The World Wide Web provides a lot of benefits, so much that the United Nations stated in a report that disconnecting people from the Internet is a human rights violation. However, there are a few concepts that can undermine even the democratizing power of the Web. Tyranny of the Majority Tyranny of the majority is an old term used to describe a scenario that undermines … [Read more...]
Microsoft takes down No-IP for passive role with malware
Microsoft took to the offense this week against malware, specifically Bladabindi (NJrat) and Jenxcus (NJw0rm) family of malware. This was their third malware disruption since November's launch of the Microsoft Cybercrime Center. In their sights to try to shut down this malware was another U.S.-based company, No-IP, with parent company Vitalwerks Internet Solutions, … [Read more...]
Canada and EU implement laws that impact tech
Canada and the European Union have both passed laws that are being implemented and impact technology. Three laws in particular have caused some technology companies to change how they are doing things. Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation If Canadian bacon is really just ham, what is Canadian spam? Non-existent, at least after this new law. New legislation comes into force today … [Read more...]
Movie review: ‘Disconnect’, a drama of the Internet’s impact
I recently watched the movie Disconnect, a 2013 movie about three scenarios where the digital world collides with people's personal lives. The different scenarios include cyber bullying, identity theft, and online prostitution. The movie holds a nervous tension the entire film, truly showing the dark side of how people can be exploited, robbed, and emotionally damaged by other … [Read more...]
Adobe Creative Cloud Packager error: Maximum file path name exceeded
When trying to build packages for Adobe's Creative Cloud apps that updated last week, I ran into an error with the 32-bit versions of InCopy CC (2014) and InDesign CC (2014). The package build would stop and give a little hazard yellow warning triangle that said "Maximum file path name exceeded". I was able to build packages for some individual apps, both 32-bit and 64-bit, … [Read more...]