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Cybersecurity Motivations
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Cybersecurity Motivations

Recently a video of mine was flagged by YouTube's automated ContentID system which may or may not have been justified. Regardless, it got me thinking of the mismatch in motivations for builders investing in cybersecurity and privacy.

Apple WWDC Privacy Update
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Apple WWDC Privacy Update

At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple made several announcements that focus on user privacy. In this episode, we'll explore these features and what impact they may have on you.

Web Browser Privacy
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Web Browser Privacy

On Kara Swisher's show, Recode Decode, she recently hosted Gabe Weinberg from DuckDuckGo. Their conversation revolved around some core concepts in online privacy.

Nest, IoT, and Your Privacy
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Nest, IoT, and Your Privacy

Bad Robot Transcript Good morning on this episode of the show. We're going to take a look at the recent moves by nest and how they impact your privacy. The Nest Labs was founded in 2010 and quickly Brought The Nest learning thermostat to Market. This iconic product was a transformative produc

Huawei, Android, and Cybersecurity
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Huawei, Android, and Cybersecurity

Huawei was recently put on the US Entity List from the US Department of Commerce. That essentially means that it needs a license to receive technology from US companies...a license that is a default "no" and in this political climate, a definite "no".

Porn & Digital Identity
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Porn & Digital Identity

The Digital Economy Act of 2017 in the UK is trying to put up enforceable age gates to pornography. That might be a good idea but it's extremely difficult to actual do online. At the same time, here in Canada, our major financial players are launching a joint identity service.

Borders & Cybersecurity
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Borders & Cybersecurity

A recent CBC News article highlighted both the powers of border agents to search digital devices and the general lack of awareness of your rights at the border. Are you aware of your rights as you cross the border? Do you take precautions to protect your digital footprint?

Facebook's F8 & Information Management
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Facebook's F8 & Information Management

Facebook held its annual F8 developer conference this week and—in addition to the usual product updates—they repeatedly talked about creating and enabling private spaces. What's stopping them? 15 years of poor information management.

James Harden & Cybersecurity Policy
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James Harden & Cybersecurity Policy

The NBA playoffs are in full swing and there's a huge rules controversy around one superstar's—James Harden—jump shot. Is it a foul? Regardless of the answer, it pushes the rules to the limit. The same thing happens in cybersecurity. People just trying to get their job done will push th

Cybersecurity Time Crunch
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Cybersecurity Time Crunch

The Fortnite developer teams at Epic Games are working in a perpetual "crunch time" situation. That's not sustainable by any measure...and from all reports, things are bad over at Epic.

Facial Recognition Consent
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Facial Recognition Consent

Facial recognition is becoming more and more common. In some cases, it's used to make existing procedures more efficient or to connect existing data points together. While that seems like the community has already consented to these use cases, people often have a visceral rea