Category Archives: Internet
Steve Jobs: You get a timeout
The scene at the Jobs house this week: Steve (played by a 6 year old boy): Hmm.. the reception on my iPhone 4 sucks. So let’s just cover it up with a software update. Consumers Report (played by Mommy): Steve, … Continue reading
Facebook: the last straw
I’ve complained about Facebook before, reduced my participation, and now, I am ending it. Facebook has become what can only be described as an attractive nuisance. One of my friends clearly had their account broken into. The last time this … Continue reading
Net Neutrality Deal near betwen FCC and Telcos?
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that mega-telcos Verizon and AT&T are in discussions with senior staff of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over a compromise for enabling legislation for the FCC to regulate access to the Internet. This is no … Continue reading
Wrap-up of this year’s WEIS
This year’s Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS2010) enlightened us about Identity, privacy, and the insecurity of the financial payment system, just to name a few presentaitons. Continue reading
FBI spots potential danger to a school – on Facebook
As opposed to my previous post, BBC reports an instance where the FBI has made use of public information to predict a possible threat to St Aelred’s Catholic Technology College in England. The information was on Facebook, and was available … Continue reading
