“Facebook, Apple and Big Brother Peep in your Bedroom at Night” Does that title sound creepy? Good. It should. And now, it’s real. I mean literally real. Not a movie, but real. The kind of real like when you have a severe gas pain that renders you immobile. That kind of real. The ever-spying, ever-invasive Facebook with their nasty little…
Tag: privacy
Google: The Supreme Alphabet Agency
You may have not read my original post about Google’s somewhat silent and out-of-the-blue creation of their new ‘supreme corporation’ ‘Alphabet, but if not, do catch up by reading it here. I knew there was ‘something’ about their name. Something strategic. Something creepy. Something tongue and cheek. But it wasn’t until I had a 6am coffee with Joe Adam on…
Our Online Future Encapsulated
A friend of mine sent me this speech (transcribed) today and I was absolutely unable to stop reading it right to the end. I found out that my browser has ‘reader mode’ which was cool, by the way. Read this article. You’ll learn about how you are victimized but it ends with some awesome inspiration. It encapsulates: Our current situation…
It’s Time to Hate What Google Has Made You
You have been a frog in lukewarm water and Google (and Apple, and Microsoft, and others) have turned up the heat without you noticing. Well, you kind of noticed. You kind of noticed how some conveniently relevant ads started showing up in your inbox and on all the websites you started visiting. You kind of noticed how the mail that…
Free Secure Instant Reliable Skype Alternative
Update (150922): less than 24 hours after publishing this post was published confirming that the very next release of Firefox (version 41) will have the key missing ingredient of instant messanging (IM) or text chat built into the Firefox Hello! part of the browser. This is huge news and great news. Read on! Skype Down. Good. ‘Bout time a Fire…
Who is Bad: Ashley Madison, the Hackers, or the Clients?
Answer: All three. Ashley Madison built their empire on the nasty foundation of encouraging the destruction of marriages, their clients took the bait like Adam and Eve, and the hackers trespassed. But Jesus died for all of them. What matters most in this story is the theme of internet security. This article covers most of the key points if you…
Who is Spying on your Children?
Spying on my children!!? That’s NUTS! That’s SICK! But it’s happening. Right now. And you are letting it happen either because you are unaware or because you are lazy, or both. I don’t want to be harsh on you but I just can’t find a better way to say it. Your non-chalent attitude towards protecting your digital life could cost…
Google’s New Daddy Alphabet and Why You Should Care
Whether you are a conspiracy theory buff or not, it’s probably a safe bet to say that you think Google is a big and powerful global company that has the potential to do some ‘serious stuff’ if they wanted. Well, today marks a new day in history when you might want to amplify your efforts to withdraw from their ever-reaching…
Getting Started with Retroshare on Ubuntu: The Secure Communications Hub
Retroshare is awesome. It’s secure. It’s simple (once you get rolling) and it’s highly useful. I found getting the initial few friends in was a ‘little’ tricky without a familiarization tour so here is a video I made to help folks out. I sent it to my mom so we’ll know how effective it is shortly, we hope…
Realtors Who Use Gmail are In Breach of Their Fiduciary Duty to Clients
It’s time to call a spade a spade. The Real Estate Council of BC talks about the responsibility of real estate agents here. Scanning down the page there is a section dedicated to ‘fiduciary duty’. This term sound big but it’s pretty simple. Lawyers have it, too. They have to look out for the best interests of their clients and…