CIRCLE WITH A DOT

It's that time again, the 3rd Thursday of the month, and that means time to meet up for @BurbSecWest. I look forward to seeing everyone out there. Details for where and when are available here: https://burbsec.com/west/, but the TLDR version is 6:00pm at Granite City, Naperville.I look forward to seeing you there.#BurbSecWest#Naperville#Cybersecurity#Socializing

If you're one of my connections or you've just stumbled across my profile you should know that I take privacy and security seriously. That's why I choose to publish on a platform that has as little tracking as I could find. That's why I don't demand that you "log in" to read my content. Please know, whether you go directly to my site: https://www.between-two-firewalls.com, or you follow the site on the Fedieverse via @posts, your privacy is protected unless you choose to interact.

@berniework the same way age verification to buy alcohol protects kids. If you can't prove you are at least this old you can't have this product or service.Whether it's a good system or not is a different question. Underage drinking is a serious problem so to think website age verification is going to solve the problem is foolish

When even the Onion's AV Club is posting about Ring's dystopian surveillance ad, you know regular people are starting to notice.https://www.avclub.com/great-job-interview-weratedogs-super-bowl-ring#SuperbOwl #Ring #TheOnion #Privacy

So the big game is over with, and we get to exercise America's real favorite pastime: talking about the commercials! Well there was one commercial I think we should talk about, since it focused on reuniting lost pets with their families. The problem with that lovely facade is the privacy nightmare that enables those reunions. Spoiler alert: even as a dog owner I don't think the tradeoff is worth it.https://www.between-two-firewalls.com/outsourcing-the-surveillance-state-home-security-camera-edition/#Privacy#Cameras#Pets#SuperbOwl