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Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In

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apple, books, cryptography, cybersecurity, fbi, lawenforcement, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age. It’s based in part on her 2016 Congressional testimony in the Apple/FBI case; it examines how the Digital Revolution has transformed society, and how law enforcement needs to — and can — … Read More “Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In” »

Fake Santa Surveillance Camera

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cameras, children, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Reka makes a “decorative Santa cam,” meaning that it’s not a real camera. Instead, it just gets children used to being under constant surveillance. Our Santa Cam has a cute Father Christmas and mistletoe design, and a red, flashing LED light which will make the most logical kids suspend their disbelief and start to believe! … Read More “Fake Santa Surveillance Camera” »

Tracking People Without GPS

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academicpapers, android, datacollection, datamining, gps, privacy, Security technology, sensors, tracking

Interesting research: The trick in accurately tracking a person with this method is finding out what kind of activity they’re performing. Whether they’re walking, driving a car, or riding in a train or airplane, it’s pretty easy to figure out when you know what you’re looking for. The sensors can determine how fast a person … Read More “Tracking People Without GPS” »

Warrant Protections against Police Searches of Our Data

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cellphones, courts, police, privacy, searches, Security technology

The cell phones we carry with us constantly are the most perfect surveillance device ever invented, and our laws haven’t caught up to that reality. That might change soon. This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case with profound implications on your security and privacy in the coming years. The Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of … Read More “Warrant Protections against Police Searches of Our Data” »

Technology to Out Sex Workers

Posted on By infossl
facebook, facerecognition, identification, pornography, privacy, Security technology

Two related stories: PornHub is using machine learning algorithms to identify actors in different videos, so as to better index them. People are worried that it can really identify them, by linking their stage names to their real names. Facebook somehow managed to link a sex worker’s clients under her fake name to her real … Read More “Technology to Out Sex Workers” »

E-Mail Tracking

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academicpapers, datacollection, email, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, tracking

Interesting survey paper: on the privacy implications of e-mail tracking: Abstract: We show that the simple act of viewing emails contains privacy pitfalls for the unwary. We assembled a corpus of commercial mailing-list emails, and find a network of hundreds of third parties that track email recipients via methods such as embedded pixels. About 30% … Read More “E-Mail Tracking” »