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Can the DMCA Kill the Cloud?

Posted on September 10, 2012 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Can the DMCA Kill the Cloud?

The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is a powerful tool for copyright holders. Take down notices get served to many websites daily to remove infringing items, yet many are false positives. Will the DMCA harm cloud computing? I think its a good possibility. I recently read an interesting article on SC Magazine about a security…

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Computers, Rants, Security

The Sky is Falling

Posted on September 7, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on The Sky is Falling

Years ago I use to think McAfee was a good Anti-Virus program. Then they got bloated. Now McAfee is becoming chicken little. You can see the reports regularly. New exploit in this, new trojan here, new zero-day exploit, and on. The world of securing your information and your identity, either individual or corporate, is a…

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Facbook Video Chat

Posted on July 12, 2011July 13, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Facbook Video Chat

Last week Facebook announced a new video chat powered by Skype. The question is, what does this mean for privacy? Facebooks announcement last week of now having the ability to have video chats with friends was a big announcement. It meant that Facebook was doing something other chat systems have had for years. The partnership…

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