A look back at PLATO, an educational computer system released in 1960 that some consider a precursor to graphics, touchscreens, messaging apps, games, and more
Forums, instant messaging, and multiplayer video games all started here. — Bright graphics, a touchscreen, a speech synthesizer … LinkedIn: Ray Ozzie . Mastodon: @davidgerard@circumstances.run . Twe...
How low-code database services like Airtable, a category often sneered at by professional programmers, let non-programmers create community databases
When people build a database to manage reading lists or feed their neighbors, that's coding—and culture. — It's a normal afternoon in July. Tweets: @backchnnl , @wired , and @rozzie Tweets: Backchan...
Cryptographer's doubts about Ozzie's CLEAR key-escrow system: securing private keys at OEMs and disabling a phone once law enforcement accesses it are hard
It Makes It Worse Robert Graham / Errata Security : No, Ray Ozzie hasn't solved crypto backdoors Zack Whittaker / ZDNet : Experts rip Ray Ozzie's plan for unlocking encrypted phones Department of Comp...
Cryptographer's doubts about Ozzie's CLEAR key-escrow system: securing private keys at OEMs and disabling a phone once law enforcement accesses it are hard
Yesterday I happened upon a Wired piece by Steven Levy that covers Ray Ozzie's proposal for “CLEAR”.
Profile of Ray Ozzie, former CTO at Microsoft, and his quest to architect a backdoor for encrypted devices that won't lead to a security or privacy fiasco
Silicon Valley Emotions Are Caught Between Morose and Giddy Department of Computer Science, Columbia University : Ray Ozzie's Proposal: Not a Step Forward Tweets: Tarah M. Wheeler / @tarah : This is c...
Leaked Facebook employee thread about now-deleted Boz memo had ~3,000 comments, with dozens criticizing leakers, others empathizing with users
Yesterday afternoon, BuzzFeed published … Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed : Sen. Ed Markey Says “Congress Must Act” When Facebook Fails To Maintain Safety On Its Platform Sam Levin / The Guardian : Interna...
Prominent technologists including Ray Ozzie explore ways for unlocking data on secure devices that would require new legal mandates and likely weaken security
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are renewing a push for a legal mandate that tech companies build tools …
Microsoft buys Talko, another startup founded by Ray Ozzie, will use its tech in Skype; Ozzie will not return to Microsoft
Microsoft Buys Another Ray Ozzie Company — Every decade or so Microsoft seems to feel the need to buy a Ray Ozzie company. This time it's Talko …
Ray Ozzie's startup Talko integrates with Slack, offers team calling on web and iOS, coming to Android soon
Talko + Slack — Team calling in Slack channels, for mobile & web. Recorded for replay of important moments. — Shortly after our launch we heard from several teams who were using both Slack and Ta...