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How Apple can Ethically unlock the iPhone for the FBI

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TechnologyPrivacySecurity
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The Problem With "Those Who Are Not For Us Are Against Us"

> There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you're going to be part of the problem — Eldridge Cleaver

KindnessOpinion
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The Myth of the Innocuousness of Metadata

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Data RetentionPoliticsPrivacySurveillance
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Is Failure Attractive?

I was invited to present at the inaugural Australian PHP Conference, and offered to give a talk on writing a virus. What ensued was the most catastrophic sequence of events. Can you imagine how the audience reacted?

Professional
CitizenFour
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CitizenFour

I wasn't sure what to expect; I'd been keeping up to date with the information Edward Snowden had released to Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald already, as has most of the world. Similarly, I had read...

Civil LibertiesEdward SnowdenOpinionPrivacySecurity
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Is Fingerprint Authentication Breeding Insecurity?

So, should you be concerned about the security implications of giving your fingerprint to your phone?

Data SovereigntyPrivacySecurityTechnology
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The Problem with Australian Super Laws

Today, though, I read this petition, [Only Super For Some](http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/superannuation/super-for-all/only-super-for-some), which calls for Australia to "change current superannuat...

OpinionFinance
Last day in Hà Nội
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Last day in Hà Nội

I've checked out and am sitting in the lobby catching up on my blog, drinking more Vietnamese coffee, waiting to catch a cab to the airport in an hour. How do I wrap up the week I've had? So many mixe...

LifestyleTravelCreative
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Taking it Slow: Shopping in the Old Quarter

Waiting out the front of the hotel, I'm watching with continued bemusement as the traffic goes by. Those images you see of unbelievable loads on vehicles on the 'net, they're all normalised by this ci...

CultureTourismTravel
Một hai ba, yo
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Một hai ba, yo

The company I'm working with had their company party last night, and boy do they know how to celebrate. The whole office shut down at 3pm, and after dropping my laptop off at the hotel, I was whisked ...

CelebrationCultureTravel
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If it looks like a Duck

Trigger Warning: if you have a problem with the graphic description of meaty dishes, get a paper bag ready.

ConsciousnessCultureFoodTravel
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Good Morning Vietnam!

The team spent the morning finalising changes to documentation, and we met at 11 for the planning session, which ended up taking 5 hours. It was a tiring and hard day, and I suspect tomorrow will be t...

FoodOn The JobTravelWork