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A password is a sequence of characters used by computer users to verify their identity, or to control who has access to things such as email, bank accounts, etc.
A reader of the Guadalajara Reporter wrote to me asking if I could help him out by explaining what a link in an email is. The answer is simple; it is that thing in an email I said you should never, never, never, never, never, never, never, ever click on!
The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a far-reaching law and probably the best attempt so far to address the societal changes resulting from the explosion of data-gathering abilities made technically possible by the internet and mobile devices.
Regular readers of this column already know that my advice is to never ever click on links in emails, and here comes just one more example why.
In a few short days citizens of the United States go to the polls to vote in national elections, so this event provides a convenient segue for me to write this column on the subject of DEF CON 26.
Cookies are among the least understood aspects of computer technology.
Many new laptop computers are now being sold with Solid State Drives (SSD) in place of the traditional mechanical drives with motor and spinning disks.