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Using Facebook to launch a Botnet army

Published 6 September 8 1:7 PM | William

Wired has a piece talking about how easy this would be to do. It's not entirely speculative since researchers built such a beast. I think the hype is a bit much though. The argument they make could be made for any mechanism that can get people to...

Filed under: News, Mindless Babbling, Misc Technology, Security, Privacy

Privacy is an outdated notion

Published 10 February 8 8:16 PM | William

That's not to say that I like that fact, or that I don't lament it, but if you really think about it, it's hard to deny. After 9/11, I was reading a Wall Street Journal aritcle discussing the national id card. Larry Ellison was a big supporter...

Filed under: Security, Privacy

Mujihadeen Secrets II

Published 10 February 8 7:25 PM | William

Increasingly, I read stuff in 'serious' publications and have to wonder if it wasn't supposed to be posted to the Onion instead. This is a perfect example . The map of their 'locations' is priceless.

Filed under: Security, Privacy