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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Tag Archives: security
Outraged and Furious: First Encounter With a Full-Body Scanner (in the UK)
[fr]Furax: je découvre qu’au Royaume-Uni aussi, il faut passer par un de ces scanners-qui-vous-déshabillent. Et je découvre ça coincée comme un rat dans une cage en verre dont la seule sortie passe par un de ces scanners. Et contrairement aux … Continue reading
Posted in News and Politics, Personal
Tagged airport security, anger, full-body scanner, helplessness, manchester, manchester airport, outrage, pat-down, rant, security, security theater, security theatre, testimonial, uk
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Security Fail (Big Time)
[fr]Quand on dit que les questions de sécurité sont le maillon faible… Voici un exemple magnifique en action. Visiblement implémenté par quelqu’un n’ayant à disposition qu’un demi-cerveau.[en]Sometimes I come across stuff online that makes me really mad. Like this: And … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media and the Web
Tagged fail, password, rant, secret question, security, stupid
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Today: Backup Awareness Day!
[fr]Aujourd’hui, comme le 24 de chaque mois, journée des sauvegardes. Faites les vôtres![en]I haven’t done as much as I wanted around Backup Awareness Day yet (and even skipped last month because I was in the mountains at that time), but … Continue reading
Posted in My projects, Technology
Tagged backup, backup awareness day, BAD, data, Events, security
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Today is Backup Awareness Day!
[fr]Il y a deux mois, le 24 février, j’ai appuyé sur la mauvais bouton et effacé mon blog. Je ne savais pas de quand datait ma dernière sauvegarde. Tout est bien qui finit bien pour moi (mais ça n’a pas … Continue reading
Posted in Wordpress
Tagged accident, backing up, backup, backupawarenessday, black swan, computer, ctts, data, Events, mozy, mysql, security, time machine, website, Wordpress
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Lift09 — Melanie Rieback — RFID and Security
Whitehat hacker. RFID uses radio waves to identify things. Shows much of a promise for breaking (?) into things. Next low-end of computing. You have to bring virtual attacks into the physical domain, when it comes to RFID. Some security … Continue reading
Posted in Live Blogging
Tagged hacking, lift09, melanie rieback, rfid, rfid guardian, safety, security, Stuff that doesn't fit, whitehat
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Flickr and Dopplr: the Right Way to Import GMail Contacts
[fr]Il est maintenant possible d’importer des contacts depuis GMail (ou Hotmail) sans devoir divulguer son mot de passe, aussi bien chez Flickr que chez Dopplr. Génial![en]A few days ago, I saw this tweet by Matt Biddulph soar by: Impressed by … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media and the Web
Tagged contacts, cork, dopplr, flickr, gmail, import, matt biddulph, security, snp, social networking, social networks, Social Software, twitter, webcampsnp
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Reading the Ofcon Report on Social Networking: Stats, Stranger Danger, Perceived Risk
[fr]Le Daily Mail remet ça aujourd’hui, abasourdi de découvrir que les adolescents rencontrent “offline” des étrangers d’internet. Il va donc falloir que j’écrive le fameux billet auquel j’ai fait allusion dernièrement, mais avant cela, je suis en train de lire … Continue reading
Posted in Connected Life, Digital Youth, Social Media and the Web
Tagged bebo, children, Citations, criticism, Culture, daily mail, danger, digital youth, Digital Youth, facebook, fear, internet, Media, myspace, ofcon, offline, online, Online Culture, predators, Press, Psychology / Sociology, report, Research, risk, security, social networking, Social Software, stranger danger, Thinking
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BarCamp Lausanne: Privacy (Julien Freudiger)
[en]Privacy… a tricky issue, as ever.[fr]“Nothing to hide.” Est-ce que ça justifie de ne pas se préoccuper de privacy? Julien fait une thèse sur le sujet. steph-note: j’espère qu’il ouvre un blog pour documenter sa recherche! Surveillance: CCTV (on peut … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit
Tagged Events, internet, politics, privacy, safety, security, usa, vieprivée
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Quechup = spammeurs
[en]If you get invitations to join Quechup, don’t. They will spam your whole address book without asking you for permission.[fr]Si, comme moi, vous recevez dans votre boîte trois ou quatre invitations provenant de personnes que vous connaissez (bien ou moins … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media and the Web
Tagged addressbook, Announcements, badpractice, carnetd\\\'adresses, contacts, e-mail, factice, gmail, internet, invitation, marketing, motdepasse, password, quechup, réseausocial, security, Social Software, socialnetworking, spam, spammeur, yahoo
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