Oliver Thylmann's Stuff

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The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook

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This is a really scary graphic showing the Facebook default settings.

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BIG Google Buzz Backlash Going on

Fuck you, Google. You have destroyed over ten years of my goodwill and adoration, just so you could try and out-MySpace MySpace.

Very scary indeed. And I have to admit, getting Buzz replies makes you feel like being in a chat with that person.

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The True Odds of Airborne Terror

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finally somebody puts something like this down in writing. :)

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Is aviation security mostly for show? - CNN.com

We'd do much better by leveraging the inherent strengths of our modern democracies and the natural advantages we have over the terrorists: our adaptability and survivability, our international network of laws and law enforcement, and the freedoms and liberties that make our society so enviable.

good bits by schneier on security.

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Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, on privacy

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Very heavy Quote by Eric Schmidt but sadly very true. This might be the direction we are going indeed. Scary.

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