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Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder and the Security of WhatsApp

November 6, 2017 infossl

bombs, cellphones, cracking, crime, datadestruction, fbi, forensics, police, Security technology, whatsapp

Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese journalist whose anti-corruption investigations exposed powerful people. She was murdered in October by a car bomb. Galizia used WhatsApp to communicate securely with her sources. Now that she is dead, the Maltese police want to break into her phone or the app, and find out who those sources were. … Read More “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Murder and the Security of WhatsApp” »

The Science of Interrogation

October 26, 2017 infossl

police, psychologyofsecurity, Security technology, terrorism, torture

Fascinating article about two psychologists who are studying interrogation techniques. Now, two British researchers are quietly revolutionising the study and practice of interrogation. Earlier this year, in a meeting room at the University of Liverpool, I watched a video of the Diola interview alongside Laurence Alison, the university’s chair of forensic psychology, and Emily Alison, … Read More “The Science of Interrogation” »

Do the Police Need a Search Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data?

August 17, 2017 infossl

cellphones, courts, nationalsecuritypolicy, police, Security technology

The US Supreme Court is deciding a case that will establish whether the police need a warrant to access cell phone location data. This week I signed on to an amicus brief from a wide array of security technologists outlining the technical arguments as why the answer should be yes. Susan Landau summarized our arguments. … Read More “Do the Police Need a Search Warrant to Access Cell Phone Location Data?” »

Dubai Deploying Autonomous Robotic Police Cars

July 5, 2017 infossl

cars, police, robotics, Security technology

It’s hard to tell how much of this story is real and how much is aspirational, but it really is only a matter of time: About the size of a child’s electric toy car, the driverless vehicles will patrol different areas of the city to boost security and hunt for unusual activity, all the while … Read More “Dubai Deploying Autonomous Robotic Police Cars” »

Law Enforcement Access to IoT Data

January 11, 2017 infossl

amazon, internetofthings, lawenforcement, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

In the first of what will undoubtedly be a large number of battles between companies that make IoT devices and the police, Amazon is refusing to comply with a warrant demanding data on what its Echo device heard at a crime scene. The particulars of the case are weird. Amazon’s Echo does not constantly record; … Read More “Law Enforcement Access to IoT Data” »

Spy Equipment from Cobham

September 6, 2016 infossl

intelligence, lawenforcement, leaks, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tradecraft

The Intercept has published a 120-page catalog of spy gear from the British defense company Cobham. This is equipment available to police forces. The catalog was leaked by someone inside the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Powered by WPeMatico

Interesting Internet-Based Investigative Techniques

August 24, 2016 infossl

anonymity, children, deanonymization, metadata, operationalsecurity, police, pornography, Security technology

In this article, detailing the Australian and then worldwide investigation of a particularly heinous child-abuse ring, there are a lot of details of the pedophile security practices and the police investigative techniques. The abusers had a detailed manual on how to scrub metadata and avoid detection, but not everyone was perfect. The police used information … Read More “Interesting Internet-Based Investigative Techniques” »

Police Using Radar that Sees Through Walls

January 27, 2015 infossl

courts, military, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

In the latest example of a military technology that has secretly been used by the police, we have radar guns that can see through walls. Powered by WPeMatico

The Limits of Police Subterfuge

December 18, 2014 infossl

courts, fbi, gambling, hotels, laws, police, privacy, searches, Security technology, socialengineering, surveillance

“The next time you call for assistance because the Internet service in your home is not working, the ‘technician’ who comes to your door may actually be an undercover government agent. He will have secretly disconnected the service, knowing that you will naturally call for help and — when he shows up at your door, … Read More “The Limits of Police Subterfuge” »