privacy

Fix for DigiNotar CA certificate for Android

Submitted by michielf on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 22:22
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After even Apple fixed their software to reject certificates issued by Diginotar, Android is (one of?) the last platform that did not issue a fix. Given the fact that this whole affair started, because Google users' confidentiality was compromised by the Iranian government using a false certificate from DigiNotar, this is quite surprising.

Two-factor authenticatie voor websites

Submitted by michielf on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 23:00
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De laatste week is de Nederlandse overheid in rep en roer door de vertrouwensbreuk die is ontstaan door de geslaagde hackpoging bij de slecht beveiligde certificaat verstrekker Diginotar. Naast het zo snel mogelijk repareren van de schade, dringt de vraag zich op hoe dit rampscenario voorkomen had kunnen worden.

Chrome Extension "Smooth Gestures" moves to the dark side

Submitted by michielf on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 15:55
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Since yesterday, I noticed long delays while loading pages with Chrome. Today I noticed a weird site amongst the list of requests for a page on fokke.org: www.smoothgesturesapp.com.

Why is my browser trying to access "www.smoothgesturesapp.com"?

IPv6 privacy extensions for Android

Submitted by michielf on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 22:30
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Update: Fix now available in update.zip format. All current Android phones have IPv6 enabled by default, which means that as soon as you connect to an IPv6 enabled network (e.g. via Wifi) you will start using IPv6 with an IP address that reveals your MAC address of your network interface.

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