Debug and Release

I recently spoke to an incredibly wise co-worker who shared with me his vision of data security, and his explanation was so insightful I couldn't help but share it with you all. Securing our data Our data has no value Today, a fundamental problem is our data has no value. Let me explain why this is a problem. To choose an example, when we use Facebook , we offer the platform access to our basic data (gender, age, name, other attributes we choose) as exchange to use the service for free. This is fair, or at least most of us would come to believe. I would certainly consider an alternative if I had to pay to use Facebook. Regardless, this information about ourselves gets used ad infinitum  in algorithms that match advertising ads that may be most relevant to you on Facebook, even when you aren't on Facebook . As your information is shared throughout Facebook (to show you ads), what additional value are you getting? What benefits are you getting from the companies who...

I was looking around for information on Brotli compression , and came across an article behind protection (login or membership required). Information behind these  paywalls  is more and more common, as companies are using these in order to maintain their revenue in an digital era. Myself, like other people, do not want to login or create an account to view this content (it is also likely found on another site) - so I poked around to see if the information was accessible without logging in. Keeping this investigation confidential, I will not be mentioning the website in question or post any screenshots what I found. The flaw has also been reported to the company to ensure they can fix their security hole. How I bypassed the paywall In articles that implement a paywall, there is typically the beginning of the online article that is visible, only for a short while. At the end of the readable article, the text fades out to white, abruptly ends, or is ended by a Sign In/Regi...