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20 years ago, I decided to stop hacking around, join an IRC network, and make friends. I chose SlashNet because I was reading Slashdot regularly. Since I was already on their IRC server, I figured…

Screen captures from two websites with very different approaches to privacy and GDPR compliance. Approach One: Agree or get plaintext. Frankly, I like the plaintext version so much more. Approach Two: FUCKING ACCEPT OR FUCKING…

Over the past few years I've become less and less involved in "social media". My twitter, my google plus--now migrated to this blog, my mastodon, and now my linkedin are basically one way feeds from…

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In case you thought cybersecurity was the death of IoT.

Over the past 2 years I have run an open IRC server. I purposely set it up to see who would discover it, connect, and chat. So far, only one Mandarin speaking person has done…

A mobile hotspot is a more reliable provider of IPv6 than the hardwired gigabit connection to my flat. ICMP is generally relegated to lowest class of service by ISPs, if not dropped during congestion. However,…

A recent trip to Prague gave me first hand experience with the full power of the GDPR when on the Internet. I've used a VPN to fake a presence in Europe in the past, however…

Genesis Invited to attend a seminar on cybersecurity investing, by a friend in the industry, I took it as a chance to listen to what is happening in my own industry. At the seminar, there…

After whining about "useless google takeout", I decided to do something about it. Initially, I contacted Wordpress to see if they were planning to do anything and/or if they already had a plugin or script.