When everyone’s talking about it
The King County Library System asked me to present on cyber safety topics in a very neat program they have (“When everyone’s talking about it..”). I have been giving two separate, but related presentations and both have been well-received by…
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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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Bio-hacked humans and digital forensic issues…
If you thought The Grudge was the scariest thing you’ve seen on screen, you must have not yet watched Showtime’s ‘The Dark Net’. In short, the series show how humans are procreating less and merging digitally into technology with bio-hacks.…
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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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