Tag Archives: Security

Law Enforcement Requested GPS Information 8 Million Times…

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Fuzzy

…..in a year. From one company. Via Slashdot, between September 2008 and October 2009 law enforcement agencies requested GPS data on citizens from Sprint Nextel a stunning 8 million times. Who needs a warrant to attach a GPS device to … Continue reading →

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Lazy Loading Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Fuzzy

I’m not sure how the phrase goes exactly, but it includes the words “necessity”, “invention”, and “mother”. To say that my employer’s Internet connectivity can be spotty is a bit of an understatement. Besides frequent slowness and increasingly frequent “goneness”, … Continue reading →

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The Latest IE Debacle

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Fuzzy

In the water-is-wet department, IE has another enormous security hole that will destroy your machine and could possibly kill your dog. You’ll find this news everywhere, but Slashdot has a pretty good summary. Basically it’s an exploit of a default … Continue reading →

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