Associated Press reports: Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports? Maybe. Snooping in personal email? Not so fast. The same Americans who are increasingly splashing their personal lives across Facebook and Twitter trace a meandering path when asked where the government should draw the line between protecting civil liberties and pursuing terrorism….
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Iranians’ email targeted by breach involving hacked security certificates
Up to 300,000 Iranians may have had their Google email monitored using security certificates stolen from Dutch firm DigiNotar. The figure came from a report into the breach at DigiNotar which let attackers generate hundreds of fake certificates. The report suggests the certificates were used in Iran to eavesdrop on email accounts. The list has…
Online anonymity or pseudoanonymity is a threat – but only to businesses’ marketing plans
Two articles about online anonymity that you may wish to read: Efic Pfanner’s piece, “Naming Names on the Internet,” in the New York Times and Ben Grubb’s piece, “Death of anonymity online has net users fuming,” in The Age. As both articles suggest, there is a strong sense in some circles that arguments about accountability are…
Protecting Your Child’s Personal Information at School: A Comment on an FTC Guidance
As schools re-open, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a consumer alert for parents on how to protect your child’s information at school. I would encourage my readers who are parents to read their advice, but keep the following in mind: Although their advice sounds good, 20+ years of real-world experience suggests parents will get…