Tag Archives: privacy

Deleting Hard Drive Data (Files)

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Brian

Previously, I wrote about how to permanently delete magnetic data. Nobody uses removable magnetic media anymore, so I thought it’s time to outline the same procedure using internal or USB drives.

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Surveillance Keeps Power in Power

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Brian

You are monitored everywhere – license plates on passing cars, cameras on roads, shopping malls, gas stations, airports. It has begun to bother me, yet my friends advise “If you’re not doing anything wrong, why do you care if you … Continue reading →

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Time Sequenced Aggregate Data

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Brian

The following is a slightly redacted excerpt from a research paper I completed early in 2014, introducing some implications of Big Data, or more specifically, Time Sequenced Aggregate Data.  See also my blog posting about smart power meters.

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Smart Power Meters Invasion of Privacy

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Brian

I wrote previously about the invasion of smart electricity meters.  Remember the NSA data collection scandal in 2013?  At the core, this is the same issue, only it’s so much more close to your life.

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Donald Trump Accepts Gold Instead of US Dollars

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Brian

Trump is quoted saying, “The economy is bad, and Obama’s not protecting the dollar at all. . . . If I do this, other people are going to start doing it, and maybe we’ll see some changes.” He’s right. Be … Continue reading →

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