I’m happy to say that I’m heading out for what promises to be a terrific event in D.C. Updates to this blog will be sporadic, at best, until I’m back, so if you submit a comment or article and it’s not approved, please be patient. If you’re attending the forum, please come find me to…
Category: Misc
Megaupload User Fears Complete Data Loss, Asks Court For Help
Ernesto writes: In the wake of Megaupload’s shutdown nearly five years ago, many of the site’s users complained that their personal files had been lost as collateral damage. One of these users is Kyle Goodwin, who operates a sports video company in Ohio. He used Megaupload as part of his business, storing large videos he created himself. After Megaupload’s…
EPIC Publishes “Privacy Law Sourcebook 2016”
From EPIC: EPIC proudly announces the 2016 edition of the Privacy Law Sourcebook, the definitive reference guide to US and international privacy law. The Privacy Law Sourcebook is an edited collection of the primary legal instruments for privacy protection in the modern age, including United States law, International law, and recent developments. The Sourcebook includes recent US law, such…
Bitcoin Privacy Tool ‘CoinShuffle’ Sees First Transaction
Alyssa Herm tig A type of anonymous bitcoin transaction that privacy enthusiasts have been awaiting for years has finally been tested successfully. Sent on the bitcoin test network earlier this month, the transaction is possibly the first real-world implementation of CoinShuffle, a proposal that first generated excitement in April 2014 for building on existing privacy techniques in a…