Category Archives: Privacy
Google to Store Patient Health Data
News article here, covered on Slashdot here. Google, with the cooperation of the Cleveland Clinic, is beginning a project to record medical history and other health-related data for patients. The stated goal is to provide patients with a way to … Continue reading
U.S. Intelligence wants to monitor WoW chat
Called The Reynard project, it is a series of plans for the U.S. Intelligence to monitor more internet traffic, most notably, data mining from several major MMORPGs, including WoW. The goal being to eventually create a system that can “automatically … Continue reading
Security Researchers Crack Wireless GSM Encryption
Security researchers have announced the development of a ultra-fast method of cracking wireless GSM encryption in 30 minutes or less. The 64-bit encryption algorithm was cracked in theory over 10 years ago, but the development of new technology has exploited … Continue reading
Now that we are being listened to
The government has decided to continue wiretapping phones with assistance from phone companies. These companies are also pushing a bill for immunity from lawsuits for participating in the tapping. What is the line at which informational surveillance pushes too far … Continue reading
Spy Satellites
Spy satellites will be used by local law enforcement to enforce the laws against United States citizens. Should this make us feel safer or more scared of our government? On the one hand I expect any government to use the … Continue reading
ISP vs. BitTorrent
Since ISPs, most notably Comcast, some time ago began identifying and purposefully destroying or severely throttling BitTorrent connections passing through their networks, the struggles on both sides of the fence have been nothing short of a game of cat and … Continue reading
Security Review: IE7 Protected Mode
The latest version (7) of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser, like their latest Windows (Vista) operating system, is supposed to be the most secure version in the product’s history. A complete security review of either IE7 or Vista is outside … Continue reading
Security Review: Quiet Care
Home monitoring systems like Quiet Care exist to allow independent living for elderly people. The system works by monitoring the person’s daily movements with wireless activity sensors in each room. The information collected from these sensors is gathered at a … Continue reading
Security Review: Deep Siren
According to Scientific American, the US Navy is considering to deploy a new technology, Deep Siren, to improve communication to and from submerged submarines. As of now, submarines have to be no deeper than 60 feet and towing a floating … Continue reading
Security Review: Integrated Webcams
The other night one of my friend’s asked me about the webcam in her laptop. She was concerned about people gaining access to it and spying on her. Her fears got me to thinking about this problem. Integrated webcams are … Continue reading