Category Archives: Security

Enter HIP – Human IP address: the Internet of Human Beings

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Stefano

A recent Forbes story has sparkled speculations about IP addresses being assigned to each and every human being. Besides the Science-Fiction scenario, it seems logical to assign to all living human beings an IP address hence bypassing any further IDs, … Continue reading →

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#Drones in the future (according to New York Magazine)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Stefano

Aptly titled “Drones and everything after”, this long article by Benjamin Wallace-Wells featured in the latest issue of NYMag is an excellent compendium of ‘drone experiences‘ around the US and the world alike. Several real-world examples are given about how … Continue reading →

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Enigma cipher machine? Build your own – papercraft – for security fans!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Stefano

One of the most secret weapons of World War II: the Enigma Machine, german army cipher machine – supposedly unbreakable and uncrackable. Luckily it wasn’t so rock-solid and war turned as we all know and was won as well as … Continue reading →

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FBI goes social – and plans a social network spy app

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Stefano

This is no CSI, White Collar or Criminal Minds TV series: this is for real! The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to develop an application that can track the public’s postings to Facebook, Twitter, and other social … Continue reading →

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