Category Archives: Technology

Ethical Design in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Thanos

However our information aggregation and distillation AI’s work behind the scenes in murky fashion, uncontrolled by user inputs and they affect humanity’s direction right now. Continue reading →

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You are Overdue to Convert to LED Lighting

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Thanos

If you haven’t yet replaced your incandescent and CFL lighting with LED’s you are wasting money every single day that you postpone it. While the initial conversion investment is high, the energy savings are noticeable in your electric bills. I … Continue reading →

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Nest’s Lost Opportunity

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Thanos

We are at a huge convergence – now is when our cities and homes go automated, intelligent, robotic, and context aware. Continue reading →

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Facebook Biometric Snooping Called Illegal By LISA KLEIN

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Thanos

Noteworthy news on the privacy front: By Lisa Klein, Courthouse News Service: Facebook violated its users’ privacy to acquire the largest privately held stash of biometric face-recognition data in the world, a class action claims in Chancery Court. Lead plaintiff … Continue reading →

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What are the Best Encryption Methods?

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Thanos

This is an aggregation of links to recommendations and standards for best encryption practices. Continue reading →

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Bruce Schneier’s Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Thanos

Here’s a great Berkman panel discussing Bruce Schneier’s new book that zig-zags back and forth on which is worse – big data, or big government snooping. via Bruce Schneier’s Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Tells U.S.: The World’s Servers Are Not Yours for the Taking

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Thanos

Microsoft legal has a philosophy that local laws ought to apply to data — the only part that gets fuzzy under this approach is cloud data that is mirrored in multiple servers across multiple nations. This discussion and case is … Continue reading →

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Brad Smith and Jonathan Zittrain on Privacy, Surveillance, and Rebuilding Trust in Tech

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Thanos

Some key concepts come up in this discussion of trust and corporate principles in the Post Snowden age of the internet. Pay attentions to Microsoft’s conclusions on when to redirect government subpoenas and when to deny extraterritorial requests. “…but secret … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality’s Biggest Fan: Justice Scalia

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Thanos

One of the key arguments in the brand X case was that broadband providers didn’t just offer transmission, but also packaged information services such as e-mail, and thus were information providers. However you then have to ask what’s the essential … Continue reading →

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If You Use SSL 3.0, it’s Time to Migrate Off

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Thanos

Google’s getting ready to phase out SSL 3.0 in Chrome 39 due to it’s vulnerability to “man in the middle” attacks like those presented by Poodle. If they are going there, then you need to move as well. While Google’s … Continue reading →

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