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Wearble Computing has been Here

June 17th, 2013 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Google Glass is causing a panic in some circles as wearable computing is considered by some to be a threat. We all missed the boat as wearable computing has been here for years in the form of hearing aids. Google Glass is going to be the end of civilization as we know […]

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Tags: Privacy · Security · Technology

A Note about Computer (In)Security

August 27th, 2012 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips If it has software, it can be hacked, i.e., it is not secure. Sorry to write that, but I can’t find any way around it. What a wonderful world. We have computers everywhere. Those computers all run software, which is nothing more than instructions written by persons. And all those persons have […]

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Tags: Privacy · Security · Systems

Software Security and the Numbers Game

November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips I often see claims that software systems will be secure, i.e., only authorized people will be able to see the information. Just as often I see cases where “secure” software systems are broken and the data are spilled onto the floor for all to see. Why? I believe it is a simple […]

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Tags: Fun · Programming · Security · Systems

Obama’s Blackberry

January 13th, 2009 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips With the presidential inauguration a week away, there is much chatter on the Internet about Barack Obama being allowed to have a Blackberry when he is president. The issue is of course SECURITY. Any competent intelligence service can eavesdrop on a cell phone. Can we make a secure Blackberry or iPhone or […]

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Tags: Security · Technology