Tag Archives: surveillance

safe computing – weak case for weakening encryption

Posted on June 27, 2017 by DocDock

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. William J. H. Boetcker This quote has been often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln.  This is actually a very relevant thought with the respect to economics.  Indeed you cannot improve everybody’s lot … Continue reading →

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Big brother is watching (you buy underwear)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by DocDock

Edward Snowden raised the stakes of privacy in June 2013 when he released the scope of the internet and phone surveillance by American intelligence agencies.  We learned quite a bit about what types of data collections were being done. Phone records … Continue reading →

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i am NOT paranoid

Posted on November 15, 2015 by DocDock

As the saying goes “Just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean that they are not out to get you” Just when you thought that companies were content to track us with cookies, tracking cookies, web beacons or website trackers they … Continue reading →

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Privacy and legal convenience – the impossible goal

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

My children are still young so I still have quite some say in how certain things are done.  Sometimes I have to make a tough decision and I really don’t want to look like the bad guy.  When this does … Continue reading →

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