What is the current attitude on digital privacy? We joke about it nowadays: Your cell phone is a snitch — a spy in your pocket. Data from your phone can be used in extensive surveillance by government agencies. Our expectation for privacy on mobile devices is practically non-existent. The fourth amendment provides constitutional protection against […]
Do We Care About Digital Privacy?
Image source Can you put a price on digital privacy? Some internet providers do. Last week, news broke that AT&T and Comcast are considering new options for customers who want greater digital privacy. By default, internet subscribers have their online habits analyzed so that they can be targeted with personalized advertising. Targeted ads are generated […]
When a Hoarder Leaves: Picking Up the (Many, Many) Pieces
Since the introduction of A&E’s “Hoarders”, viewers have been disturbed and fascinated by the unclean, cluttered, and dangerous living conditions that people with compulsive behaviors build around themselves. Calling someone a “hoarder” can be insensitive; it reduces all of what he or she is to a debilitating compulsive disorder. Oftentimes, this condition goes undiagnosed […]
Antivirus Software Isn’t Ready for the 21st Century
By Bob Hand ‘ rifkiedr / Pixabay “I don’t use AV (antivirus software), I think it’s dead and based on an ancient tech that is no longer relevant. Hacker kits come out ten times faster. AV is a meaningless system.” – John McAfee, former CEO of McAfee (creators of McAfee Antivirus) “Antivirus is dead.” – Brian Dye, […]