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Google Privacy: No, please don’t send the van over, really… (gulp)

August 12, 2009 – 2:57 am

Privacy? What privacy! Such a quaint 20th century notion…
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
Thanks much to the West Seattle Blog for bringing this gem to my attention via Twitter in the wee hours of the morning. And kudos to The Onion for such impressive info-graphics! My favorites are [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in fun stuff, privacy, video | Comments (1)

1Password is not for me: Doesn’t work with third-party applications

March 1, 2009 – 4:37 pm

I use many, many online services that require passwords access. Some for important stuff like online banking, or gmail, or collaboration tools, or travel arrangements, or Twitter. Others are less important, like news sites that require logins. I was starting to get concerned about password security for all of that, so I tried the Mac [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in problems, processes, software | Comments (2)