PRIVACY: A PARADIGM SHIFT
In cyber news lately we learned of a "breach" of sorts affecting Google+, the failed social media competitor to Facebook. This breach, which was kept quiet by Google, allowed developers to capture the personal information of a Google+ user and that of their friends. Google, apparently, did not report this because it did not see evidence that the data was misused by developers that had access to it. Whether this will be proven wrong months down the road remains to be seen. Google is shutting down Google+ as a result of lack of use and the effects of the breach. Google+ will be retired next August.
What impressed me in the news clip is the apparent expectation that privacy of any kind is still possible for anyone that has had any type of online presence. I think that is an obsolete concept. Privacy is dead; we might as well get used to it.
Further, hackers benefit from this expectation of privacy and security, and thus seek financial rewards from exploiting our data in as many ways as possible. But what if that incentive was removed? What if we implemented a worldwide system in which there no longer be an incentive to get someone's credentials and steal their money or information? Such a system would be a radical shift in human behavior. It would involve the gradual shift away from materialism, and the elimination of greed from the human paradigm. That panacea would take centuries to implement unless something radical happens that forces humanity to shift more quickly.
In the meanwhile, let us not expect privacy or online security, and be ready for the loss of more on both fronts. As long as the rewards are high enough, then the bad guys will continue to attack.
What impressed me in the news clip is the apparent expectation that privacy of any kind is still possible for anyone that has had any type of online presence. I think that is an obsolete concept. Privacy is dead; we might as well get used to it.
Further, hackers benefit from this expectation of privacy and security, and thus seek financial rewards from exploiting our data in as many ways as possible. But what if that incentive was removed? What if we implemented a worldwide system in which there no longer be an incentive to get someone's credentials and steal their money or information? Such a system would be a radical shift in human behavior. It would involve the gradual shift away from materialism, and the elimination of greed from the human paradigm. That panacea would take centuries to implement unless something radical happens that forces humanity to shift more quickly.
In the meanwhile, let us not expect privacy or online security, and be ready for the loss of more on both fronts. As long as the rewards are high enough, then the bad guys will continue to attack.
DANGEROUS WINDOWS 10 UPDATE
In case you missed it, read all about why Microsoft is pulling the October Windows 10 Update: it basically can delete your documents and pictures. Here is the Microsoft page on the update.TRUMPISM
How bad can Trumpism be? Just watch this video.
It is sad, it is disgusting, it is shameful.
