TEDxBratislava - Peter KOŠINÁR -- Computer security: Big bucks for a little bang
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Who knows more about you? The founders of Google, Facebook, or your mother? The answer is not so obvious anymore. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video an... Read more
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- -: TEDxBratislava - Peter KOŠINÁR -- Computer security: Big bucks for a little bang
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Who knows more about you? The founders of Google, Facebook, or your mother? The answer is not so obvious anymore. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-l...
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