• Twitter Updates for 2011-09-01

    UK Govt to rebrand briefcases as "Optical Firewalls" as part of #cybersecurity initiative: bbc.in/mPPCBq # @newsbrooke I'd sympathise with JA – in my experience the learning curve for PGP adoption amongst Journos is quite steep #securityfail # New: US court documents inadvertently disclose CIA rendition flights http://t.co/Wzyx4jp #

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  • US court documents inadvertently disclose CIA rendition flights

    No, really… Guardian More Guardian Washington Post Lawfareblog Slight privacy failure, then… HT Eric King.

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-31

    Pakistan Bans All Internet Usage That Can’t Be Monitored http://t.co/3sp5Lwf # Was this part-inspired by the #ukriot censorship idea? # It's hard to tell but it seems like it's about back to what it was a year ago? @jamesrbuk @wikileaks @newsbrooke #speakingfromevidence # RT @labeledsecurity: Tony Sale, RIP. http://t.co/7aId2xn # Oh no! Colossus rebuilder, and…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-30

    con: loft water tank seeping on a bank holiday, drips from ceiling. pro: can fix myself. plan: go to mains pressure feed. # Forbes thinks that Cyber #security is an industry. Oh dear. http://t.co/9dKpBc2 # RT @hvcco: @alecmuffett industry is the wrong word, I think they meant "racket" 🙂 # BS1212 part 2 diaphram valve…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-29

    Google+ offers new 'Ignore' feature http://t.co/N8rTvFd # which was inevitable from viewing G+ as a communication-(not data)-centric network # jane asher cake shop – a set on Flickr http://t.co/J36LTL6 – including Yoda Cake # Cycle ride, rain, much happiness – now tumble dryer, hot chocolate. Nearly season for log fires and hotpot. # http://t.co/dSk024b #…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-28

    A small cache of #HHLdn pictures http://t.co/Y4KhUNP – I should take more, next time. # Anyone who has not yet encountered @timminchin amongst my friends is recommended to watch the Comedy Prom, 9pm tomorrow/Sunday, BBC2 # @lauraanngill Similar. I suspect it means that Google+ is irrelevant to me while it's not tied into Tweetdeck /…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-27

    So: What happened at the Government's "Can we censor Social Media" talks? URLs? Blog posts? Anyone plz? # http://t.co/rvA2l9m what manner of antenna or camera is this? # http://t.co/hUnYkG8 other side. # Home, after a week spent with every day wholly or partially in London. I don't think I'm leaving the village this weekend. #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-26

    RT @barticasun RT @Lord_Sugar Steve Jobs steps down from Apple due to health issues. Great visionary. Stay well Steve #industrylegend # @wendyg @timesjoanna Good morning both! You'll meet at #44con but I'd like to introduce you & propose that WG present at #hhldn Hence. 🙂 # @newsbrooke Obviously same goes for Yfrog, Flickr, Instagram and…

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  • Sex, Lies and Instant Messenger (slides from #HHldn)

    Because of my presentation style the slides are only half of the story, but these are my SL&IM slides as presented at Joanna Geary’s London Hacks & Hackers on 24 August 2011. Upcoming presentations of this talk – back to back with “Why Cybersecurity is Rubbish” – include: Oxford BCS – 22 Sep 2011 Portsmouth…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-25

    @mikkohypponen @JackGavigan casus belli. Reason for starting a fight / war. "cause [reason or excuse for] belligerence" # @tomviner Slides will go up on dropsafe.crypticide.com tomorrow. Sleep now. Many thanks @timesjoanna for organising. Night night. # Upcoming "Sex, Lies & Instant Messaging" + "Why Cybersecurity is Rubbish" = Sep: Oxford BCS; Oct: Portsmouth Skeptics #hhldn…

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-24

    @timesjoanna More like "Things not to do when having an affair" #sexliesandinstantmessenger #hhldn #

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  • Twitter Updates for 2011-08-23

    . @surevine is a deeply cool place to work. There are not merely other unicyclists, but also other astronomers, and coffee fiends; geek++ # @chris_bloke Yes, @richardloxley does, I believe. # @heidigoseek Did they mention corkscrews ? # @DrJennyWoods that's scary # @BelindaBG well done you, and only 15 minutes after me. #

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