Category Archives: Privacy

Hiding in plain sight

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Branedy

In this age of ‘Big Data’ the masters are the ones who hide in plain sight. If you generate billions of media bits that must be parsed by the powers that be, the devil really is in the details. During … Continue reading →

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Skype security, and privacy

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Branedy

Communications and privacy will always be a concern, any protocol a computer can generate can be broken, the question is how long, and how important. If your ego about your importance in the world is justified by others, then expect … Continue reading →

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Internet Privacy myths

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Branedy

One of the enduring myths of the internet is the one involving privacy. This article on CNN titled U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google takes umbrage at the notion that everyones email is secret and private. And while this myth … Continue reading →

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Cork Cliques

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Branedy

One of the first things I had heard about Co. Cork is the Cliquish nature of Cork. Everyone is always saying Cork is a small place, but when you are out in Cork, you are out forever. There are no … Continue reading →

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Crypto in the personal privacy world

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Branedy

I was recently presented with The Code Book and while leafing through the pages during a moment of boredom I managed to create a simple crypto using the Julius Caesar character substitution method using Sybase T-SQL. And though I’m sure … Continue reading →

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Irish Rights gets visibility

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Branedy

Digital Rights Ireland has gained new visibility in this article Digital rights activists take aim at EU data laws And more power to them. It’s about time that the governments of EU remember who they work for, the citizens of … Continue reading →

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