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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment In the case of ePassports there needs to be at least an online database augmentation of the information contained in the embedded chips, and in addition, some form of PIN, password, phrase and/or picture choice known... [21 Aug 2008]
iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment I tried several times to upgrade online. Online strife G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it? EU law to end file-sharers time online? Such a law would... [15 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Is encryption really the silver bullet?
Comment The success of data encryption in preserving the confidentiality of information was demonstrated recently by the discovery of a confidential Home Office disc found hidden in a laptop sold via... [27 Mar 2008]
Fixed-income electronic trading faces bleak 2008
Comment Online trading platforms have established themselves during times of strong economic growth assisted by easy and even lax credit. Electronic trading of fixed-income securities enables investors to secure... [30 Jan 2008]
The truth about software as a service
Comment This application allowed salespeople to update their records and forecasts in places where internet access was unavailable or was too much hassle to arrange - and everything was resynchronised when the salespeople were back... [23 Jan 2008]
Losing control in the SaaS lane
Comment But about six months ago we saw a demonstration of the latest release of the applications underpinning the online service by the original vendor of the software. These are the organisations typically... [16 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Apple vs Vista, jail for mobile users and the broadband swindle…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Resolutions for 2008 ¦ The best of 2007 ¦ Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment... [03 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment A recent survey of UK businesses carried out by the Department of Trade and Industry reported that, of businesses surveyed, 30 per cent of those who use online transactions do not encrypt them. There is... [21 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data security... e-learning a bit of a bore?... ID cards debate... skip vista?
Comment I have several online accounts and other protected services: So, if it were sufficient secure, convenient and reliable, a standardised access method would improve my overall security.... [13 Dec 2007]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment The security in the web has always been poor but the proliferation of personal information now available online means that the internet offers low-hanging fruit for criminals," West added. Mike Smart, European product... [26 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?
Comment It's fine provided you don't mind people reducing your bandwidth (and eating into any capping of course) by online gaming, streaming videos, video chatting and skyping (using your connection as a free... [22 Nov 2007]
Escape the data management minefield
Comment And one that is getting increasingly difficult as more and more services go online and more data is stored. The information was simply placed on an open server instead of a secure... [13 Sep 2007]
Editor's Blog: My home wi-fi network - in search of fun
Comment Now that I have wireless at home, my work laptop is the most common client for me when it comes to getting online and it all works together seamlessly. I also use a PDA that has wi-fi and occasionally... [17 May 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Glastonbury and lessons in uptime
Comment Fortunately for me I managed to secure two tickets thanks to the ingenuity of a friend-of-a-friend-(of-a-friend) who was one of the lucky ones who had managed to get... [02 Apr 2007]
Leader: Are e-petitions good for democracy?
Leader It's related to the e-petitions hosted on the PM's Downing Street website, which hit the headlines over the past week when more than 1.5 million people went online to sign a petition calling for the... [20 Feb 2007]
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