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random security

Google+ and Diaspora: Secure Connection (HTTPS) per default

I recently got invited to Google+ and had a curious first look. Google+ seems to be enforcing HTTPS on all pages. Given the current Facebook security issue with HTTPS this is good news. Also had a look at diaspora*, which has some active development. First public community supported diaspora* pods, such as diasp.org or diasp.eu […]

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fitm personal random security

Enable HTTPS on Facebook!

A couple of month passed since Facebook introduced full SSL support. This optional feature lets you browse Facebook via a secure connection (https) whenever possible. Facebook via https is now available to all users and why are so few people using it? I suppose because the option is disabled per default. -> Enable this option! […]

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personal random research

autumn is here

Finally arrived back in Vienna last Thursday. Pittsburgh turned out to be a neat city and I had a good time there. In Australia I ran into Richard Stallman and had some great discussions on free software. Amir showed me around Sydney – thank you so much! before I ended up in Byron Bay. Below […]