Julian Assange, the head of WikiLeaks, also takes aim at Google and Yahoo in interview with a Russian news site, saying that they have “built-in interfaces for U.S. intelligence.”
Source: Assange: Facebook is an ‘appalling spy machine’ – CNET
Month: August 2011
Password Policies are Getting Out of Control | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM
At least 9 characters long. No repeated characters. At least 1 number, 1 special character, and 1 capital letter. Cannot be same as last 10 passwords. Must change every 60 days. Oh, and don’t write it down either, or use on other sites.
Source: Password Policies are Getting Out of Control | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM
Who Rules America: Wealth, Income, and Power
Details on the wealth and income distributions in the United States (1% of households control 35% of the wealth), and how to use these distributions as power indicators.
Book Review: Life Without Oil: Why We Must Shift to a New Energy Future – IEEE Spectrum
The first half of the petroleum age saw unprecedented prosperity. The second half won’t be so pretty.
Source: Book Review: Life Without Oil: Why We Must Shift to a New Energy Future – IEEE Spectrum
Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – The New York Times
We mega-rich should not continue to get extraordinary tax breaks while most Americans struggle to make ends meet.