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New White House Privacy Report

Posted on By infossl
nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, reports, Security technology

Two days ago, the White House released a report on privacy: “Privacy in our Digital Lives: Protecting Individuals and Promoting Innovation.” The report summarizes things the administration has done, and lists future challenges: Areas for Further Attention Technology will pose new consumer privacy and security challenges. Emerging technology may simultaneously create new challenges and opportunities … Read More “New White House Privacy Report” »

Law Enforcement Access to IoT Data

Posted on By 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” »

My Priorities for the Next Four Years

Posted on By infossl
backdoors, encryption, fear, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, voting

Like many, I was surprised and shocked by the election of Donald Trump as president. I believe his ideas, temperament, and inexperience represent a grave threat to our country and world. Suddenly, all the things I had planned to work on seemed trivial in comparison. Although Internet security and privacy are not the most important … Read More “My Priorities for the Next Four Years” »

Securing Communications in a Trump Administration

Posted on By infossl
backdoors, computersecurity, encryption, lawenforcement, nationalsecuritypolicy, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, uk

Susan Landau has an excellent essay on why it’s more important than ever to have backdoor-free encryption on our computer and communications systems. Protecting the privacy of speech is crucial for preserving our democracy. We live at a time when tracking an individual — ­a journalist, a member of the political opposition, a citizen engaged … Read More “Securing Communications in a Trump Administration” »

Firefox Removing Battery Status API

Posted on By infossl
academicpapers, browsers, firefox, identification, linux, privacy, Security technology, tracking

Firefox is removing the battery status API, citing privacy concerns. Here’s the paper that described those concerns: Abstract. We highlight privacy risks associated with the HTML5 Battery Status API. We put special focus on its implementation in the Firefox browser. Our study shows that websites can discover the capacity of users’ batteries by exploiting the … Read More “Firefox Removing Battery Status API” »

Cybersecurity Issues for the Next Administration

Posted on By infossl
censorship, cybersecurity, nationalsecuritypolicy, power, privacy, propaganda, Security technology, surveillance

On today’s Internet, too much power is concentrated in too few hands. In the early days of the Internet, individuals were empowered. Now governments and corporations hold the balance of power. If we are to leave a better Internet for the next generations, governments need to rebalance Internet power more towards the individual. This means … Read More “Cybersecurity Issues for the Next Administration” »

Yahoo Scanned Everyone's E-mails for the NSA

Posted on By infossl
datacollection, email, filtering, fisa, nsa, privacy, Security technology, spam, surveillance, yahoo

News here and here. Other companies have been quick to deny that they did the same thing, but I generally don’t believe those carefully worded statements about what they have and haven’t done. We do know that the NSA uses bribery, coercion, threat, legal compulsion, and outright theft to get what they want. We just … Read More “Yahoo Scanned Everyone's E-mails for the NSA” »