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What S.J. Resolution 34 Means For You

March 29, 2017 by Eric

If you’re reading the news, you’ve probably seen hoards of tech journalists up in arms about S.J. Resolution 34. In a nutshell, this is an agreement by Congress to overturn a rule passed late last year by the FCC. The rule itself prohibited Internet service providers (ISPs) from collecting and sharing data about their customers […]

Filed Under: Politics, Technology Tagged With: privacy

Owning My Internet

October 24, 2016 by Eric

For some access, I use an anonymous VPN proxy. When publishers block that kind of a VPN, I instead roll my own network with a Raspberry Pi from home.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: privacy, vpn

Device Security

July 15, 2014 by Eric

How much control are we really giving up to anonymous developers with access to an update hook? How secure are our machines?

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: eyebloc, privacy, security, Shark Tank, video

The Effect of Privacy Violation

July 3, 2014 by Eric

The passage of legislation requiring all Internet-based data about Russian citizens to be hosted on servers physically hosted in Russia is both inspiring and terrifying.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Internet, privacy, Russia

Is Your TV Watching You?

February 13, 2014 by Eric

Have you considered your new TV might be spying on you?

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: privacy, spying, surveillance

Web Requests and Data Leakage

January 18, 2014 by Eric

Even if your site is browsed over HTTPS, it can be insecure if any assets (images, scripts, styles) are transferred over an HTTP connection. This will trigger a “mixed content” warning in the browser that many will brush off as unimportant. The warning can be a major issue for some sites, though, and I want to explain why.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: data leakage, data security, encryption, https, mixed content, privacy, ssl, vulnerability

About Me

Eric is a storyteller, web developer, and outdoorsman living in the Pacific Northwest. If he's not working with new tech in web development, you can probably find him out running, climbing, or hiking in the woods.

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