leaks, phones, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
The Intercept has published the manuals for Harris Corporation’s IMSI catcher: Stingray. It’s an impressive surveillance device. Powered by WPeMatico
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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
academicpapers, biometrics, identification, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, wifi
Another paper on using Wi-Fi for surveillance. This one is on identifying people by their body shape. “FreeSense:Indoor Human Identification with WiFi Signals“: Abstract: Human identification plays an important role in human-computer interaction. There have been numerous methods proposed for human identification (e.g., face recognition, gait recognition, fingerprint identification, etc.). While these methods could be … Read More “Using Wi-Fi Signals to Identify People by Body Shape” »
academicpapers, keylogging, passwords, privacy, Security technology, sidechannelattacks, wifi
This is interesting research: “Keystroke Recognition Using WiFi Signals.” Basically, the user’s hand positions as they type distorts the Wi-Fi signal in predictable ways. Abstract: Keystroke privacy is critical for ensuring the security of computer systems and the privacy of human users as what being typed could be passwords or privacy sensitive information. In this … Read More “Keystroke Recognition from Wi-Fi Distortion” »
eff, microsoft, privacy, Security technology, windows
The EFF has a good analysis of all the ways Windows 10 violates your privacy. Powered by WPeMatico
adware, computersecurity, dataandgoliath, fbi, google, lenovo, nsa, privacy, Security technology, securitypolicies, spyware, surveillance
In December, Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was interviewed at the CATO Institute Surveillance Conference. One of the things he said, after talking about some of the security measures his company has put in place post-Snowden, was: “If you have important information, the safest place to keep it is in Google. And I can assure … Read More “Everyone Wants You To Have Security, But Not from Them” »
att, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
AT&T is charging a premium for gigabit Internet service without surveillance: The tracking and ad targeting associated with the gigabit service cannot be avoided using browser privacy settings: as AT&T explained, the program “works independently of your browser’s privacy settings regarding cookies, do-not-track and private browsing.” In other words, AT&T is performing deep packet inspection, … Read More “AT&T Charging Customers to Not Spy on Them” »
cellphones, databases, eavesdropping, edwardsnowden, gchq, hacking, nsa, phones, privacy, Security technology, simcards, surveillance
The Intercept has an extraordinary story: the NSA and/or GCHQ hacked into the Dutch SIM card manufacturer Gemalto, stealing the encryption keys for billions of cell phones. People are still trying to figure out exactly what this means, but it seems to mean that the intelligence agencies have access to both voice and data from … Read More “NSA/GCHQ Hacks SIM Card Database and Steals Billions of Keys” »
android, cellphones, databreaches, eavesdropping, essays, internetofthings, iphone, nationalsecuritypolicy, phones, privacy, samsung, Security technology, surveillance, television
Earlier this week, we learned that Samsung televisions are eavesdropping on their owners. If you have one of their Internet-connected smart TVs, you can turn on a voice command feature that saves you the trouble of finding the remote, pushing buttons and scrolling through menus. But making that feature work requires the television to listen … Read More “Samsung Television Spies on Viewers” »
eavesdropping, edwardsnowden, india, intelligence, lawenforcement, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, terrorism
Long New York Times article based on “former American and Indian officials and classified documents disclosed by Edward J. Snowden” outlining the intelligence failures leading up to the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks: Although electronic eavesdropping often yields valuable data, even tantalizing clues can be missed if the technology is not closely monitored, the intelligence gleaned … Read More “Electronic Surveillance Failures Leading up to the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks” »