http://tidbits.com/ If you found the recent hack of technology writer Mat Honan as unsettling as we did, tune in to TidBITS Presents “Protecting Your Digital Life,” recorded live on 22 August 2012. Security experts Rich Mogull and Joe Kissell share their recommendations for the best things you can do to ensure that your digital life can’t be laid bare for virtual vultures to peck through. en-us Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15505 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:20:02 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15505 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15504 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:17:23 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15504
The larger problem is that no matter how responsible *we* are, we're still dependent on the security of the Web sites we visit. If they can't keep our information secure, then our best efforts are useless -- well, to be correct, less useful.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15485 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:57:25 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15485
Looks like some of you actually leave your desks during your breaks? Now *that's* a compelling idea :)]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15484 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:56:24 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15484 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15483 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:55:04 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15483 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15482 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:21:21 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15482 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15481 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:02:30 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15481
As far as laughing at each other's humor, I don't think I can mandate that people don't react to each other in a panel discussion. Certainly, it would be preferable if the audience could be seen reacting, but that's just not possible with Google Hangouts On Air (or any other live videoconferencing solution I'm aware of).

I wonder if part of the confusion is that these truly intended to be and are live events, and should be viewed as such, and NOT as carefully planned and recorded presentations that take place under controlled conditions and with significant post-production. They aren't off the cuff, but they are live.

If you pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to attend a conference, you'll get very much this sort of experience. There's a room you go to at a particular time, and usually you arrive a few minutes ahead of time to get a seat. If there's a single presenter, he'll be on stage, pacing around, checking mic position and getting slides set up and the like. If it's a panel, they'll be sitting on stage, chatting with one another. Obviously, starting on time isn't a problem there, since the room can be open early. And as far as laughing at each other's jokes, I've been on a ton of panels over the years, and I can assure you that everyone does this.

Does that make sense?]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15479 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:25:36 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15479 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15478 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:08:10 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15478 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15476 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:54:11 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15476 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15474 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:31:52 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15474
We certainly could summarize the video in text, but I'd have to think about the goal of doing that - we're doing the videos in the first place because we think the topic lends itself to in-person explanation better than straight text for one reason or another. And if the goal is to encourage people to watch the videos, summarizing them makes it all the less likely they would.

As far as protecting yourself from access via the Internet, that's a very different topic, in fact. For the most part, standard Network Address Translation in gateways like the AirPort base stations is more than enough, and people who know enough to port map through NAT likely understand that they are opening that port up to the entire Internet. That's far, far less common than the kinds of problems that Mat Honan experienced, and which any Internet user could suffer from.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15473 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:27:06 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15473
And I'm not really sure what the big win of having subsequent live presentations is, if they're going to be substantially the same as the recorded one, especially since people can always ask questions later here, or on the YouTube video, or on the Google+ post.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15472 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:24:59 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15472 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15468 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:09:04 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15468 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15467 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:34:38 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15467
If yes, why is that so?]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15466 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:13:49 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15466
Since other people may not have an hour to spare to watch the video I wonder whether you plan to concisely summarise your recommendations.

One further point: I missed in the discussion how to protect yourself against illegal access from the internet, for instance using tools like LittleSnitch and VPN.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15462 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:25:49 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15462 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15449 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:12:19 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15449 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15447 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:10:44 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15447 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13215?rss#comments_15445 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:53:44 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13215#comments_15445