Fabio Assolini of Kaspersky writes: What happens when all of your personal data is readily available for use by a cybercriminal? Last November we published a blog talking about Brazilian phishing attacks that displayed the victims’ CPF numbers – the Natural Persons Register, the equivalent of a Social Security Number used by the Brazilian government to…
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Mosley v United Kingdom – Lord Pannick’s Speech to the Court of Human Rights
Inforrm’s Blog provides a transcript of Lord Pannick’s Speech to the Court of Human Rights in the case brought by former Formula One president Max Mosley. Mosley’s sex life become front-page fodder and subjected him to embarrassment and ridicule. Rather than slinking away, Mosley has fought to get greater recognition for a right to privacy….
EFF Calls for Immediate Action to Defend Tunisian Activists Against Government Cyberattacks
Eva Galperin of EFF writes: Demonstrations and protests over unemployment and poor living conditions have been ongoing in Tunisia since the beginning of December, but last week the Tunisian government turned up the heat on bloggers, activists, and dissidents by launching a JavaScript injection attack that siphoned off the usernames and passwords of Tunsians logging in…
Obama Administration fleshes out online trusted IDs
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a new Web site fleshing out the Obama Administration’s plans for a National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). The Web site appears designed to provide additional information on the government’s unfolding strategy, as well as to downplay any concerns some might…