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by Speb
Wed May 21, 2025 11:30 pm
Forum: Volunteering
Topic: Help for a Computer Fundemantals Course
Replies: 1
Views: 281

Re: Help for a Computer Fundemantals Course

Going to preface this by saying I have 0 experience with children, other than having a few young nephews and nieces and I entertain them, not teach them.

I'd say show them how they can have fun with technology, it's an important skill but supporting their learning through their interests is key ...
by Speb
Fri May 16, 2025 9:39 am
Forum: Self Promotion
Topic: Dissertation Research
Replies: 9
Views: 8939

Re: Dissertation Research

thank you both! I presented it at a showcase thing at my university and it got some praise, glad it could be of some use :D
by Speb
Fri May 09, 2025 9:23 pm
Forum: Online Privacy
Topic: Tech unsavvy wanting to browse more securely
Replies: 3
Views: 5331

Re: Tech unsavvy wanting to browse more securely

I have actually just made a booklet designed for this exact thing. It has a bunch of privacy tech you can use or learn to use based on how advanced you wanna go. I just posted it in a post before this. I hope it helps you, please give me any feedback on it if you do end up using it :)

My advice ...
by Speb
Fri May 09, 2025 8:31 pm
Forum: Self Promotion
Topic: Dissertation Research
Replies: 9
Views: 8939

Re: Dissertation Research

Hi everybody, I handed in the diss a few days ago. Thank you to everybody that filled in my survey, there were a few answers that were so in-depth and detailed they could have only came from here and you got a good few hundred words breaking down what you wrote, I do think those parts are going to ...
by Speb
Tue Apr 01, 2025 9:06 pm
Forum: Self Promotion
Topic: Dissertation Research
Replies: 9
Views: 8939

Re: Dissertation Research

Thank you! It's investigating how Technical and Non-Technical users ideas of privacy differ, so far there are a surprising amount of non techies who do use privacy respecting features and software. I'm hoping to introduce a new audience of people to groups like Open Rights Group and the Electronic ...
by Speb
Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:58 pm
Forum: Self Promotion
Topic: Dissertation Research
Replies: 9
Views: 8939

Dissertation Research

Hi Everyone! I am wrapping up my University degree soon and the last thing I need for my dissertation is some data collection. I'd really appreciate if you could fill this survey out, its just some tick box questions, should only take about 5 minutes. Any help is massively appreciated. I don't ask ...
by Speb
Fri Mar 14, 2025 11:40 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Apple Takes the UK Government To Court
Replies: 6
Views: 12060

Re: Apple Takes the UK Government To Court

Updating this thread with a relevant Wired article , it is pay walled if you have viewed one of their articles recently.

TLDR: The UK, France and Sweden are all taking measures to undermine E2E Encryption, the European Union plan to scan private chats and India passed a law in 2021 that requires ...
by Speb
Fri Mar 07, 2025 1:17 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Apple Takes the UK Government To Court
Replies: 6
Views: 12060

Re: Apple Takes the UK Government To Court

Crazyroostereye wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:00 pm Every place trying to do that really, the UK is not the only place.
You're right, France is going at it as well.. Pretty scary stuff.
by Speb
Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:27 pm
Forum: Tech News
Topic: Apple Takes the UK Government To Court
Replies: 6
Views: 12060

Apple Takes the UK Government To Court

"First of a kind" legal challenge.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/apple_reportedly_ipt_complaint/?td=rt-3a

Context: The UK requested Apple give them a backdoor in private, this was then leaked, Apple refused to do it, however they did stop people in the UK from using their Advanced Data ...
by Speb
Wed Feb 26, 2025 12:36 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Books you read
Replies: 5
Views: 21326

Re: Books you read

I havent been a massive reader until recently, only ever read some of the A Song of Ice and Fire books and both the Vermis books. Recently finished Ghost in the Wires and it was a very fun read hearing about Kevins life on the run, regardless of your own opinions on Mitnick, he had lead an ...