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safe computing – data storage I

Posted on January 5, 2022 by DocDock

Only the most harded soul or boring individual has no pictures or stories to share.  It is easier than never before to share photos of cats, children, girlfriends or selfies. Simply take the photo and either email it or send … Continue reading →

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5G and the USA dictating technology choices

Posted on May 8, 2019 by DocDock

I cannot remember how we got to discussing about technology and the new 5G standard.  My buddy Otto was a bit surprised at how adamant the US government with their demand that all of its allies must not purchase Huawei … Continue reading →

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Excessive tracking and yet probably ineffective

Posted on November 20, 2018 by DocDock

I was reading an article on Arstechnica about tracking inbound cars in without a warrent or individualized suspicion.[1] To me this seems a bit ridiculous and overbearing.  I am rather curious what you need to be doing that both looks … Continue reading →

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Is security a fallacy?

Posted on May 23, 2018 by DocDock

How many times have you heard or read that the best course of action is to keep your computer up to date with security patches.  This is true for your computers operating systems, device drivers, computer BIOS, software applications including … Continue reading →

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The perception of power (of 9 volts)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by DocDock

When travelling I want to arrive at my destination ontime and unhurt.  I do appreciate that the world’s governments are just as interested and do take steps to ensure that dangerous people don’t hijack the plane or even worse. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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airplane data security

Posted on August 21, 2017 by DocDock

When I think about airlines I think about a lot of things but I don’t think of high tech. That isn’t very realistic as jet engines are pretty high tech devices and the ability to book reservations over the internet is … Continue reading →

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facial scans coming to an airport near you

Posted on August 4, 2017 by DocDock

We want to protect you from the world. I think that a lot of people want to do the right thing and protect others from bad things. Sometimes this takes shape in the form of a law or a rule that … Continue reading →

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enhancing the privacy we still have

Posted on July 22, 2017 by DocDock

Is privacy is simply too much work? The problem is not that technology cannot help out but in my case it seems that I am constantly installing or setting up new computers or virtual machines and there is never the … Continue reading →

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Security in homogeneous systems

Posted on June 2, 2017 by DocDock

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been quite industrious in creating a new way[1] of tracking documents that could be “borrowed” from a person, business or government against the will of of that entity. This new document protection is the … Continue reading →

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paranoid about smart phones

Posted on October 20, 2016 by DocDock

I recently went to a small speech that was being held about IoT.  I guess I think less of IoT in the marketing speech and more in the implementation. What someone might call a smart device or IoT is what … Continue reading →

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