Dragnet: 2018
Definition of dragnet 1a : a net drawn along the bottom of a body of water b : a net used on the ground (as to capture small game) 2: a network of measures for apprehension (as of criminals) In Hollywood movies, citizens have virtually no…
Read MoreAnonymity: Criminals are only as good as their last mistake
I’m big on privacy, even though I know that practically, the only information that is private today is that which (1) only you know and (2) does not exist anywhere outside your head. Everything else can be had one way or another, by hook or crook. Most…
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FREEZE! Busted by the Fridge. The ways that tech influences writing fiction, making movies, and busting criminals.
One interesting investigation I had was that of a murder-for-hire in one city that the suspect used a Google search to find the victim’s home address in another city. Simple enough crime to plan. Google the name, find the address, do the…
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Never a shortage of examples
I have given 20 presentations this year and that was only in the first half of 2016 (although, I have not scheduled anything for the remainder of the year to finish some projects). In each of the presentations, whether the attendees were parents,…
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I’m just a Tor exit node! I’m just a Tor exit node!
Never thought I would still see this happening… http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/seattle-police-raid-home-privacy-activists-who-maintain-tor-anonymity-network-node-1552524 I have personally seen warrants served on the wrong address on two occasions. The…
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Barking up the Encryption Tree. You’re doing it wrong.
There always comes a time when an obscure, yet important concept, leaves the technical world and enters the main stream. Recovering deleted files was one of those where we pretty much knew all along not only that it can be done, but that we have…
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The four corners of the Apple v FBI encryption debacle
If only the FBI had picked a case where the issue was clear cut…that would make this encryption issue so much easier. The FBI doesn’t want Apple to simply “unlock” the phone. Apple (and just about every other high tech company) has been unlocking devices…
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Let’s not go all Patriot Act on this Apple – FBI encryption thing.
I’ve been involved in about a half dozen conversations, three different email threads, and twice as many emails with friends and clients about this Apple – FBI encryption issue. It seems to be a divided opinion with no compromise, at least as far…
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Apple. Oranges. And Encryption.
One of the hottest topics currently is the FBI vs Apple battle over encryption, in that the FBI wants Apple to rewrite their operating system in order for law enforcement to bypass Apple’s encryption. The arguments on both sides are strong. Law…
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What is this thing “privacy” you speak of?
I luckily missed being born into the Internet generation. Facebook creeped me out with the amount of information demanded to create an account. It took me all of 1 minute to create an account, 5 minutes to decide to…
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