Tag Archives: Privacy

Some Helpful Reminders and Advice

Posted on 2016-10-05 by jcs

If you’re running a tech company, Christopher Soghoian has a helpful reminder for you: This Yahoo/NSA scandal is another reminder to Silicon Valley. When the spying finally leaks, the US gov will leave you hanging in the wind. — Christopher … Continue reading →

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Trackers

Posted on 2016-07-24 by jcs

This is why you should be using Ghostery or something similar: Wow. 57 trackers are watching as I book a room on the Hilton website! pic.twitter.com/BkOfMcGW18 — Julia Angwin (@JuliaAngwin) September 17, 2014

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Encryption and Metadata

Posted on 2016-07-10 by jcs

A graphical illustration of encryption versus metadata when you encrypt content but not metadata pic.twitter.com/j2dj1YTSnG — Martin Shelton (@mshelton) June 1, 2016

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Stop Rule 41

Posted on 2016-06-21 by jcs

The changes to Rule 41 approved by the US Supreme Court are the latest example of dangerous overreach on the part of law enforcement. If you don’t think the FBI should be allowed to break into your computer with only … Continue reading →

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What’s It Take?

Posted on 2016-06-05 by jcs

Those of us in the US have ample reason to despair of our legislators’ willingness to collude with the NSA in the evisceration of the Fourth Amendment. But at least our congress draws the line when it comes to spying … Continue reading →

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A Checklist for Backdoor Proposals

Posted on 2016-06-04 by jcs

The ludicrous and unworkable Burr-Feinstein bill appears dead, a victim of its “do magic somehow” prescriptions and a lack of support from the White House and intelligence agencies. Nonetheless, we can expect more of the same perhaps even from the … Continue reading →

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Metadata and Privacy

Posted on 2016-05-22 by jcs

By now, I hope, no Irreal reader believes the “it’s just metadata” mantra from the nosey Parkers intent on snooping into every aspect of our lives. A recent study from Stanford quantifies the privacy-stripping power of metadata (you can read … Continue reading →

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Something Wrong

Posted on 2016-05-21 by jcs

At least they know who we’ve been calling. Hmm. Maybe we're doing something wrong, then. https://t.co/HY1bRmYiyZ — Jameel Jaffer (@JameelJaffer) February 9, 2016

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Zero

Posted on 2016-05-01 by jcs

That’s how many, out of 1,457, requests for electronic surveillance the FISA court rejected—in part or in whole—in 2015. But there’s nothing new here; that’s the same number they rejected in 2014. So don’t worry about all that spying the … Continue reading →

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Still No Justice

Posted on 2016-04-27 by jcs

Yesterday, I saw James Clapper on TV. That reminded me of this. It’s been over 3 years and Clapper still hasn’t been charged or even fired. If you’re an American, ask yourself what would happen to you if you lied … Continue reading →

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