Over the last couple of years it's become increasingly obvious that "government' wants to be able to control more of what we all do online. Unfortunately some of the issues they're trying to deal with won't simply "go away" but forcing service providers to treat their clients as if they were criminals will cause a lot of problems for everyone. Go read my rant over on the … [Read more...] about Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
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Annoying Ads
Every time I browse Facebook I'm pursued by this ads from Sean Gallagher Talk about annoying! … [Read more...] about Annoying Ads
Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
Snoopers Charter, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. I was interviewed earlier this week for an article in the Irish edition of the Daily Mail on the UK's proposed "snooper's charter" . Unfortunately they don't seem to publish the articles from the Irish edition online, so I've ended up scanning it in instead. Related articles An Irish SOPA to an Irish Problem … [Read more...] about Daily Mail Article – Snoopers Charter
Wireless And Web Based Security Systems?
After my recent "incident" I'm going to be installing some kind of burglar alarm and possibly some cameras. There are quite a lot of different solutions on the market, but I'm really not sure what to go for. Ideally I'd like an alarm system that is loud ie. set it off and your ears are assaulted. It probably won't be hooked up to any monitoring system beyond a GSM modem … [Read more...] about Wireless And Web Based Security Systems?
Feeling Violated
I got home from work this evening and immediately noticed that something wasn't quite right. My laptop bag was sitting in the middle of the hall floor and I knew I hadn't left it there. Walking into the sitting room my worst fears were realised - the TV was gone, as was my MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Kindle and of course my iMac. (Guess I've got a lot of Apple products - or at … [Read more...] about Feeling Violated