Eric Butler responds to some of the questions and issues raised by his release of Firesheep, a Firefox browser add-on that allows users to access and take over accounts using unsecured wi-fi connections. Its release has generated a lot of discussion about security. I’ve received hundreds of messages from people who are extremely happy that…
Category: Breaches
The ICO’s latest position on Google Street View
In a statement released today, an ICO spokesperson said: “Enforcing and defending the rights of the UK public under the Data Protection Act has always been – and remains – central to the work of the Information Commissioner. However, as a regulator, the ICO must take a calm and measured approach to the issue of…
US suicide: Indian-origin pupil ‘never transmitted’ gay-sex clip
Media in India have been covering the Tyler Clementi case in New Jersey because of the involvement of an “Indian-American,” as as some of their headlines have described one of the defendants, Dharun Ravi. In today’s coverage, ANI reports: The lawyer for an Indian origin student in New Jersey university who has been charged with…
Is it legal to use Firesheep at Starbucks?
Gregg Keizer reports: People using the Firesheep add-on may be breaking federal wiretapping laws, legal experts said today. Or maybe not. “I honestly don’t know the answer,” said Phil Malone, a clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School as well as the director of the school’s Cyberlaw Clinic at the Berkman Center for Internet…