Here’s wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year in 2017! PogoWasRight.org will grant itself maybe a one-day break for the holiday. Then again, maybe it won’t. I guess you’ll just have to check the site tomorrow to find out!
Category: Misc
Op-ed: Five unexpected lessons from the Ashley Madison breach
Woodrow Hartzog and Danielle Citron write about what we can learn from the recent settlement with Ashley Madison by the FTC and state attorneys general. They discuss: Privacy is for everyone Harm from a data breach is about much more than identity theft Privacy law and policy must confront the design of technologies The FTC’s…
Finding Inspiration for Art in the Betrayal of Privacy
Jenna Wortham writes: Last month, a Berlin nonprofit group called the Tactical Technology Collective took over a gallery in Lower Manhattan. They installed wall-size screens and display cases and arranged glossy tablets on large tables. The walls were white, and the décor was minimalist. If you squinted, you could mistake it for an Apple Store….
Darknet Cryptocurrency Showdown – An Unbiased Comparison of Zcash vs Monero
Avi Mizrahi reports: Zcash is a new privacy-focused cryptocurrency that is getting a lot of positive feedback and coverage recently despite just being launched. Monero is believed to be one of the most in-demand untraceable CryptoNote cryptocurrencies. Providing anonymity and unlinkable encrypted transactions, Monero became one of the kind in Darknet, and its rates skyrocketed thrice as…