Your Data is gone
So, it turns out that Facebook has a lot more data than you thought it did. But that is not the worst. As an example of how bad this is,…
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How IT can improve your quality of life
You can improve your quality of life, health and longer term prospects of sanity by simply turning off all your notifications. Less stress, less panic, less outrage, less despair and…
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African Data and the new American Cloud Act
The CLOUD Act is expected to become law in the US shortly. Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) is a bill introduced by Republican Sen Hatch. This bill would…
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Social Media Harmful to Children
“A growing body of research demonstrates that excessive use of digital devices and social media is harmful to children and teens, making it very likely this new app will undermine…
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What is Bitcoin
Bitcoin is an electronic asset. It is not money or electronic cash. Yes, you can use Bitcoin to pay for something in the same way as you can trade your…
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Billions of South African Rands exported every year
More security issues from Intel (Over and above Spectre and Meltdown). Regarding ME (Management Engines) the Intel CPU manufacturer said a few days ago: Intel has identified security vulnerabilities that…
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Living with Spectre
The Meltdown CPU hardware issue can be mitigated by software, although at a processing cost. (My own system is already patched against meltdown) Spectre however, is a design flaw and…
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Global News Embargo on major CPU security issues
There is currently a global security embargo on the latest huge global security threat which some are calling by some variation of the term "CPU" (central processing unit) All CPU's…
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Apple admits to slowing down older devices
Various techies claimed that Apple slows down performance of older devices, on purpose. The claims were always defended as old devices building up lots of garbage, slow internet connections and…
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Future of IT and Tech
Whatever the eventual future of IT and tech is, one central theme is emerging. Information Technology is following the same principles found in extreme capitalism. On a planetary basis, the…
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