the-first-good-news-about-the-heartbleed-bug-emerges/
An update on the OpenSSL vulnerability announced earlier this week.
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http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug/#ftag=CADf328eec
Here’s a more comprehensive article explaining the Heartbleed security breach.
All of these suggestions make sense … good common sense. Wonder if Thomas Paine would agree.
Oh and I treat my email like I would a post card. Just saying.
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US law firm was ‘caught in NSA surveillance net’ in Indonesia – report
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/15/us-law-firm-nsa-surveillance-indonesia-australia
It was only a matter of time before the attorney-client privilege was trampled by the NSA, but this also violates conflict of interest since the government was also an adverse party.
http://m.cnet.com/news/wozniak-criticizes-cloud-dependence-in-light-of-nsa/57618399
The Great Woz has spoken,
IT’s Losing Battle Against Cloud Adoption
http://readwrite.com/2014/01/31/it-losing-battle-cloud-adoption-enterprise
Food for thought for what I struggle and wrestle with on weekdays.
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Here’s A New Way Facebook Is Pushing You To Share Your Contact Information
http://readwrite.com/2014/01/28/facebook-contact-information-request
I use Twitter much more these days than I do Facebook. I’ve locked down ally personal information months ago and I did not include phone or address info even then. If a “friend” I don’t personally know sends a request for such information, the non response silence will be deafening.
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