The company providing security for one of the World Cup venues in Brazil accidentally posted a photo containing the secret WiFi password. Does it really matter? Was it even a secret to begin with?
Daily Archives: June 24, 2014
New York City makes a hash of taxi driver data disclosure
What do you do in your spare time if you’re a self-confessed “urbanist, data junkie and civic hacker,” like New York resident Chris Whong? Use Freedom of Information Laws to find out more about NYC’s taxi movements, of course…
BoringSSL wants kill the excitement that led to Heartbleed
Some things just aren’t meant to be exciting. In fact some things are supposed to be so far from novelty, surprise and frivolity that any whiff of excitement at all is a bad sign indeed. Introducing Boring SSL…
Spam in Canada goes “strictly opt-in” in one week – with only THREE YEARS to comply
It’s been a long, long, long time coming, but spam in Canada really does go “strictly opt-in” on this year’s Canada Day, 01 July 2014. After that, you will have a meagre THREE YEARS to adapt your business practices and acquire express consent from your mailees…