Thursday, February 22, 2024

A Quick Lesson in Data Reliability

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A favorite math author of mine, Alex Bellos, writes a math puzzle article for the Guardian. This week, his puzzle provides a simple lesson on a method for determining if data has been compromised. Here is a link to his article: "Can you solve it? The magical maths that keeps your data safe."

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