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Security implications of MyBlogLog vs. BlogRovr by Tim Marman

According to a TechCrunch story , Citibank is putting a warning message up for users of comment and blog tracking services. As it turns out, there is a known issue with the coComment plug-in and, though I'm not familiar with the service, it sounds like...

The UAC security flaw in Vista by Tim Marman

User Account Control (UAC) is one of the key security mechanisms introduced in Vista. In the past, the default account as an administrator. Following the principle of least privilege , the default Vista account runs with limited access, and Vista detects...

The Pros and Cons of OpenID by Tim Marman

The Radar team has a good post up about the pros and cons of OpenID . So what does all that mean? It means that there are a lot of people who have OpenID, but they don't have many places to use them and they probably aren't aware that they have one. It...

Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video by Tim Marman

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and...

Google launches Google Apps Premier Edition by Tim Marman

As rumored yesterday , Google made a major announcement : a subscription package of premium, hosted business applications. (Man, Arrington's sources are scary good). The service combines GMail, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Google Docs & Spreadsheets...

OpenID gaining momentum by Tim Marman

On the heels of Microsoft's announcement that it will support OpenID in CardSpace , AOL has become the latest major player to support OpenID . "Every AOL/AIM user now has at least one OpenID URI". This is big news. We made the decision to use OpenID as...

An Introduction to OpenID by Tim Marman

OpenID, which describes itself as "an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity", has been gaining momentum and getting press in the Identity 2.0 space. The fundamental idea of OpenID is that a URI is necessarily unique and...

Would you trust Zamzar with your data? by Tim Marman

Kevin writes about Zamzar , a free web-based service that converts audio, video and documents from one format to another (via Download Squad ). Sounds cool, but would you trust them with your sensitive data? I don't know about you, but I barely trust...

TSA amends ban on toiletries by Tim Marman

The TSA has amended the ban on liquids, aerosols and gels today ( via Julie ). There are two major changes: Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic...
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Intro to Cryptography Course by Tim Marman

A University of Washington course in Cryptography is available online , including videos of all the lectures ( via Bruce Schneier ). I've listened to the first lecture and it seems like a great introduction if you're interested in the subject. Interestingly...
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