On October 8, Andrew Auernheimer (“Weev”) made public a letter and a threat – or promise – depending on your perspective. The letter, archived on Cryptome.org, begins: Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 16:24:57 +0200 Subject: US Attorneys shopping for prostitutes on taxpayer dime. — Leaks incoming. From: Andrew Auernheimer <gluttony[a t]gmail.com> To: “Intrater, Zach (USANJ)” <Zach.Intrater[a…
Category: Misc
Biometrics Institute issues new privacy guidelines
Justin Lee reports: The Biometrics Institute has released its new privacy guidelines to its members to provide guidance on best-practice for biometrics and privacy. The non-profit organization first developed the guidelines back in November 2011 and regularly reviews the document to keep it relevant and up-to-date. […] The guidelines contain 16 principles addressing a range of critical…
What’s in a Boarding Pass Barcode? A Lot
Brian Krebs reports: The next time you’re thinking of throwing away a used boarding pass with a barcode on it, consider tossing the boarding pass into a document shredder instead. Two-dimensional barcodes and QR codes can hold a great deal of information, and the codes printed on airline boarding passes may allow someone to discover…
Solove & Schwartz: Chapter 2 of Privacy Law Fundamentals: An Overview of Privacy Law
Chapter 2 of Privacy Law Fundamentals by Daniel Solove and Paul Schwartz, published by IAPP, 2015 is now available as a free resource online. Abstract: Chapter 2 of PRIVACY LAW FUNDAMENTALS provides a brief overview of information privacy law – the scope and types of law. The chapter contains an historical timeline of major developments in the…