NSA Loses Control of THEIR Hacking Software and Apple’s Tim Cook Was 100% Right
Remember when Apple’s Tim Cook wouldn’t put in a backdoor to iOS so the FBI could gain access to the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone? THIS IS WHY! If the NSA can’t control software as destructive…
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The NSA is *Not* Securing Our Nation…On Purpose
By now you should have heard at least something about the WannaCry ransomware attack that’s been going on over the last few days. When I ask people about it and what they know, most have…
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NSA: Why are you not focused on protecting the nation?
Reading the German publication Der Spiegel’s article called Prying Eyes: Inside the NSA’s War on Internet Security this weekend, like them I was struck by something that has been on my mind for over ten years. Why…
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NSA Files Decoded
The Edward Snowden revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and its vacuum surveillance, sadly seems to be fading from the public consciousness. Undoubtedly this is viewed as a positive by the intelligence community…
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Will the iPhone 3G be the NSA’s best friend?
As I watched the streaming video of Steve Jobs’ keynote from yesterday’s start to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), I was delighted with the capabilities of the new 3G iPhone, the coming explosion of new…
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Solar is Still Worth the Investment … But California Utility Pricing is a Mess!
Our solar was turned on around 9am PDT on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. In our first week of solar production we have generated 294.37 killowatt hours (kWh). (I subtracted the energy generated on this eighth…
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NEVER, EVER use PODS!
Ten days ago (on Tuesday, November 13, 2018) I scheduled the delivery of our PODS container (containing our household goods) to be shipped from Minnesota to California and arrive the day after we close on…
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My Apple Watch 4 Ordering Adventure
For our 32nd wedding anniversary on Thursday, September 20th, my wife and I decided to get Apple Watch 4’s for our anniversary gifts to one another. No…it won’t be a surprise, but it will be…
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Supreme Court Rules Police Need a Warrant to Track Our Mobile Phones
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant in order to get access to cellphone location information. This is HUGE and a big win for anyone who cares about…
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A Bug in the Apple Store App on iOS “Removed” a Gift Card from My Apple Wallet
It is likely that I discovered a bug in Apple’s Apple Store app for iOS that could make one of your Apple Store cards in your Apple Wallet vanish. Two days ago I had three Apple…
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