Dodging geo-restrictions raises ethical questions
When I wanted to place an order online with Wal-Mart, I tried to pull up its U.S. website at walmart.com but every time I tried that I was instantly redirected to its Mexican site at walmart.com.mx.
When I wanted to place an order online with Wal-Mart, I tried to pull up its U.S. website at walmart.com but every time I tried that I was instantly redirected to its Mexican site at walmart.com.mx.
As this column goes to press in the middle of April, 2014, I am anticipating something that has not yet actually happened to me.
In the 1997 movie “Conspiracy Theory” Mel Gibson plays the role of a paranoid genius who sees evil schemes everywhere and believes the CIA, KGB and other three-letter agencies are all out to get him.
While I was waiting in the customer service line in the office of one of the local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) I could not help but overhear someone’s complaint.
The end-of-life date for the venerable Microsoft Windows XP grows nearer by the hour, and as April 8 approaches a lot of the people still using XP are finally, belatedly starting to explore their options.
At one time or another everyone has heard a tale that begins with “There’s good news, and there’s bad news …” Somehow that seems an appropriate framework for this week’s column.
This morning I received an urgent email from a loyal reader: “The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi start in a few minutes. How can I watch it on my computer?”