Archive for August 2016

TV broadcasting in olympics

Rio 2016 Games is used to showcase technological innovations like virtual reality, video reviews, GPS, underwater digital lap counters…. state-of-the-art technologies will transform the athlete and spectator experiene. According to NBC Sports president Gary Zenkel, “”The Olympics have been a consistent driver of technological advancements, and Rio will be no different.” This posting is about 

Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’

Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’ http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/10/microsoft-accidentally-provides-example This example again shows that encryption back doors are a bad idea. Security failures have created “golden keys” which unlock Windows devices protected by Secure Boot. Microsoft Secure Boot key debacle causes security panic http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-secure-boot-key-debacle-causes-security-panic/ Microsoft has one particular boot policy (“golden key” debug)