Posts by Paul Wagenseil

Good news! Only half of Internet of Crap apps fumble encryption

Re: They focused on Android apps rather than iOS

Because it's a lot easier to reverse-engineer Android apps than iOS apps. This is a definite weakness when you're burying hard-coded encryption keys inside an app, but the implication is that the iOS versions of many of these apps use hard-coded keys as well.

Former Facebook and Uber CSO hired by Cloudflare

<ahem>JOE Sullivan, not John.</ahem>

Hey girl, move a little closer. 'Cause you're too gun shy. Hush, hush, bye says Pai

For the young 'uns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMgA5VkZ1SI

OK, that headline is brilliant.

What network neutrality madness has happened today? Take a big breath

Re: internet regulations look to DSL

That's absolutely right. I just wrote about that (shameless plug) https://www.tomsguide.com/us/why-us-internet-is-slow-and-expensive,news-26251.html

I do want Title I to stay, but net neutrality will do nothing to get Americans the kind of choices that Europeans have for broadband. Forcing the cable companies to open up their lines (often the only broadband infrastructure around) would do that. So would greater investment in modern DSL service.

Unplug the Bitcoin miner and do us all a favour: Antminer has remote shutdown flaw

A big nothing, threatening me

I just don't know what to say.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqtA20sZXI

Palmtop nostalgia is tinny music to my elephantine ears

No more room down there

"Living on the Ceiling"! Nice.

This week it rained in San Francisco and the power immediately blew out. Your tech utopia

Re: Still Going

"A Slight Miscalculation," Ben Bova. Available in Joe Haldeman's compilation "Cosmic Laughter."