Tag Archives: Privacy

How Orwellian!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by John

The ever-increasing, bizarre, post-9/11 American paranoia just seemingly keeps getting more and more surreal… way to go AT&T; thanks for NOT protecting your subscriber’s identities! (Source) Seattle Times: http://goo.gl/mrRsR2

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Just in Time.

Posted on November 11, 2014 by John

Has anyone else noticed that Amazon’s Echo just so happened to be released right before the Christmas season (as if the firm would’ve timed it otherwise!?) Merry Snooping…

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Limit (ed/less) Access?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by John

Assuming that Amazon’s Echo is a success, there are a number of variables to contend with. For example, content. It’s clear that the company is pushing for an end-to-end integration via said device; however, what happens if a request for … Continue reading →

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Echo + NSA = An Orwellian Nightmare?

Posted on November 8, 2014 by John

Agreed, while the thought of having an AI-assistant is arguably every Trekkie’s dream… think about the potential implications in the post-Snowden-era when (inevitably) a bug and/or some sort of malware is introduced into said devices ecosystem? Leaving that and fatalistic … Continue reading →

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(Test for) Echo…

Posted on November 7, 2014 by John

Amazon’s Echo could be a game-changer; a dud; first-mover advantage / disadvantage and/or somewhere in between… whatever the case may be, AI, and, by extension, humanities’ fascination / reliance on machines just might have taken a giant step forward… er, … Continue reading →

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Anti-Facebook…

Posted on October 23, 2014 by John

Social Networking meets non-data mining minus online ads is perhaps one way to describe ‘Ello.’ Launched in August the (nascent) platform already boasts a million users (with 3 million waiting to join) and $5.5 million dollars of VC-backing. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/dks9XB

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Battling Inside Out.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by John

Believe it or not, there is actually one (US) Senator that is pro-privacy as well as in favor of repelling one of the more draconian / Orwellian aspects of the post-9/11, Patriot Act… (which, arguably, had little to do with … Continue reading →

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The ‘Snap-pening!’

Posted on October 12, 2014 by John

Another day… another (reportedly) massive data leak from Snapchat no less! (Source) Sydney Morning Herald: http://goo.gl/l2iYTl

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Battle Lines Drawn.

Posted on September 18, 2014 by John

With two major rivals introducing default encryption (amongst others) expect at least the following: a) the never-ending saga of hackers attempting to break said systems; and, b) (at a minimum) the unfortunate reality (as it now stands) of the American … Continue reading →

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Think Different.

Posted on September 14, 2014 by John

For anyone that might still think that the content that they purchased via iTunes is actually their own… they might want to think again what the definition of ‘their own’ is? DRM controversies-aside, buying content via Apple (as most people … Continue reading →

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