Mike Masnick writes: As expected, Apple has now responded to the DOJ in the case about whether or not it can be forced to write code to break its own security features to help the FBI access the encrypted work iPhone of Syed Farook, one of the San Bernardino attackers. As we noted, the DOJ’s filing was chock-full…
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What ISPs Can See: Clarifying the technical landscape of the broadband privacy debate
A Canadian reader sent along a link to this paper. What ISPs Can See Clarifying the technical landscape of the broadband privacy debate Authors: Aaron Rieke, David Robinsoin, and Harlan Yu © 2016 Upturn. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. From the Introduction: In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reclassified broadband Internet…
FCC Settles Verizon “Supercookie” Probe, To Pay $1.35 Million, Compliance Plan Requires Consumer Opt-In for Third Parties
The Federal Communications Commission today announced a settlement resolving an investigation into Verizon Wireless’s practice of inserting unique identifier headers or so-called “supercookies” into its customers’ mobile Internet traffic without their knowledge or consent. These unique, undeletable identifiers – referred to as UIDH – are inserted into web traffic and used to identify customers in…
Floodgates open: Amici briefs supporting Apple’s appeal of court order pour in
Nick Wingfield reports: In all, around 40 companies and organizations, including Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, Snapchat and Dropbox, are expected to jointly submit court briefs later on Thursday. More than 40 people, including prominent security experts and academics, are also planning to sign on to briefs. Apple’s allies are set to submit about a dozen…