Canada Computers and Electronics Appears to Ignore Serious Security Breach

by | 2012-03-01 | Observations on Everything

What’s worse than a security issue? Ignoring it and hoping it will go away.

First a bit of background. For years, I’ve been tracking spam by generating unique forwarding addresses every time I register on a site. The intent was to be able to track the sources of spam and easily disable a compromised address. In practice, it’s proven to be a tool for detecting all sorts of misbehaviour. (more…)

Bell Canada: You can Target. Hurray. Now use it to STFU!

by | 2012-02-24 | Observations on Everything

“Great news Bell Fib TV is now available in your building.” [spelling error intentional]

You know what, Bell? That’s just freakin’ amazing! You now have the ability to target your marketing right down to the building! Let’s ignore the fact that the least competent direct marketers in the country have been able to do that for a few decades and just stick to celebrating your new-found skills, shall we? (more…)

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