Die Trying by Lee Child
Lee Child's Die Trying sees Jack Reacher kidnapped alongside an FBI agent by a militia group plotting a massive terrorist attack.
Books
Blog
The Osterman Weekend by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Osterman Weekend, a gripping psychological thriller, TV executive John Tanner gets entangled in a dangerous conspiracy when CIA agent Laurence Fassett recruits him to uncover a Soviet plot called “Omega”.
Books
Monthly update #0201 • January 2007
Monthly update 201 • January 2007 • 2007-01-01 - 2007-01-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0006 • January 2007
January 2007 opened the year with the record TJX card breach, the first Storm worm spam floods and fresh fights over data retention, surveillance and software that watches its users.
Privacy
Killing Floor by Lee Child
In Lee Child's Killing Floor, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher arrives in the small Georgia town of Margrave and is promptly arrested for a murder he didn't commit.
Books
What is IFCStart?
If you see IFCStart running on your Mac, here is what this startup process does.
Mac
Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional (1994), directed by Luc Besson, tells the story of a lone hitman in New York. Jean Reno plays Léon with calm skill and soft heart. He drinks milk and tends his plant.
Movies
Monthly update #0200 • December 2006
Monthly update 200 • December 2006 • 2006-12-01 - 2006-12-31
Monthly Updates
The Scarlatti Inheritance by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s first novel, The Scarlatti Inheritance, a wild adventure of espionage and betrayal takes place during the tense pre-World War II era.
Books
Privacy Roundup #0005 • December 2006
December 2006 closed the year with British surveillance plans, fresh data breaches and a wave of phishing, spyware and wiretap scandals.
Privacy
Reflecting on the year 2006
Reflection on the year 2006, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Merry Christmas
Christmas helps me think about my future. Jesus left heaven to live a perfect life for us.
Christianity
Privacy Roundup #0004 • November 2006
November 2006 was the month the surveillance society moved from warning to inventory, as watchdogs counted Britain's cameras and databases while passports, fingerprints and phone records leaked at every turn.
Privacy
Monthly update #0199 • November 2006
Monthly update 199 • November 2006 • 2006-11-01 - 2006-11-30
Monthly Updates
What is lockd?
If you see lockd running on your Mac, here is what this NFS file locking process does.
Mac
What is newsyslog?
If you see newsyslog on your Mac, here is what this log management process does.
Mac
What is dirhelper?
If you see dirhelper running on your Mac, here is what this directory cleanup process does.
Mac
Black Book
In Nazi-occupied Netherlands, a young Jewish woman joins the resistance, seduces a Gestapo officer, and uncovers betrayal in this intense wartime thriller.
Movies
Monthly update #0198 • October 2006
Monthly update 198 • October 2006 • 2006-10-01 - 2006-10-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0003 • October 2006
October 2006 turned on the movement of personal data, as RFID, biometric passports, surveillance trojans and leaky call centres all pressed against the limits of consent.
Privacy
Tying the Knot by Laurent Gerra
To ease prison crowding the new president plans to execute long-term inmates, so the Daltons escape the noose the only legal way left, by getting married.
Books
What is UserNotificationCenter?
If you see UserNotificationCenter running on your Mac, here is what this notification display process does.
Mac
What is PasswordService?
If you see PasswordService running on your Mac, here is what this authentication process does.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0002 • September 2006
September 2006 was dominated by the Hewlett-Packard pretexting scandal, alongside a Facebook backlash, fresh demands for data retention, and a steady drip of surveillance and breach stories.
Privacy
Monthly update #0197 • September 2006
Monthly update 197 • September 2006 • 2006-09-01 - 2006-09-30
Monthly Updates