Why I’m banning all unknown connections out of my PC, and some of the tools that help: the Windows Firewall Notifier and Windows Firewall Control.
Tag: privacy
The Credential Stuffing Threat is Real
After recently reviewing my privacy settings for Microsoft, I noticed something that was both alarming and reassuring.
“Smart” Labelling & Legislation
I think the time has come for adapting legislation and applying consumer warning labelling to smart technology. I have a go at explaining how I’d do this
The EuroS&P Experience
I recently attended the EuroS&P conference, and the co-located EuroUSec workshop. This year both were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Internet Censorship and Age Verification
The UK government will enact a law that requires online providers of pornography to vet the age of their users. As I see it, this poses some very real problems.
Data Policy Compliance
Recently, Google took an extension down from the chrome web store that I had previously been using as part of a research project. Here are my thoughts on the matter.
Captcha Paranoia
In the wake of Data Collection getting some discussion in the media, and greater scrutiny by governmental bodies, I felt that there was perhaps too much focus on Facebook, and that something that Google has been doing has just skirted past everyone’s minds.
Optimising some Wi-Fi settings for Android Oreo
You may have different opinions on what exactly is the best phone charging strategy. I’m not a super heavy user of my phone, and I like to see just how long I can get my battery to last on a single charge. But in doing some experimenting, I found some things I consider a little odd in the latest version of Android (8.0.0).
