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  • ISPs Lying About DoH

    ISPs Lying About DoH

    ISPs latest fight against their customers.

  • Code That Has Changed History

    Code That Has Changed History

    Code shapes our lives in more ways than most realize. Here are a few of the best and worst examples.

  • Open-source Dangers: Supply Chain Infection

    Open-source Dangers: Supply Chain Infection

    For software security, many people prefer open-source software. It’s usually functional and inexpensive, although it’s not always pretty. It also (generally) has a reputation for being more secure than closed-source software. But a rash of supply chain attacks have infected many popular open-source projects. Oftentimes the infected code is small and innocuous. As part of…

  • Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off

    Browser Notifications Bugging You? Here’s How To Turn Them Off

    It seems like every website wants to send you notifications or know your location. Turn these off quickly and easily!

  • Facebook: Dumb or Evil?

    Facebook: Dumb or Evil?

    There’s been lots of pretty negative news coming out of Facebook over the past few years. I’ve only touched on a couple of things (smartphone privacy, social engineering), but it’s looking more and more like Facebook is either grossly incompetant or a bad actor when it comes to respecting their customers information and privacy. The…

  • (New) Trust Issues With Google

    (New) Trust Issues With Google

    I have been a Google fan for quite a few years. And while some of their business practices give me pause, I have more trust in Google than similar data-centric companies like Facebook. My fondness for Google has been tempered over the past couple of years by a series of unfortunate events, though. Things like:…

  • Why You (Yes, You) Need A Website

    Why You (Yes, You) Need A Website

    One question I get fairly often these days is about the need for a website, especially with the explosion of social and professional media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Soundcloud. My response is usually pretty simple: Maybe more than ever, if you don’t have a website now, you need one! While having social media profiles and…

  • Password Security Is No Joke

    Password Security Is No Joke

    It’s no secret that online security is more important now than it was a decade ago. One of my own personal pet peeves, though, is the constant use of very bad password practices that are used by lots of people (me included)! Password Safety It’s become fairly common knowledge that having a long and strong…

  • Social Media Paranoia: The New Normal?

    Social Media Paranoia: The New Normal?

    Security on social media is a constant balancing act. Lots of memes, quizzes, or trending topics look harmless, but if the whole Cambridge Analytica fiasco has taught us anything about social media’s potential pitfalls, paranoia is a much better (and safer) default attitude to have. The 10-Year Challenge Danger One thing that seems especially popular…

  • Apple vs. Facebook vs. Privacy (and Google too!)

    Apple vs. Facebook vs. Privacy (and Google too!)

    Sometimes seems like Facebook is going out of it’s way to be scummy. Love it or hate it, one thing Facebook has been repeatedly great at these past few years is going out of its way to get negative attention. Or, at least is seems that way sometimes. Facebook’s Latest Shit Storm (as of Early…