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Book Review: Twitter and Tear Gas, by Zeynep Tufekci

Posted on By infossl
books, generations, internetandsociety, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter

There are two opposing models of how the Internet has changed protest movements. The first is that the Internet has made protesters mightier than ever. This comes from the successful revolutions in Tunisia (2010-11), Egypt (2011), and Ukraine (2013). The second is that it has made them more ineffectual. Derided as “slacktivism” or “clicktivism,” the … Read More “Book Review: Twitter and Tear Gas, by Zeynep Tufekci” »

New Technique to Hijack Social Media Accounts

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fakenews, hacking, impersonation, phishing, Security technology, socialmedia, twitter, twofactorauthentication

Access Now has documented it being used against a Twitter user, but it also works against other social media accounts: With the Doubleswitch attack, a hijacker takes control of a victim’s account through one of several attack vectors. People who have not enabled an app-based form of multifactor authentication for their accounts are especially vulnerable. … Read More “New Technique to Hijack Social Media Accounts” »

Spear Phishing Attacks

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academicpapers, phishing, Security technology, socialmedia

Really interesting research: “Unpacking Spear Phishing Susceptibility,” by Zinaida Benenson, Freya Gassmann, and Robert Landwirth. Abstract: We report the results of a field experiment where we sent to over 1200 university students an email or a Facebook message with a link to (non-existing) party pictures from a non-existing person, and later asked them about the … Read More “Spear Phishing Attacks” »

Passwords at the Border

Posted on By infossl
borders, eff, encryption, passwords, passwordsafe, Security technology, socialmedia

The password-manager 1Password has just implemented a travel mode that tries to protect users while crossing borders. It doesn’t make much sense. To enable it, you have to create a list of passwords you feel safe traveling with, and then you can turn on the mode that only gives you access to those passwords. But … Read More “Passwords at the Border” »

The Quick vs. the Strong: Commentary on Cory Doctorow’s Walkaway

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books, essays, internetandsociety, power, Security technology, socialmedia

Technological advances change the world. That’s partly because of what they are, but even more because of the social changes they enable. New technologies upend power balances. They give groups new capabilities, increased effectiveness, and new defenses. The Internet decades have been a never-ending series of these upendings. We’ve seen existing industries fall and new … Read More “The Quick vs. the Strong: Commentary on Cory Doctorow’s Walkaway” »

De-Anonymizing Browser History Using Social-Network Data

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academicpapers, anonymity, deanonymization, identification, Security technology, socialmedia, tracking

Interesting research: “De-anonymizing Web Browsing Data with Social Networks“: Abstract: Can online trackers and network adversaries de-anonymize web browsing data readily available to them? We show — theoretically, via simulation, and through experiments on real user data — that de-identified web browsing histories can be linked to social media profiles using only publicly available data. … Read More “De-Anonymizing Browser History Using Social-Network Data” »