I was shocked to read today that Google went out and plunked down $12.5 billion for Motorola. I’m sure that other Android phone makers aren’t exactly happy about it–it means Google is going to be competing with them, unless Google just bought Motorola for patents–but I don’t really see how Google had much choice. Google [...]
All posts for the day August 15th, 2011
Google drops a bombshell, buys Motorola
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 15, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/google-drops-a-bombshell-buys-motorola/
Why SSL isn’t fooolproof security
Over at Rabbit-Hole, a commenter posted that my low-tier VPN is unnecessary if you’re using SSL. He’s wrong. Perhaps I should have titled this “When SSL isn’t foolproof security,” but it’s too late now. Oh well. When you’re sitting on a strange network (not your home or work network), SSL is vulnerable to a classic [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 15, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/why-ssl-isnt-fooolproof-security/