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Rip the benefits of green tea without the negatives
01 month ago
Green tea is really good for you because of its high content of catechins, but in order to rip the benefits, you need to drink 4-5 cups a day. The problem with that is that green tea also contains caffeine (up to half of what is found in a coffee cup), which is not so great for you, especially when you go over 200mg a day.
The solution is to throw away the first cup you make out of your tea bag as it will contain most of the caffeine and to only drink the second one. It will be just as tasty, but won’t hurt your nervous system.
Will new Android 4.0 phones better protect our personal data?
0Now that Android 4.0 offers a keychain API, address space layout randomization (ASLR) and full device encryption for phones, I’m really hoping that Android phone manufacturers will start taking data/privacy protection issues seriously and offer something as good as what’s available on a BlackBerry.
It’s not just enterprises that need it. We store more and more information on smartphones and their associated cloud services and this data needs to be protected when at rest. Wiping a device after the device is lost or stolen is not enough. The first thing a thief does is to chuck the SIM card out.
iOS gets a mention for trying, but still fails and Android’s security model has been appalling thus far… so let’s hope 2012 will bring a much needed change.
Here is a list of all the new features of Android 4.0:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html
Xperia PLAY videos will make you want one :)
0I stand by what I said last year. The PLAY is going to be a huge success 
lush.co.uk was hacked and your credit card details stolen… Is your data safe?
11 year ago
Just another example of how unsafe “the cloud” can be. What surprises me is how little companies care about security. I often ask cloud providers about their security measures and the typical answer is that they protect the connection to their servers with SSL which is “very secure”. This is probably enough to reassure a novice consumer that heard from his bank that SSL is the way to go to protect online transactions, but what about the data that is stored on the servers? Most don’t encrypt it unless required by law (credit card details).
There are so many stories nowadays about data theft by rogue employees or hackers, that I’m still amazed that people trust their most sensitive data with companies like Dropbox, Apple, Evernote, Google, Facebook, Sugarsync, etc., These guys have your password. They can look at all your most private documents or pictures unless you encrypt them before you send them. Sure, it’s so convenient to be able to have access to everything from everywhere, to share documents with your mates, etc., but just remember that it makes data thieves very happy as well.
Be safe online, provide a minimum of information, use email address aliases, encrypt your data, use services like Jungledisk or Wuala.
The Facebook privacy manual / Manuel de la vie privée sur Facebook
0It can be daunting to try and make the right changes to one’s privacy settings in Facebook, but thanks to Angela Alcorn, it’s now easier to navigate through the maze of settings with the help of this guide.
Pour tout ceux qui se sentent intimidés par toutes ces pages de paramètres à régler pour protéger sa vie privée, ce guide d’Angela Alcor est pour vous
N.B.
This guide is not exactly new (October 2010), but you usually have to go through some registration system to get it, so I thought I would just give you the download links right away.
