As we discuss online rights and freedoms, it is often hard to understand what is meant by relatively simple terms like privacy and security. These two terms are often incorrectly used as synonyms. But, data security is not privacy. Privacy is also not data security. These two terms are often used interchangeably, but there are…
Posts tagged "security"
Everything you need to know about encryption but were afraid to ask
Many times we would rather not talk about encryption. It tends to be one of those things that people don’t understand, or would prefer that others take care of for them. We often times think about encryption as a hassle or something we should only talk about when we have something to hide. There is…
What You Need to Know About “Acceptable Use Policies”
As access to the Internet and other technologies become a mandatory requirement of working in a connected society, networks need to protect against misuse of access to the web. Throughout each working day, organizations ranging from corporations to schools and libraries need to prepare for possible misuse by users. Users can be a wide ranging…
Don’t click here: Facebook, algorithms, & articles you’re not meant to see
How well do you trust what you read online and in social networks? It is highly likely that the quality of digital texts and links that you obtain as you read search and sift through the internet has been slowly degrading. This is because without knowing it, something called the filter bubble is sifting…
Noticing and Naming Elements When You’ve Been Hacked
TL;DR version: In this post I document a recent hack suffered by a colleague of a Google Account and gMail. I detail some of the evidence and steps taken to secure the account. Let’s face it, things will now get hacked online. At some point, whether through your own decisions or aggressive moves by an…
What I Use: LastPass
I’ve been asked my several colleagues to start posting regularly about the tips, tools, and strategies that I use for my personal and work life. In this series I’ll (try) to weekly post about various digital texts and tools that I use, and hopefully help you out as well. What is LastPass? The first tool…