The NSA hasn’t had a great few years. And it isn’t getting any better. First it was Snowden and dumping documents on seemingly a weekly basis. There were two schools of thought regarding Snowden. Some said he was a hero for disclosing illegal government actions Others said that he was a traitor for disclosing national […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This year the TSA’s performance is better than last year. Last year, it has been reported, TSA checkpoints failed to detect contraband 95% of the time. That means for $7+ billion, TSA agents only stopped 5% of the stuff that was not supposed to be allowed on board. This year, according to reports, the number […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Multiple sources are reporting a feature of iPhone apps that is a major privacy concern. This is not new and it also is an issue on Android phones, but, for some reason, everyone seems to be highlighting the problem with iPhones. PERHAPS, that is because it it is being exploited in the wild on iPhones […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Consumers have been wrestling for years now about access to their personal data. There are many non-bank financial products such as Mint and WalletGyde that help consumers manage their money, but it has always been a fight between the banks and these companies (of which there are at least hundreds, maybe more). As a group, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Earlier this summer, TSA banned laptops and other large electronics on flights into the United States from certain countries. Almost as quickly, they removed those bans – likely due to feedback from the airlines who were concerned that travelers would use video conferencing instead of flying. Later this summer, TSA started a pilot program at […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have reported before, Symantec has had problems with its server SSL certificate business for years and was on double-super probation. Symantec bought its certificate business mostly from Verisign in 2010 for about 1.2 billion dollars. It also bought the certificate businesses of Thawte, Equifax and others Last month it sold that business to […]
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