A new Harvard study successfully challenges “going dark” encryption paranoia. But it bolsters concerns about the rise of the surveillance state.
Source: New study refutes encryption alarmists – but with a concerning twist – diginomica
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Dead links plague journalists. This app is trying to fix that. – Poynter, 5 February 2016
We have become so accustomed to accessing information online whenever and wherever we want that we mostly behave as if all information will be preserved forever. We are dead wrong. Journalists need…
Source: Dead links plague journalists. This app is trying to fix that. – Poynter
Data encryption: Double-edge sword, 5 February 2016
Do you use Skype? Do you use Gmail? Do you use any of several other commonly employed data transfer, data storage, or communications systems on the Internet? If you do, your data are vulnerable to attack. You already know this. Companies are working to encrypt your data for greater safety, and you already know that, […]
Study dismisses police worries encryption will end their surveillance capabilities | IT World Canada News, 3 February 2016
Changes in technology — including the increased use of commercially-available encryption by criminals and terrorists — has partly made it harder for
The Government Might Subpoena Your Toaster – The Atlantic, 3 February 2016
Law-enforcement officials say they’re running out of ways to spy on criminals and terrorists. Maybe they’re not looking in the right places.
Source: The Government Might Subpoena Your Toaster – The Atlantic
Harvard Researchers Debunk Warnings Of Terrorists ‘Going Dark,’ 3 February 2016
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University on Monday released a report that questions the so-called “going dark” phenomenon.
Source: Harvard Researchers Debunk Warnings Of Terrorists ‘Going Dark’
Tech Advances Lead to Privacy Concerns | KTRH, 3 February 2016
Connected TVs, Appliances Can Be Tracked
Harvard Study Refutes Law Enforcement ‘Going Dark’ Warnings – Network Security on CIO Today, 3 February 2016
Encryption Won’t Prevent Surveillance, Study Finds, 3 February 2016
FBI, NSA Don’t Need Computer Backdoors To Spy On You, They Can Just Hack Your Refrigerator: Report : PERSONAL TECH : Tech Times, 3 February 2016
A new study says that Federal agencies don’t necessarily need computer backdoors to spy on their targets. Instead, Internet-connected devices could offer them an array of options to trace suspects.