Jack Reichert

Fullstack Philosopher

Tag: security

  • Pondering Sam Harris’ thoughts on digital backdoors

    Pondering Sam Harris’ thoughts on digital backdoors

    Since my last post about encryption vs. security the public debate has exploded due to Tim Cook’s response to the request by the FBI to create a back door in an Apple device. In his most recent podcast Sam Harris weighed in as well. I always look forward to Harris’ perspective on a topic. He…

  • On Encryption VS Security

    On Encryption VS Security

    There has been a debate going on behind the scenes, or not so behind the scenes: the political legislatures vs. technologists pertaining to encryption. There are bad people in the world, communicating to plan bad things. Law enforcement used to be able to get warrants and peer into those communications, safe-houses, or property. Today, when…

  • What I Want to Hear About this Tuesday at the State of the Union Address

    I received an email from BarackObama.com asking me to fill out a one question survey. The survey question was: What issue are you most excited to hear about in the State of the Union? This was my response: The biggest issue that lost my enthusiasm in the leadership of our president is how much the…

  • No More Passwords* – Log into WordPress using a QR Code

    A short while ago I stumbled upon an interesting Hacker News conversation… Intrigued by the challenge, I decided to implement the theory as a WordPress plugin for all to use. So here’s the gory details… The Flow User visits Login page Login page Generates unique hash, saves hash to the database Login page Creates QR…