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Long, complex passwords not necessarily better
Common sense tells us that a long, complex password is inherently better than short, simple password primarily because it makes it harder for humans to guess what it might be based upon what they know about the user. However, when computers can brute-force a solution to even the most complex passwords within minutes, a lot
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Google algorithm catches child porn emailer
Any day we can take a purveyor of child pornography off the streets is a good day in my book. In this case, we can thank Google for discovering a Texas man sending images of child sex abuse through his Gmail account. As you might have guessed, a search algorithm rather than a human spotted
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Internet-enabled appliances weak on security
When it first occurred, connecting things to the internet seemed more like a gimmick than anything practical. Remember that fridge that was supposed to know when you need to buy more milk and would email you a reminder? Even though that particular concept still hasn’t really caught on (though it should!) plenty of other things
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Android security hole has been around since 2.1
Researchers at Bluebox Security have published an unsettling discovery in the Android operating system that is the digital equivalent of a law enforcement official neglecting to verify if your driver’s license is actually real whenever you submit it as proof of your identity. Oh, and this little bug has been around since version 2.1 of
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Jailbreaking smartphones about to become legal
Did you know that if you jailbroke your iPhone (or any locked smartphone) without your mobile carrier’s permission anytime between early 2013 and now, you were actually breaking a federal law? That’s right, due to an expired clause in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, it’s actually illegal to unlock a smartphone you own. This bit
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Start Menu coming back in Windows 9
Normally I don’t blog about rumors, but this one is just too good to pass up. Leaked screenshots of Windows 9 show what looks like the return of the much missed Start Menu that has been a staple of Windows computing since Windows 95. Do you really need to know anything more about Windows 9?
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