Tag Archives: Privacy

“If you don’t have anything to hide, why do you have curtains on your bedroom window?” — Kontra (@counternotions) December 27, 2015 It may seem facile but it makes a legitimate point: there’s a difference between secrecy and privacy. As … Continue reading →

Karl Voit brings us a message from George Orwell: A message from George Orwell to everyone on the Internet: https://t.co/aDgmlCRTCz #privacy #videos #mustsee — n0v0id (@n0v0id) January 2, 2016

Remember a year ago when the CIA was shown to have spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee? Senator Dianne Feinstein, a vocal apologist for NSA snooping, was beside herself demanding investigations into the nation-threatening lawlessness on the part of the … Continue reading →

Moxie Marlinspike, whom I’ve written about before, has a nice article on Wired about Why I Have Nothing to Hide is the Wrong Way to Think About Surveillance. In the first place, you have no idea of whether you have … Continue reading →

Everyone interested in the encryption wars knows that the EFF has done yeoman’s service defending our right to have access to strong, uncompromised encryption. Certain parts of the government hate this and insist that they need—for our own good, of … Continue reading →

In a world in which the FBI is intent on bullying tech companies into giving them “golden keys” that they can use to unlock encrypted communications, the TSA’s compromise of their own golden keys (used to open luggage for inspection) … Continue reading →

After Paris and San Bernadino, FBI director James Comey has stepped up his “We’re Going Dark” roadshow, telling everyone who will listen how encryption is making it impossible to stop terrorists. In a Washington Post op-ed, Jihadists are making their … Continue reading →

After the Paris bloodbath, which was discussed more? a) gross state intelligence failures b) absurd encryption claims — Kontra (@counternotions) December 15, 2015

Back in 1993, Matt Blaze put done to the first round of the crypto wars by demonstrating devastating flaws in the NSA’s Clipper Chip that was supposed to allow the government to securely monitor encrypted communications. Sadly, those lessons have … Continue reading →