Cryptosmith

Now that Secure Computing Corporation is a memory, having been acquired by McAfee, I’m going to write up a few memories of my own experiences. At one point I posted much of this in the appropriate Wikipedia entry, but that’s actually not kosher. Since much of it is based on personal recollection, these words fall in line with what they call “original research.” So I’m posting it here.

I joined Secure Computing about a year after it came into existence. It was called “Secure Computing Technology Corporation” at the time. By the time I left, they’d gone through three more company presidents, 4 corporate logos, several mergers, and bounced the corporate headquarters from Minnesota to Silicon Valley.

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I’ve been using Framemaker to create large documents for almost two decades. I’m currently participating in an email discussion group of Frame users, and someone asked about comparing Microsoft Word and Frame. Someone else suggested Googling for the answer, since lots of people like to talk about it.

So, here is my own contribution to the question.

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When Joanne emailed me this video a few days ago, I responded with “Yes, yes, of course. Copiers are digital. They save stuff.” But then I watched the video. THIS IS BAD:

This is why all hard drives should have built-in encryption.

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One Matt McKeon of IBM has created a terrific graphical timeline of privacy erosion on Facebook. It’s pretty alarming.

A pundit at Wired suggests the development of an open-systems alternative. It’s an interesting idea.

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