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Privacy and Security of Data at Universities

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academicpapers, datacollection, privacy, Security technology

Interesting paper: “Open Data, Grey Data, and Stewardship: Universities at the Privacy Frontier,” by Christine Borgman: Abstract: As universities recognize the inherent value in the data they collect and hold, they encounter unforeseen challenges in stewarding those data in ways that balance accountability, transparency, and protection of privacy, academic freedom, and intellectual property. Two parallel … Read More “Privacy and Security of Data at Universities” »

Are the Police Using Smart-Home IoT Devices to Spy on People?

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datacollection, internetofthings, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

IoT devices are surveillance devices, and manufacturers generally use them to collect data on their customers. Surveillance is still the business model of the Internet, and this data is used against the customers’ interests: either by the device manufacturer or by some third party the manufacturer sells the data to. Of course, this data can … Read More “Are the Police Using Smart-Home IoT Devices to Spy on People?” »

Privacy for Tigers

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datacollection, naturalsecurity, privacy, Security technology

Ross Anderson has some new work: As mobile phone masts went up across the world’s jungles, savannas and mountains, so did poaching. Wildlife crime syndicates can not only coordinate better but can mine growing public data sets, often of geotagged images. Privacy matters for tigers, for snow leopards, for elephants and rhinos ­ and even … Read More “Privacy for Tigers” »

How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy

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academicpapers, databases, dna, privacy, Security technology

If you’re an American of European descent, there’s a 60% you can be uniquely identified by public information in DNA databases. This is not information that you have made public; this is information your relatives have made public. Research paper: “Identity inference of genomic data using long-range familial searches.” Abstract: Consumer genomics databases have reached … Read More “How DNA Databases Violate Everyone’s Privacy” »

Access Now Is Looking for a Chief Security Officer

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privacy, risks, Security technology, securitypolicies

The international digital human rights organization Access Now (I am on the board) is looking to hire a Chief Security Officer. I believe that, somewhere, there is a highly qualified security person who has had enough of corporate life and wants instead of make a difference in the world. If that’s you, please consider applying. … Read More “Access Now Is Looking for a Chief Security Officer” »

Facebook Is Using Your Two-Factor Authentication Phone Number to Target Advertising

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academicpapers, adware, authentication, email, facebook, phones, privacy, Security technology, socialmedia

From Kashmir Hill: Facebook is not content to use the contact information you willingly put into your Facebook profile for advertising. It is also using contact information you handed over for security purposes and contact information you didn’t hand over at all, but that was collected from other people’s contact books, a hidden layer of … Read More “Facebook Is Using Your Two-Factor Authentication Phone Number to Target Advertising” »

More on the Five Eyes Statement on Encryption and Backdoors

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backdoors, cryptography, cryptowars, encryption, intelligence, lawenforcement, privacy, Security technology

Earlier this month, I wrote about a statement by the Five Eyes countries about encryption and back doors. (Short summary: they like them.) One of the weird things about the statement is that it was clearly written from a law-enforcement perspective, though we normally think of the Five Eyes as a consortium of intelligence agencies. … Read More “More on the Five Eyes Statement on Encryption and Backdoors” »

Major Tech Companies Finally Endorse Federal Privacy Regulation

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laws, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology

The major tech companies, scared that states like California might impose actual privacy regulations, have now decided that they can better lobby the federal government for much weaker national legislation that will preempt any stricter state measures. I’m sure they’ll still do all they can to weaken the California law, but they know they’ll do … Read More “Major Tech Companies Finally Endorse Federal Privacy Regulation” »

Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security

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backdoors, eavesdropping, intelligence, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, securitypolicies, surveillance

The Five Eyes — the intelligence consortium of the rich English-speaking countries (the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand) — have issued a “Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption” where they claim their needs for surveillance outweigh everyone’s needs for security and privacy. …the increasing use and sophistication of certain … Read More “Five-Eyes Intelligence Services Choose Surveillance Over Security” »