When I hear “machine learning,” my brain immediately goes to “artificial intelligence,” which movies like 2001 and The Terminator have led me to believe will…
Author: Don Yarman
Lately, I’ve started using those one-touch responses my phone suggests for replies in text messages. Some of my friends do too, and when we notice…
Like many households (but not Laura’s), mine got a surveillance device smart speaker over the holidays. I like using it to play my audiobooks, which…
Last week, Laura and I were discussing how the reach of OPLIN’s sponsored Facebook posts was declining, and whether we should raise the amount we…
The news went public last week of the discovery of two major vulnerabilities with widespread impact, affecting personal computers, mobile devices, and cloud services. “Meltdown”…
OPLIN 4Cast #574: Algorithms on trial
Posted in 4cast, and Algorithms
All at once, it seems that algorithms, the means by which computers solve their problems, are themselves becoming problematic. “Algorithm” used to imply objectivity, an…
Years ago, I developed a presentation called “Four Things You Need to Do to Your Computer Today” — a baseline security presentation that talked about…
OPLIN 4Cast #570: Shifting out of neutral: is this the end of the open web?
Posted in net neutrality
You might have heard? Net Neutrality seems doomed. The FCC is taking a lot of heat for that and related actions. Even though the OPLIN…
With the data breach at Equifax, potentially 145.5 million Social Security Numbers were compromised. This on top of major reported breaches at Anthem, Department for…
Lurking among the big tech stories this week — the launch of a new iPhone, the unveiling of Amazon Key, a new vulnerability in Wifi…