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Dick Cavett’s Absurd Flying Theater

In case you, like me, missed it a few days ago: Please read Dick Cavett (yes, the Dick Cavett; he’s still alive and flying!) on the Théâtre de l’Absurde also known as Airport Security (I capitalize intentionally to show my … Weiterlesen

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Slipsliding Away From Passwords

Tell me a story! Everybody hates passwords, because there so many of them and keeping track is tricky. And of course we all know that passwords are inherently insecure, so we would all be better off with something else. Nowadays, … Weiterlesen

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Facebook Friends on Google+

Friendly guy: Guess who’s the most popular person on Google+, the hot new social network brought to you by our favorite search engine operators? Mark Zuckerberg, that’s who. And don’t tell me you don’t know who he is – the … Weiterlesen

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Boobs on Air

Not-quite-full frontal nudity, but at least no rear-view censorship Americans are public prudes and private libertines. That, at least, has been one of my fondest preconceived notions. I distinctly remember a shocked attendee of KuppingerCole’s first European Identity Conference taking … Weiterlesen

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You Can’t Have One Without the Other(s)

Remember the old New Yorker cartoon about the canine computer user telling his sidekick: „On the Internet nobody know’s you’re a dog“? That was back in 1993, but it still holds true. And hile many, myself included, relish the anonymity … Weiterlesen

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Having the Right Conversation about Online Banking Security

Sometimes the most interesting conversations are about something you never really expected to discuss, but I digress. No, seriously: You sometimes get sidetracked on a topic that becomes so fascinating that your meeting is almost over before you get back … Weiterlesen

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Can encryption cure the Cloud?

Some while back I had a conversation with Martin (“Tall Martin”) Buhr about Cloud Security. At the time, he was the European head of Amazon’s Web Services, and he has recently moved on to Nimbula (“the Cloud Operating System company”) … Weiterlesen

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Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth

Without getting into the umpteenth discussion about what, ho wand where the Cloud is, I think we can safely assume that for average people, and especially for businesspeople, Cloud Computing is when you run an application or store some data … Weiterlesen

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Old Dog, New Tricks

At my time in life, you sort of become settled into old, comfortable habits, and that’s okay. However, moving from Munich to Boston to set up our new US office has shaken a few things up. And as if that … Weiterlesen

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A Right to Forget?

The Internet, like an elephant, never forgets. Unfortunately, it also never forgives, as witnessed by the case of Stacy Snyder, a 25 year-old former student at Millersville University School of Education in Pennsylvania, who wanted to become a teacher. Until … Weiterlesen

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