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The Side Eye: Bugged Out

1 January 202131 December 2020 by Toby Morris

Summer reissue: This time 21 years ago, New Zealand was preparing for apocalypse. The Side Eye looks back at the Y2K bug phenomenon 20 years later and asks if it was all a scam. First published December 19, 2019. Independent journalism depends on you. Help us stay curious in 2021. The Spinoff’s journalism is funded … Read more

Categories Featured, The Side Eye Tags 2010s, computer security, The Side Eye, Y2K

The Side Eye: Bugged Out

22 November 202019 December 2019 by Toby Morris

  The Side Eye is a monthly non-fiction comic by Toby Morris, supported by NZ On Air. Read the rest of the series here.

Categories Featured, The Side Eye Tags 2010s, computer security, The Side Eye, Y2K

How my email was hijacked, and how you can stop it happening to you

12 September 20228 August 2017 by Paul Brislen

A cautionary tale, by Paul Brislen. It started with an email from a colleague. Could I sign the attached form? I get this sort of email a lot; no two clients or providers use the same format so it was quite nice to see a link to an online service. I clicked on it. Almost … Read more

Categories Featured, Internet, Media Tags computer security, computers, Tech

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