Tech at Night: We need to attack the core problem of state-run cyber attacks, not grow government

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  October 8th at 11:30 PM  | 

So, more cybersecurity. The government is starting to recognize state actors online, which makes sense given that enemies like Iran aren’t shy about it. That’s good. Recognizing fact is a prerequisite to making good policy. But I think trying to dictate to private business is the wrong idea. Huawei and ZTE may be organs of the People’s Liberation Army, which would make it a good | Read More »

Tech at Night: FTC slays the Myspace Beast; Obama planning rule by decree on Cybersecurity

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  September 13th at 03:30 AM  | 

It is done! Privacy is saved in America? The huge looming threat of Myspace has been defeated by FTC! Don’t you feel so much safer now that the dynamic, active regulators of the Obama administration have clamped down on a competitor of Facebook?

Shame on me. Remember when I went with the claim that Anonymous took down GoDaddy? Well, It may have been an opportunistic claim.

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Tech at Night: Google, MySpace, Twitter, Privacy, FCC

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  September 16th at 01:00 AM  | 

I’ve worn myself out tonight making last minute preparations for my trip out to Austin for the RedState Gathering this weekend, so this will be brief. Additionally, Tech at Night will not appear on Friday because I will be in Austin and away from Safari, whose great RSS reader is the most important tool I use to complete my Tech at Night research. First off, | Read More »