Category Archives: Editorial

Data Privacy Grows in California

Posted on January 23, 2021 by way0utwest

A few years ago the CCPA passed in California. This was the first large scale effort in the US to provide some legislative action on data privacy in the wake of the GDPR taking effect in the EU. While there … Continue reading →

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A Beginning Project

Posted on January 22, 2021 by way0utwest

One of the ways in which developers become better at their craft is by building software. They tackle a personal project or maybe modify someone else’s code. They may work through exercises, solving problems like the Advent of Code. As … Continue reading →

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Representative Data Challenges

Posted on January 21, 2021 by way0utwest

One of the areas where machine learning and artificial intelligence have had lots of success is with image work. Whether identifying people in pictures or helping cars stay on the road and out of each other’s way, this capability of … Continue reading →

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Default Credentials

Posted on January 18, 2021 by way0utwest

Years ago I got a call to help someone with a database. I walked over to their desk (when this was possible) and sat down. They asked me how they could get into a database they had been told about. … Continue reading →

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