copyright, courts, Security technology, Uncategorized
Lots of complicated details here: too many for me to summarize well. It involves an obscure Section 230 provision—and an even more obscure typo. Read this. Powered by WPeMatico
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Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
Squid-shaped purses for sale. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
Schneier news, Security technology, TED, Uncategorized, videos
I have spoken at several TED conferences over the years. TEDxPSU 2010: “Reconceptualizing Security” TEDxCambridge 2013: “The Battle for Power on the Internet” TEDMed 2016: “Who Controls Your Medical Data?” I’m putting this here because I want all three links in one place. Powered by WPeMatico
cryptanalysis, enigma, history of cryptography, Security technology, Uncategorized, war
The Polish Embassy has posted a series of short interview segments with Marian Rejewski, the first person to crack the Enigma. Details from his biography. Powered by WPeMatico
botnets, Internet of Things, passwords, Security technology, uk, Uncategorized
The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices. On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI) introduces new … Read More “The UK Bans Default Passwords” »
artificial intelligence, scams, Security technology, social engineering, Uncategorized
Scammers tricked a company into believing they were dealing with a BBC presenter. They faked her voice, and accepted money intended for her. Powered by WPeMatico
encryption, india, Meta, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized, whatsapp
Meta has threatened to pull WhatsApp out of India if the courts try to force it to break its end-to-end encryption. Powered by WPeMatico
espionage, history of cryptography, military, Security technology, Uncategorized
During the Cold War, the US Navy tried to make a secret code out of whale song. The basic plan was to develop coded messages from recordings of whales, dolphins, sea lions, and seals. The submarine would broadcast the noises and a computer—the Combo Signal Recognizer (CSR)—would detect the specific patterns and decode them on … Read More “Whale Song Code” »
Security technology, squid, Uncategorized
A cruise ship is searching for the colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Powered by WPeMatico
cars, insurance, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
Kashmir Hill has a really good article on how GM tricked its drivers into letting it spy on them—and then sold that data to insurance companies. Powered by WPeMatico