Tag Archives: Privacy

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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FISA Abandons the Fourth Amendment (Again)

Posted on 2016-04-23 by jcs

Remember how I told you and told you and told you and told you and told you about the Iron Law of Data Collection? That no matter what the government says or promises, data, once collected, will find other uses … Continue reading →

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A Reminder from Kontra

Posted on 2016-04-10 by jcs

Enough is enough, California. My quarterly reminder to citizens of California: you'll be held responsible for Dianne Feinstein. — Kontra (@counternotions) April 9, 2016

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75 Free Privacy Tools

Posted on 2016-04-10 by jcs

Richard Patterson wrote to me about my article on privacy tools and suggested I take a look at his offering, 75+ free tools to protect your privacy online. As Patterson says, you won’t need all these tools but you should … Continue reading →

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USB versus the U.S. Government

Posted on 2016-03-25 by jcs

True… pic.twitter.com/eM0LTPGTUT — Mikko Hypponen (@mikko) January 25, 2016

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The Reality of Key Escrow

Posted on 2016-03-24 by jcs

Back in 2000 PGP, a mature and capable company with significant experience in encryption and security, decided that it would be a good idea to provide key escrow for its corporate users. August 2000: a bug in PGP Corp's corporate … Continue reading →

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The FBI Begs Off

Posted on 2016-03-21 by jcs

This is what you do when you think you’re going to lose and set the wrong precedent.

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Matt Blaze on Adtech

Posted on 2016-03-20 by jcs

Countless pixels have died in the battle over adtech. I’ve long held the view that I’m happy to view the ads but I object strongly to being tracked and having arbitrary scripts run on my machine. Some time ago, I … Continue reading →

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What Happens When You Give Law Enforcement a Backdoor Key?

Posted on 2016-03-16 by jcs

This: The hackers who accessed celeb iCloud accounts in 2014 used a forensic tool designed for cops to download the data. https://t.co/grEzwuSaGJ — Christopher Soghoian (@csoghoian) March 13, 2016

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