Tag Archives: privacy

What price privacy?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by pendantry

The Dumbest Blog Ever§ recently highlighted that ‘together, Apple and Google phones account for 99% of the smartphone market in the US‘. I avoided the dumbphone trap myself for years, relying on a ‘burner’ phone that did only what it … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp’s privacy policy change breaks Signal

Posted on January 16, 2021 by pendantry

Update 20Jan2021: The SumOfUs petition I mentioned below currently has 93,661 signatures*. Whether it’s down to that or the general backlash, WhatsApp announced it will delay the rollout of the policy revision from 08Feb to 15May2021. (Big deal: all delaying … Continue reading →

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Everything in Sync

Posted on January 10, 2021 by pendantry

If you’re like me, you probably have a need to share content with others on occasion. Email is not always an option, especially with very large files (and it’s not polite to oblige the recipient to download a lot of … Continue reading →

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So: you think your email is private? Think again…

Posted on February 8, 2016 by pendantry

We the people are walking blindfold into a future in which unaccountable anyones can access our private thoughts. Continue reading →

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Passwords – how secure is my password?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by pendantry

[update 09Feb2014] Kudos to howsecureismypassword.net — I’ve just revisited their site, to discover that their home page now bears the disclaimer (and useful advice): This site could be stealing your password… it’s not, but it easily could be. Be careful … Continue reading →

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