Joseph Cox reports: Australian authorities hacked Tor users in the US as part of a child pornography investigation, Motherboard has learned. The contours of this previously-unreported hacking operation have come to light through recently-filed US court documents. The case highlights how law enforcement around the world are increasingly pursuing targets overseas using hacking tools, raising…
Category: Govt
We Shouldn’t Wait Another Fifteen Years for a Conversation About Government Hacking
Nate Cardozo and Andrew Crocker write: With high-profile hacks in the headlines and government officials trying to reopen a long-settled debate about encryption, information security has become a mainstream issue. But we feel that one element of digital security hasn’t received enough critical attention: the role of government in acquiring and exploiting vulnerabilities and hacking…
Companies and landlords are spying on Americans for DHS
Joe Cadillic writes: DHS’s Hometown Security Initiative (HSI) encourages businesses to spy on Americans. DHS admits to working closely with the private sector. HSI’s four parts Connect, Plan, Train, and Report are designed to encourage spying on Americans. I’ll let you read the rest on Joe’s newly redesigned blog, but want to highlight something he wrote: Businesses and landlords are doing there part to keep Americans in fear. DHS…
All Bots Must Die: How a New Senate Bill to Combat Botnets Could Put Privacy at Risk
Gabe Rottman and Ian Williams write: Viewers of HBO’s Game of Thrones will be familiar with the Army of the Dead, a horde of undead wights who are on a collision course with the land of the living. Yet many viewers are likely unaware that their own personal computers may be part of another army of zombies, under the…