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Brave Browser – Changing the Economics of the web

24th June 201824th October 2019 M SmithLeave a comment

Brendan Eich, the co-founder and CEO of the Brave Browser, (and also inventor of JavaScript), recently went on the Jolly Swagmen podcast. On this episode he talks about what led …

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Persuasion and Control

6th May 2018 M SmithLeave a comment

Recently Facebook has been under serious scrutiny about their data privacy policies and practices. The business model that Facebook has, along with the majority of the internet, is one that …

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Backing up files on Linux with rsync

7th March 20187th March 2018 M SmithLeave a comment

For a couple of years now I have been using Linux on my computer at home. Having bounced around a few distros I have settled on Linux Mint, and it …

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How I backup this website

25th November 2017 M SmithLeave a comment

Backups are an important part of digital security and should be considered for both personal computers phones etc and web applications like this one. Personally I hadn’t considered backup options …

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Getting started with Bitcoin

24th October 2017 M SmithLeave a comment

***Disclaimer – this is not financial advice *** So you’ve decided to buy some Bitcoin but don’t know where to start. This quick guide will get you up and running …

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The Trades Person Email Hack scam

19th August 2017 M Smith1 Comment

An outline of an online scam worth potentially thousands of dollars. This scam shows the importance of having strong unique passwords and two factor authentication on email accounts. I heard …

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Masking emails

29th July 201729th July 2017 M Smith2 Comments

Email masking is a good strategy to employ online if you want to avoid spam and also for overall digital security and privacy. Masking emails is the process by which …

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The Dark Side of Free Android VPNs

3rd June 2017 M SmithLeave a comment

There was a ruling that came into effect in Australia recently which is concerning to those who care about privacy. The ruling requires telecommunication service providers to keep meta data …

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pa55words

23rd April 201729th July 2017 M SmithLeave a comment

This video really opened my eyes in how I view passwords and password security.

Most people on the internet don’t know what a random password is or how to keep it secure. They are also about a decade behind what enterprises are doing in regards to password complexity.

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DIY Online Saftey

18th February 20172nd April 2017 M SmithLeave a comment

Chayn, which is an organisation that provides resources to help women be happy and independent has put together a guide to help women stay safe online.

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