This is just too cool…. a security expert used his skills to expose the fact that the police had not deleted a videotape they had made of him being arrested for obstructing justice when he refused to give his name when asked by a police officer. Eric Nalder tells the tale on SeattlePI. Enjoy! Via…
Category: Misc
Article: The Puzzle of Brandeis, Privacy, and Speech
Over on Concurring Opinions, Danielle Citron calls our attention to this article by Neil Richards: The Puzzle of Brandeis, Privacy, and Speech Neil M. Richards Washington University School of Law Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 63, 2010 Abstract: Most courts and scholarship assume that privacy and free speech are always in conflict, even though each of…
Panel: Law and Ethics in a Changing Media Ecosystem
This panel looks at the challenges, both legal and journalistic, facing journalism ventures that seek to build and maintain online communities, from article comments to community forums and blogs. Including the role of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, dealing with and protecting anonymous commenters, and concerns regarding defamation and privacy. Patrick Carome –…
Researcher: Mobile number leaks common but inappropriate
Vivian Yeo reports: At the CanSecWest security conference last month, Collin Mulliner, a PhD student at Technical University Berlin, Germany, said confidential data can be leaked due to the addition of HTTP headers at the operator’s HTTP proxy or gateway. Proxies are used to reformat Web pages to suit a smaller screen size. Data that…