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Musings

A blend of thoughts, insights and info generally inspired by good coffee.

Privacy Act 2020

- 3 minute read

The Privacy Act 2020 came into force on 1 December 2020, replacing the Privacy Act 1993. Now that the dust has settled we take a look at some of the effects the updated act has had on how we build our products.

Undoubtedly one of the trickier…

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Contact Tracing Apps

- 4 minute read

Contact tracing has proved to be a powerful tool in helping to restrict the spread of Covid-19. We have all watched as governments around the world have implemented and scaled their tracing efforts with impressive results, particularly so here in New…

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Chrome to block insecure downloads

- 3 minute read

Beginning with Chrome 82, which will be released sometime in April, Google have announced that Chrome will start warning users about downloading certain files from insecure sources in a bid to keep you safe from malicious actors. Rather like it has…

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RIP Windows 7. Hello Edge

- 3 minute read

This was the week we said thanks and goodbye to Windows 7. After more than ten years Microsoft have this week officially ended support for the venerable OS. Like many others, we have fond memories of installing it for the first time and enjoying how…

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