CVS, we need to talk. Recently, I went to one of your pharmacies to pick up a prescription. As I was checking out, the screen showed a message asking if I wanted to be notified via text message when it was time to refill the script. As I was about to click on the "OK"… Continue reading CVS – Your customer privacy policy needs work
Students, are you asking the wrong questions?
Recently, two students stopped by my office, with different concerns. One student asked me the best way to get through a course I am teaching, which he is enrolled in. Another student stopped by to tell me about his inability to log in to our virtualized environment that we use for homework assignments. I’m not… Continue reading Students, are you asking the wrong questions?
Georgia SB 315 – A deeper dive
NOTE: You can find my original post about SB 315 here. Thanks to the watchful eye of the EFF Georgia group, I learned that SB 315 was approved by the Senate Public Safety committee, and is headed to the floor of the Senate for a final vote. If the bill passes there, it would then cross over to… Continue reading Georgia SB 315 – A deeper dive
Georgia SB 315 – A quick analysis
SB 315 is a bill currently under consideration in the Georgia Legislature. The bill’s stated purpose is to “…create the new crime of unauthorized computer access…” which has not been previously defined under Georgia law. While I applaud the attempt, I have some concerns about the overly vague language present in the bill as it is… Continue reading Georgia SB 315 – A quick analysis
Quick rundown of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities
Yesterday, news broke about two new vulnerabilities, dubbed “Meltdown” and “Spectre”. The vulnerabilities are present in CPU chips produced by Intel, AMD, and ARM. To give you an understanding of the scope of the problem, almost every computing device you own - desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, and even cell phone - relies on… Continue reading Quick rundown of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities
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