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Category Archives: Security
Tackling spam.
Let’s face it: the spammers are so sophisticated these days it’s only a matter of years before they’re identically copying “real” people, “real” content. One of the simplest ways of doing this is to simply scan for identical blog entries, … Continue reading
“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.”
“The characteristics of foreigner criminals visiting Japan.” (“来日外国人犯罪の特徴”) A handbook “sponsored by the Shizuoka-Ken Head Police Station, the Shizuoka-Ken Association for the Prevention of Crime” Link to Zone81 blog where this masterpiece is printed in its entirety (though without Japanese … Continue reading
Sophisticated spam.
I must say the spam out there is getting more and more sophisticated. The whole “this forum” talk of course tipped me off immediately, but still. This was a comment on my “Cellphone posting in WordPress” post on this blog. … Continue reading
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1024-bit encryption.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/05/307digit_number.html Oops. What did I set my encrypted password wallet to again…? (Sorry for the “spam” btw — the mechanism for discovering changes hiccoughed when I switched servers so the 10-15 or so last entries were suddenly re-submitted to the … Continue reading
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Retarded.
So I got a package sent to me from Japan. My neighbour happens to be Chinese. The parcel itself has some Japanese written on it (which includes Chinese characters). The mail main, despite the fact the envelope says “Mr. Kalle … Continue reading
Phone phishing.
A few months ago, I got a phone call, to my regular phone, around 9 am (2 hours before I get up normally). Kalle. “Hello?” Obviously recorded voice. “Hi! How’s it going? [silence] Oh, can’t complain. Hey… I just wanted … Continue reading
File sharing and such.
Interesting article (found at boingboing). It does make you wonder, though. Personally, I’m doing surprisingly little piracy compared to most of my friends, and their friends, and theirs, and so on. This has more to do with me using linux … Continue reading
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