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Dear Reliance – One of us is lying

From Web of Deceit on the The Caravan A more worrying development regarding ISP actions came to light at the end of May, when the activist group Anonymous India hacked into the servers of one provider, Reliance Communication, and released a list of 434 web addresses that had been blocked. Among these were...

Using sshuttle to remain Safe on Insecure Wi-Fi 2

Using sshuttle to remain Safe on Insecure Wi-Fi

Working from home mostly means working from cafes. Though I mostly tether through my mobile to get onto the Internet, it’s not always fast enough. Also bigger bandwidth does attract the geek in me towards public wi-fi. But most public wi-fis are insecure (I think even the private ones are insecure). Using HTTPS...

The World Tomorrow : Cypherpunks 1

The World Tomorrow : Cypherpunks

Julian Assange in his latest episode of The World Tomorrow talks to Andy Muller Maguhn, Jeremie Zimmerman and Jacob Appelbaum. They discuss about privacy, using the internet anonymously, safely and freely, encryption technology, and the importance of web activism. Andy Muller Maguhn (web) – German hacker (Chaos Computer Club) Jeremie Zimmerman (twitter) –...

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pyg2fa : Python Library for using Google Authenticator with your Web App

I have been using Google two factor authentication for a while. It’s probably the reason why I login using my Google id on every possible site I use. I can use a simple mobile app to generate time-sensitive one-time password (OTP) along with my regular password to login. Google authenticator mobile app allows...

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Satyamev Jayate and The world Tomorrow

There are two interesting shows on TV The World Tomorrow hosted by Julian Assange and Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan. Both are completely opposite but looks at changing the world for tomorrow. One is a softer version and looks at the problems of India. The other one is very radical and loud....

Books, Books and Books 3

Books, Books and Books

Thanks to Audible and Kindle. I have already read/listened to nine books this year. I am very happy about it considering that I read 5 books in entire twelve months of 2011. 1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 2. The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick 3. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures...