Somebody’s Watching Me

With apologies to Rockwell. Over on LinkedIn there’s been a conversation around the legalities of recording phone calls and it’s all got a bit convoluted with people talking about video doorbells and all sorts. I don’t profess to being an expert on everything but I can share what I know. Let’s deal with traditional tech… Continue reading Somebody’s Watching Me

Illegitimate Consent

This week, Facebook notified its users of its intent to roll out A.I. This includes using content from its userbase – ie, you – as learning material to train it. Meta (parent company of both Facebook and Instagram) describes this content thusly: “Information you’ve shared on our Products and services could be things like:– Posts–… Continue reading Illegitimate Consent

You Do Phishing Tests? Redux

A little while ago, Glenn posed the question: You do phishing tests? Why? I was talking with someone earlier today who is selling something on the Internet, they forwarded me a message they’d received from a potential buyer and asked me, “is this a scam?” To which the answer of course is, “if you find… Continue reading You Do Phishing Tests? Redux

3 Million Internet Toothbrushes, Oh My!

Apparently, three million Internet-connected toothbrushes were recently compromised and used to launch a DDoS attack. This is being widely reported across multiple news (and “news”) sources and it’s been a hot topic on various social media platforms for a day or so. It’s mad, right? But there’s just one problem. It’s not true. There are… Continue reading 3 Million Internet Toothbrushes, Oh My!

Password, Smashword

(AKA, “Alan Is Running Out Of Ideas For Post Titles.”) A quick recap. In Part 1 we looked at why keeping your personal authentication credentials safe is important. In Part 2 we explored how passwords are increasingly becoming unfit for purpose. In Part 3 we had a brief segue into why people inherently struggle with… Continue reading Password, Smashword