Depressing,
but useful in my case.
“Have
I been pwned?” – now with RSS!
As
feature releases go, this is not exactly a killer, but to my surprise
it was one that was requested quite frequently. It turns out that
people really wanted to be able to keep abreast of new breaches and
pastes in Have I been pwned?
(HIBP) via RSS. Not only is that a perfectly reasonable request, but
it was also an easy one to get on top of so here it is!
There
are two RSS feeds both linked in from various places on the site
including in the navigation. For your RSS’ing convenience, they
are both available as direct links here:
I
choose these numbers because pastes appear very frequently –
sometimes dozens per day – whilst breaches being a highly manual
process means I do maybe only a couple a month on average. Both
feeds have their own attractions, breaches because it’s always a
serious volume of data from a verified event and pastes because if
you’re like me, I’m kinda curious to see the sort of data that’s
continuously being dumped onto Pastebin.
I
might print this infographic for my Computer Security class.
Who
Is Tracking You Via Your Smartphone?
…
how much does your smartphone know about you? Specifically, who is
actually tracking
your smartphone? What methods are they using to track you? This
infographic has the answers you seek!
Via
WhoIsHostingThis
Something
to consider.
3
Compelling Reasons Why Firefox’s Stance On Privacy Is Worth Paying
Attention To
Internet
privacy is on the minds of many people including those who normally
don’t pay much attention to technology. No one wants to think
they’re being watched without consent or being boiled down to
numbers in a database. Yet two of the main companies offering
popular web browsers, Google and Microsoft, sit on the wrong side of
the privacy issue. Both have an interest in what you do online and
Google in particular is often unapologetic about its collection of
data.
Fortunately
there’s a browser that does care about your privacy; Firefox.
Would
it be legal for me to use this technology as an individual? If so, I
know where I can buy a few thousand “recorders” for next to
nothing.
After
Raising $100 Million To Blow Up The TV Industry, Aereo Files For
Bankruptcy
Aereo,
a startup that raised
~$100 million in venture funding, has filed for bankruptcy.
The
company's plan was to change the way we watch TV. It was delivering
broadcast TV through the internet. To do this without permission
from TV companies, it thought it found a legal loophole that involved
using antennas.
It
turns out, Aereo
had no legal loophole. The Supreme Court said the company was
operating illegally.
Another
example of Big Data for my analysts to ponder.
IMF
announces all online data free of charge effective January 1, 2015
Christine
Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF “…Finally, let me turn to
another very important aspect of the IMF’s statistical work—data
publication. We very much recognize the importance of data as a
public good. In this context, we are upgrading our data
platforms and improving the way we distribute data and statistics to
our membership throughout the world. Think of the One African
Data Hub that the IMF has recently launched in collaboration
with the African Development Bank. This is a “cloud-based” data
reporting tool that makes it less onerous for reporters to provide
economic data, and much easier for users to share data. Much of our
data is already freely available. This is especially true of the
data that supports our main forecasts for the global economy in the
World
Economic Outlook. And I have an important announcement to
make—starting
January 1, 2015 we will provide all our online data free-of-charge to
everyone. This will help all those who draw on our
data make better use of this vital statistical resource—from budget
numbers to balance of payments data, debt statistics to critical
global indicators. The IMF will continue to be a vital source of
public information that is needed to underpin sound policy
decisions.”
An
article for all my students and the faculty. Tips and tools for
learning.
How
To Set Up YouTube For Better Learning
…
Want to learn
a musical instrument? How about learning
how to draw? For the handyman there are tutorials
on DIY basics and for the code-minded there are computer
programming lessons. If you feel like building your skills and
knowledge, YouTube will always have some great starter videos.
I
use this in my Statistics class (probability) so I'll keep the link
to this article.
Understanding
the Monty Hall Problem
Suppose
you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three
doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick
a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what’s behind the doors,
opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to
you, “Do you want to pick door No. 2?” Is it to your advantage
to switch your choice?
I
can rest easy. According to this article, I do everything
bass-ackwards!
5
Secrets To Small Business Blogging Success
…
You don’t need a professional copywriter to bring your posts up to
scratch: these tips will help make your blog the best it can possibly
be.
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