People often incorrectly brand Luddites. The followers of a man named Ludd were very much in favor of proper and skilled (ethical) use of technology. But that’s not often what people mean when they invoke the Luddites. Luddite advocacy was undermined by fraudulent counter-claims (those opposed tried to frame any ethical regulation of technology at … Continue reading This Day in History: 1812 Luddites Attack to Save Society From Itself→
Zoom engineering management practices have been exposed as far below industry standards of safety and product security. They have been doing a terrible job, and it is easy now to explain how and why. Just look at their encryption. The Citizen Lab April 3rd, 2020 report broke the news on Zoom practicing deception with weak … Continue reading Simple Illustration of Zoom Encryption Failure→
It’s pretty clear from a series of rapid and unfortunate missteps by Zoom that there’s something fundamentally wrong with the company. This is way worse that what I was warning about here in 2007. We already knew the origin story didn’t sound great. A VP of Engineering at WebEx, after being acquired by Cisco, didn’t … Continue reading Safer Alternatives to Zoom→
Today is National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day, set on March 29th because in 1973 it was the last day American combat troops were in the Republic of Vietnam. The White House in 2012 gave a Presidential Proclamation to create a national day for Vietnam War veterans. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United … Continue reading Red and Green Ballots: How the CIA Poisoned Vietnam’s 1955 Presidential Elections→