Monthly Archives: July 2009

The erosion of our expectation of autonomy, and the Kindle Pledge

Posted on July 21, 2009 by ben

As much as DRM bothers me, I’ve tolerated some implementations of it, specifically Apple iTunes, Apple’s iPhone App Store, and the Amazon Kindle, because I’ve gotten more value than pain out of them. And, usually, the DRM didn’t get in … Continue reading →

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Multi-Factor, maybe, but is it really harder to phish?

Posted on July 17, 2009 by ben

MIT Tech Review asked me for a general comment on web authentication for their article covering new technology by Delfigo. There wasn’t enough time to look in depth at Delfigo’s technology, so my comments were about multi-factor authentication in general, … Continue reading →

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Quis custodiet Hawk-Eye?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by ben

This past Sunday, I watched the awesome Wimbledon Finals, and I couldn’t help but notice the number of times that Hawk-Eye, the computerized “line-calling” system, overruled the human judges, even the Umpire regarding one particularly important point. The sports commentators … Continue reading →

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Engaging Data going, going….

Posted on July 6, 2009 by ben

The Engaging Data Conference at MIT, which brings together a number of interesting folks around the management of personal electronic data, is happening in October. The deadline for papers is this week, so submit a paper now if you’ve got … Continue reading →

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