So, this is all well and good for really simple sites but what about larger, more complex sites that require server-side processing of data that, as I understand it, will only be available unencrypted to the client? Does this mean you need to expose your business logic on the client-side? This does not seem very secure to me no matter what promises they make about being able to detect client-side tampering...
Also, with regards to "searchable encryption", can this be applied to real search tools like Solr or ElasticSearch?
I used to be a big NetBeans fan but since Sun died and was consumed by Oracle it's become an Also Run IDE. Oracle, as is the case with many of the things it buys, has basically abandoned NetBeans and it really just can't keep up with the spectacular work done by the guys at JetBrains.
I suppose I should add that with the adoption of STM PyPy will be essentially removing the GIL, something people have been asking to be done for a very long time...
The train that was robbed was travelling from Cape Town to Bellville via Monte Vista and was a late train running between 6pm and 7pm.
This robbery happened in 2008 and occurred during the same time period as the Xenophobia Riots that happened that year.
The robbery did not make the news, probably because no one was killed and only one person was injured, a man on the same carriage as me who tried to prevent the thugs from stealing his laptop.
You're welcome to call me a liar but the event in question happened and shortly after it did there was a huge up-surge in the number of train guards posted by Metrorail.
I love all these replies placing the onus of the of blame on me and calling me dumb for having my phone stolen...
As fun as it is for you to call me dumb and a moron for having been robbed, it's not really helpful either.
And for the folks saying that I must be "doing something wrong" to have 3 phones stolen in the last 12 years:
My last phone theft happening when the train I was on was robbed by a gang of men moving from carriage to carriage threatening people at knife point. Please illustrate to me what I could have "done right" in that scenario...
I'm guessing most people do not have anything other than a Sim-card pin.
Sure, you can expect technical, security minded folks to use multiple forms of protection but for the average joe that's all too much work. He just wants to be able to use his phone...
My phone was in the lower, left front pocket of my cargo pants. I was distracted due to helping to hold the train door open (The trains here sometimes suffer a failure of the system the opens the doors and this results in the door attempting to close while people are entering/exiting the carriage) and hence didn't notice that I'd been pick-pocketed.
The problem with remote tracking is that it's very easy for the thief to switch off GPS and Data. Once that's been done you can't Track the phone and the thief can take their time digging through your data.
In my case, I was only got home a full 45 minutes after the phone was stolen. By the time I logged in to Motorola Support, the GPS and Data had already been disabled.
The big problem with Android phones is they make it very easy to link in your Google account. Once you're Google account is linked that opens the device up to all kinds of misuse...
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...I will continue to obtain what I want though the underbelly because at the end of the day there are less hoops to jump through.
If only Big Media would realise that their method is basically madness.
So, this is all well and good for really simple sites but what about larger, more complex sites that require server-side processing of data that, as I understand it, will only be available unencrypted to the client? Does this mean you need to expose your business logic on the client-side? This does not seem very secure to me no matter what promises they make about being able to detect client-side tampering...
Also, with regards to "searchable encryption", can this be applied to real search tools like Solr or ElasticSearch?
I used to be a big NetBeans fan but since Sun died and was consumed by Oracle it's become an Also Run IDE. Oracle, as is the case with many of the things it buys, has basically abandoned NetBeans and it really just can't keep up with the spectacular work done by the guys at JetBrains.
IntelliJ Ultimate is probably the best IDE you can buy if you develop in more than one non-M$ language.
I suppose I should add that with the adoption of STM PyPy will be essentially removing the GIL, something people have been asking to be done for a very long time...
I am personally more interested in the PyPy release that will bring transactional memory.
The project I work on right now is proudly PyPy compatible and I hope to keep it so :-)
That would be me...
That boss of yours...
The train that was robbed was travelling from Cape Town to Bellville via Monte Vista and was a late train running between 6pm and 7pm.
This robbery happened in 2008 and occurred during the same time period as the Xenophobia Riots that happened that year.
The robbery did not make the news, probably because no one was killed and only one person was injured, a man on the same carriage as me who tried to prevent the thugs from stealing his laptop.
You're welcome to call me a liar but the event in question happened and shortly after it did there was a huge up-surge in the number of train guards posted by Metrorail.
I love all these replies placing the onus of the of blame on me and calling me dumb for having my phone stolen...
As fun as it is for you to call me dumb and a moron for having been robbed, it's not really helpful either.
And for the folks saying that I must be "doing something wrong" to have 3 phones stolen in the last 12 years:
My last phone theft happening when the train I was on was robbed by a gang of men moving from carriage to carriage threatening people at knife point. Please illustrate to me what I could have "done right" in that scenario...
Too funny. I had to stifle my laughter.
Indeed. Native South African.
3 phones stolen over the course of 12 years. Not that big a deal in terms of South African cell-phone theft stats.
Sounds good, thanks!
Interesting. My opinion of the iPhone has risen.
I'm guessing most people do not have anything other than a Sim-card pin.
Sure, you can expect technical, security minded folks to use multiple forms of protection but for the average joe that's all too much work. He just wants to be able to use his phone...
Wow, and they call South Africa violent...
I sure you would also find thousands of cases where someone with a concealed handgun committed a crime...
You should do some reading on violent crime studies.
Conclusions so far have been that a prevalence of guns in a society contributes to crime rather than the opposite effect...
My phone was in the lower, left front pocket of my cargo pants. I was distracted due to helping to hold the train door open (The trains here sometimes suffer a failure of the system the opens the doors and this results in the door attempting to close while people are entering/exiting the carriage) and hence didn't notice that I'd been pick-pocketed.
Well done, you worked out why I submitted this topic in the first place!
Thanks. I love you too Anonymous Coward.
P.S. Please give me back my spoon.
The problem with remote tracking is that it's very easy for the thief to switch off GPS and Data. Once that's been done you can't Track the phone and the thief can take their time digging through your data.
In my case, I was only got home a full 45 minutes after the phone was stolen. By the time I logged in to Motorola Support, the GPS and Data had already been disabled.
The big problem with Android phones is they make it very easy to link in your Google account. Once you're Google account is linked that opens the device up to all kinds of misuse...
Exactly my point. If you're not going to link your smartphone to any accounts, what's the point of it?
One might as well use an old Nokia 6230...