Category Archives: Privacy and security

Bitten by Bay Area network sabotage

Posted on April 9, 2009 by tpepper

I guess I’m a nerd and I had 9.5hrs of downtime on my server, but still I’m a little surprised there hasn’t been more press about this network sabotage. I guess because big players have geographic redundancy that makes then … Continue reading →

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PVPowered Data Collection Appears Secure-ish

Posted on January 8, 2009 by tpepper

My solar panels haven’t quite passed inspection yet (next week?…fingers crossed), but they’re producing and the data collection module for the PVPowered inverter is sending data out to the mvpvpowered.com web site. I want to be able to push the … Continue reading →

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ATT Travel Tips for Your iPhone

Posted on January 7, 2009 by tpepper

I find it really humorous that as soon as the iPhone 3G is unshackled ATT starts sending out regular emails and SMS’s with tips for travelling internationally with an iPhone. The email says “Tips to minimize international data charges when … Continue reading →

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Verizon may have some intelligence after all

Posted on February 5, 2008 by tpepper

Last I knew Verizon was still a fan of a tiered-internet. On the other hand they’re now saying at least when it comes to blocking copyrighted materials they wont tier things. Their VP of PR specifically has said, “We generally … Continue reading →

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Fair use supports the economy

Posted on September 13, 2007 by tpepper

Arguably from the Department of You Can Fund A Study To Prove Whatever You Want, but there is now a study claiming that fair use not just adds economic value, but actually adds more to the economy than copyright! Maybe … Continue reading →

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EMI content DRM free on iTunes

Posted on April 2, 2007 by tpepper

If the press release were dated a day earlier I’d have been sure it was a joke. But it appears the anti-market EMI corporation may be the first major to start getting with the digital future. It might still be … Continue reading →

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Apple/Jobs on uselessness of DRM

Posted on February 6, 2007 by tpepper

I was surprised to stumble on this today. The actual write-up is a good read…thoughtful and written in a way I’d expect a large portion of Apple’s critics (eg: esp. the techno-illiterate politicians) as well as their customers to be … Continue reading →

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Yahoo groks DRM

Posted on July 21, 2006 by tpepper

Slashdot’s got two good links on the DRM fromt today. First, Yahoo’s actually taking a stand against DRM “protected” music! This is a great quote: “As you know, we’ve been publicly trying to convince record labels that they should be … Continue reading →

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More info on the Pirate Party

Posted on June 22, 2006 by tpepper

Wired has an interview with some people from the party. Cool to see them continuing to generate press.

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Another smart dude from Texas

Posted on February 20, 2006 by tpepper

I saw this on BoingBoing following up on their reference the other day to this story. Is Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt planning to run for president or something? He seems to be working on outpacing President Bush at trouncing … Continue reading →

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