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Author Archives: Justin McOmie
Microsoft, Yahoo, and Internet Breakage
In a recent interview with “Condé Nast Portfolio”, Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns us all that a Microsoft-Yahoo merger might “break the internet” due to the consolidation of web-mail, instant messaging, and other services that would follow as a result. … Continue reading
Security Review: credit cards stored in company databases
Summary: It is now very common to do business with companies that will by default (or even as a requirement to patronize) permanently store credit card and associated personal information in a database to help speed up future transactions or … Continue reading
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Spy Satellites
Spy satellites will be used by local law enforcement to enforce the laws against United States citizens. Should this make us feel safer or more scared of our government? On the one hand I expect any government to use the … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Privacy
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Security Review: Blogging at the Olympic Games
Summary: The International Olympic Committee will be granting Olympic athletes the right to blog at this year’s summer games in China, and there will be a few interesting restrictions placed on what they can say. In addition to the standard … Continue reading
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TSA Website’s Security Failings
A website created for the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of allowing travelers to resolve watch-list or screening problems was found to be inadequately secured, causing travelers to inadvertently transmit sensitive personal information in the clear. Most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
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