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The opt-out from hell

One problem with making your email address available (which I will continue to do, don't worry) is that folks with something to sell assume you're interested in their stuff. To wit, let's consider an email I received today (copied, headers and all, after Read More...

Posted 16 September 08 12:22 by Steve Riley | 6 Comments   
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Cluelessness abounds

So yesterday I received a rather interesting email. Subject: "INFOSEC Scholarships & Fellowships for PhD or MS + Free CISSP Exam Prep Events." Hm, I didn't know that "information security" suddenly became an all-caps acronym. How come no one asks Read More...

Posted 14 September 05 09:08 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments   
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