It might sound like a scam but actually when you type an address in your browser one of the delays in the page loading is the browser accessing the rubbish DNS server that your ISP gives you ( DNS = … Continue reading
IRELAND’S privacy tsar told Facebook that relying on developers to follow information rules in some cases was not good enough two years before a “data grab” on millions of users is said to have taken place. A 2011 audit by … Continue reading
Symantec and Google have agreed on a plan that requires Symantec to migrate certificate validation to a third party. In exchange, Google would ensure that the Chrome browser continues to trust Symantec certificates validated by this third party. Shortly thereafter, DigiCert announced … Continue reading
Thankfully someone is seeing sense about changing the dreadful ( and actually dangerous) website cookie law … you know those annoying warnings when you visit a site for the first time. According to this article it … “could be consigned … Continue reading
The Krack vulnerability is different to all the other issues you read about from time to time. Sadly according to Wired magazine it’s a problem that may take decades to truly fix. This article lays out why. Interesting read. Click here … Continue reading
In January 2017, Chrome version 56 began marking sites that transmit passwords or credit cards as non-secure as part of its long-term plan to mark all HTTP sites as non-secure. The warning will become more prominent as time goes on. … Continue reading
The GDPR General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become enforceable in May 2018. Every company should consider the impact of this upon their business, as it potentially affects all businesses, not just large businesses who sell online. There’s a lot of … Continue reading
