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New Secure Surfing Site

seereverse — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:58:31 +0000

Just a short note to pass on that the Secure Surfing Organization has apparently changed TLDs. it’s now at SecureSurfing.net but it is better than ever. With new anonymous browsing information, identity protection and antiphishing tools and new privacy and terms of service Libraries.

Has a way to go in the rebuilding but a pretty impressive start.

Indentity Exposure

seereverse — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:47:32 +0000

Georgia Patients’ Records Exposed on Web for Weeks – New York Times

By BRENDA GOODMAN
Published: April 11, 2008

ATLANTA — A company hired by the State of Georgia to administer health benefits for low-income patients is sending letters to notify tens of thousands of residents that their private records were exposed on the Internet for nearly seven weeks before the error was caught and corrected, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The records of as many as 71,000 adults and children enrolled in the Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids programs were inadvertently posted on Feb. 12, said Amy Knapp, a spokeswoman for the company, WellCare Health Plans Inc., whose headquarters are in Tampa, Fla. Read full story…

Phishing Solution

seereverse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:46:24 +0000

A good story on how to easily and transparently protect yourself from the worst kind of Phishing attacks can be found on the SSO site at http://www.securesurfing.org/#OpenDNS. You simply change the default address for your dns servers and your done. Very easy, very effective.

The Come To Shop Organization

seereverse — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:32:09 +0000

Lots of top line products from national and obscure vendors. From Snow White costumes for girls to home security systems for the family, Good consumer information and the organization acts on behalf of users in disputes. All price points and some really unique stuff.

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blog.caleval – Police Can’t Win

seereverse — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:28:20 +0000

Although about local events, a good story on how police are in a catch-22. Two shootings in two weeks stirred up debate with some claiming racism. The writer, Caleval, argues that if the police had not shot, they would have had the exact same claim made against them

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blog.caleval – Something wicked this way comes — did you send it?

seereverse — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:45:31 +0000

Are you making more radical racists? In this blog Caleval argues that demonizing people instead of trying to talk to them just makes hate grow silently until it bursts into more serious behaviour.

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Microsoft Threatens Autopatcher into Oblivion

seereverse — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:59:09 +0000

This story is a blistering attack on Microsoft’s move to close Autopatcher.com with legal threats. The web site hosted a team of volunteers who prepare a single executable rollup of security patches and bug fixes for MS operating systems. For four years the site has provided free service helping people compute safely.

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Microsoft murders another free service

seereverse — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:16:13 +0000

In a blistering condemnation, the author Glenn Caleval dissects Microsoft’s legal strong arm tactics that have forced the end of Autopatcher, an amazing alternative to the Microsoft Updates web site. This article contains some very harsh language including coining a new term that may offend some readers. For adults it is a worthy read.

The Madness of Microsoft

Remember Your Child

seereverse — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:35:17 +0000

Solid advice on keeping in mind your kids personality and trust issues when you try to get us to limit the internet use.

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Fantastic Idea for Parents to Get Kids On-side with Internet Safety

seereverse — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:31:38 +0000

This site has a lot of good stuff on it, but this particular idea is very well explained. It walks through how to talk to the kids. Try to work it out so they can see the reasons. Take each point one at a time and end up with a signed 9 point contract with your son/daughter. Really worth a read for parents.

The Contract