You(‘)r(e) right(s)

Well, whatever percentages in this; Voltaire was right. Even if there would be just one citizen who’d think otherwise, all others should (also) defend his (her?) right to be wrong, to the death. As it’s already five o’clock (here), have a nice weekend, with: [Not quite St.Pat’s Day material, still quite equivalent of the Green … Continue reading “You(‘)r(e) right(s)”

Total priv’stalking

Errrm, would anyone have pointers to literature (of the serious kind, not the NSFW kind you only understand) regarding comparison of real physical-world stalking versus on-line total data collection ..? No, not as some rant against TLAs but rather against commercial enterprise than not only collects, but actively circles around you, wherever you go. Giving … Continue reading “Total priv’stalking”

My Opia

Not being your topia anywhere or dys here topia or whatever. Was struck by the surge in posts, columns, articles about security in IoT. Because it appears to indicate a need for a new index. Being on the level of myopia one needs, to understand the hype value (a la this). Or hyperopia (?). Or … Continue reading “My Opia”

To study; unconscious compliance, conformity

A quite good analysis here, of this book. Which throws a wrench in many discussion positions for or against privacy … also in the light of this book. Are we numb mindless drones in larger schemes, or are we individuals whose choices happened to coincide? Through availability of emergent too-selective alternatives or what? Think about … Continue reading “To study; unconscious compliance, conformity”

PbD

Suddenly (?), amidst all sorts of ‘backlashes’ to whip the 90%, or 99%, back into sully compliance and complacency, this ENISA report came out. Issuer → importance. Get it and read… For the effort: [Somewhat close to near perfect alignment. But no cigar for the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag …]

ID card house coming down

With the ‘eavesdropping’ or whatshallwecallit of the German Defense Minister’s fingerprint, it seems that yet another card was pulled from the infosec card house of solutions. It looks like a distant relative in infosec land, on the ID side, has faltered. Or, has shown to be not 100% perfect. Dunno if that is newsworthy; apparently … Continue reading “ID card house coming down”

Hiding or in plain sight (IoT dev’t)

In IoT development, there seems to be a disconnect between the hype and the underlying developments. By which I mean that of course, the hype will not play out according to itself, but according “We overestimate short-term impacts and underestimate the longer-term ones”. But moreover, I also mean that there’s a variety of development speeds … Continue reading “Hiding or in plain sight (IoT dev’t)”

Flavours of IoT

In my on-going attempts to get a grip on IoT, I recently developed a first, for me … Being a broadest of classification of IoT deployment, with characteristics yet to work on: B-internal; the ever more intelligent, ever more (visually) surroundings-aware robots in factories, replacing extorted laborers thus taking away the last options to life … Continue reading “Flavours of IoT”

Not yet one IoTA; Auditing ‘technology’

[Apologies for the date/time stamp; couldn’t pass.] First, a pic: [Classy classic industrial; Binckhorst] Recently, I was triggered by an old friend about some speaking engagement of mine a number of years back. As in this deck (in Dutch…). The point being; we have hardly progressed past the point I mentioned in that, being that … Continue reading “Not yet one IoTA; Auditing ‘technology’”

To watch: Firebase

Was tipped via this article. Firebase to be the next thing. Promising, in its a tempo development; seems to be one element of what the world needs right now in terms of moving forward, innovation. Though maybe it may remain out of sight for most consumers, businesses may build a whole new, upgraded set of … Continue reading “To watch: Firebase”

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