Alastair Mactaggart, who pretty much single handedly is responsible for the California Consumer Privacy Act is on the warpath again. CCPA 2, another ballot initiative, would grant California residents new rights in their health and financial records and also their precise location. It would require consumers to opt in to companies selling that data and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Just a Wee Bit Over the Top There is a nut job who bought an old cold war era bunker in Germany and turned it into a “bullet-proof” hosting center similar to what we see in Russia and elsewhere – where they let you host anything, legal or otherwise. Apparently the Germans got tired of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The EU’s high court – the Court of Justice of the European Union – said this week that web sites including search engines must ask users to opt in to sharing of their data. Web sites such as Google know that if users have to actively do something for the sole purpose of allowing Google […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well that makes me feel a whole lot better. The FDA says that devices that use the decades old IPNet software are vulnerable to hacking, But they are not sure what devices that may include. Possibly insulin pumps. Maybe pacemakers. They also don’t know how many devices are affected. Given that, I am not sure […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Coworking and shared office spaces are the new normal. WeWork, one of the coworking space brands, is now, apparently, the largest office space tenant in the United States. Who are in these coworking spaces are startups and small branches (often 1 or 2 people) of larger companies, among others. Most of these folks have a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Did Apple ‘Play’ President Trump? Apple says that it has received a waiver from import tariffs on Chinese parts for the Mac Pro. Why, after President Trump said he wouldn’t do that? Apple’s PR machine made it look like the Mac Pro was now going to be made in Texas after they floated a rumor […]
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