Author Archives: Babu Srinivasan

About Babu Srinivasan

My interests are in computer security, cryptography, functional programming and general aviation. I occasionally write articles on these and other topics in my blog.

For your eyes only — unless you have a telescopic lens

You may encounter a plot like this in a bad spy novel. It goes something like this:

A top ranking anti-terrorism official enters 10 Downing Street clutching a folder containing a “For your eyes only” document. He briefs the Prime Minister — about an ongoing stakeout involving potential terrorists

Eclipse of the Sun

I worked for many years at Sun and am sad to see that it is being gobbled up by IBM for under 7 billion. The writing was on the wall… Read more »