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We are Our Own Worst Enemy
There is at least one good thing to come from the increasing number of residential surveillance cameras: we are getting real-time, high-definition looks at criminals in action, like the recent video recording of a Tesla being stolen via an already well-known fob spoofing technique, something I wrote about over two years ago. The unsettling video
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If my password wasn’t stolen, what does it matter?
I’ll dispense with the editorializing about Facebook and other internet giants playing fast and loose with our information and get down to the nitty-gritty of what you should know about the latest Facebook breach, which I initially wrote about (only) two weeks ago: Go to this Facebook link (while you are logged in to Facebook)
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Beta Windows 10 Update Erases User Data
A small percentage of Windows users have opted into the “Insiders” program which grants them early access to new features, bug fixes and content updates for Windows 10, which as I’m sure all of you are painfully familiar with now, updates very frequently. The object of the Insiders program is to “beta test” new updates
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Facebook in Hot Water Again
Back when I first heard about Facebook I was working for a private university known for its “dry” campus. I was asked to consult on the case of a student who was being disciplined for violating the no-alcohol policy because a picture had been discovered of them buying booze at a nearby supermarket. It had
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Software: Rent or Buy?
Microsoft has just announced the general release of Office 2019, the latest version of its “on-premise” productivity suite. Since the debut of Microsoft’s subscription version of this suite, Office 365, the year-numbered designations have been used to delineate the two product lines, and up to version 2016, the two versions have been functionally identical. According
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IOT Cameras Vulnerable to Another Bug
Back when the internet was relatively new and essentially unspoiled, there was a great deal of hype around the “connected home” which was to include every major appliance, all of your entertainment electronics, home lighting, environmental controls, and security. Everything it would seem, including toilets, which some manufacturers are still trying to make happen in
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