Recently, i discovered that you can use Google geo-location service to find out the location of where you are accessing the internet from. As this is absolutely intruding into your privacy, Google has stepped up and block this function. But I believe they could be working with the authorities to track down criminals and not accessible to public. My previous post stated that VPN is […]

This underground data center has greenhouses, waterfalls, German submarine engines, simulated daylight and can withstand a hit from a hydrogen bomb. It looks like the secret HQ of a James Bond villain. http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/11/14/the-worlds-most-super-designed-data-center-fit-for-a-james-bond-villain/

Now what? In summary, Apple haven’t released anything amazing since Steve Jobs died. So what’s a geek to buy in 2017 then? I don’t know – it’s not as straightforward as a couple of years ago. I usually go on my geek friends recommendations – on the phone front, Google Pixel phones are well regarded. iPhones are hanging on by their fingernails. On the laptop […]

The term IoT encompasses everything connected to the internet, but it is increasingly being used to define objects that “talk” to each other. “Simply, the Internet of Things is made up of devices – from simple sensors to smartphones and wearables – connected together,” Matthew Evans, the IoT programme head at techUK, told WIRED. By combining these connected devices with automated systems, it is possible to […]

The only way is to make it more of a hassle for pple trying to intrude into your system. The other way is senseless, disconnect yourself from the internet which is impossible in current internet age. If I can be proven wrong, you can come and slap me in the face…:)) The one technique I come across is random Mac address, specifically changing your hardware […]

Shortcomings of VPNs Whether you’re using a VPN to do some secure online shopping from the comfort of a comfy chair and latte in your local café, or attempting to avoid detection of your torrenting activity, the fact remains that no VPN service is as secure as you believe it is. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-vpn-not-secure-think/