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Is die keiser eintlik kaal?
In Sondag, 14 Februarie se Rapport skryf Prof. Jannie Rossouw (“Die dag toe SA sy ponde ruil vir rande“) oor Suid Afrika se eerse…
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Can WhatsApp really steal your data?
WhatsApp recently bungled their terms and conditions update as covered in my recent The Great WhatsApp Trek article. Following the uproar and exodus of…
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Crypto assets to be regulated as financial products
Should cryptocurrencies be classified as financial products?
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The Great WhatsApp Trek – Why Users Are Flocking to Telegram and Signal
The recent terms and conditions update has left WhatsApp with a bit of a public relations issue. Despite the company sharing data with Facebook…
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Has Failed in South Africa
Following my previous two articles on the COVID Alert SA app – a deep dive review of the COVID Alert SA app and then,…
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Is Technology The Answer To COVID-19 Contact Tracing In South Africa?
Following my security audit of the COVID Alert SA app with the White Noise Podcast, I was invited by Joe Emilio to talk to…
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The sins of the bather
You can say a lot of different things about our neighbours. They are loud, inconsiderate, arrogant and underhanded but dirty is not one of…
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Sonde met die Bure
Van ons bure kan jy baie dinge sê – hulle is luidrigtig, onkonsidererend, voor op die wa en onderduims maar vuil is hulle verseker…
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COVID-19 Alert App – Security Audit and Review
President Cyril Ramaphosa asked South Africans to download the government’s COVID-19 alert app during his latest address on 17 September 2020. His appeal has…