This is not a good look, and it’s reason #1 why we should be questioning the need to capture and store all of this data in the first place. It’s nearly impossible to keep it totally secured, but it also seems like they aren’t even trying that hard. “US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has…
It never actually fails, every time there’s an article or mention of new surveillance tools being used by law enforcement or some other security group, complaints about the privacy violation are met with the “I have nothing to hide” opposition. The inference here, of course, is that anyone desiring privacy has something to hide, and…
Scott lays out a good argument for the apprenticeship system, something I’ve seen quite a few people across many fields making a case for. “Apprenticeships were, for a long time, the dominant way of learning professional skills. A master agrees to show you how to perform a useful skill. In exchange, he got a bunch…
This is how hackers make money from your stolen medical data 4 Ways Spoliation Can Derail Your Litigation Strategy Small Firms Keep Ignoring eDiscovery To Their Peril Interview: Julia Helmer of Consilio on managing mobile data Block.One’s New Social Media Site Will Do Identity Checks for Every User – the future of social media? Mozilla…
This story is from last year, but yeah, when you force everyone to use two-factor authentication, especially when it involves a physical device: “Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of…
Yes, this lecture from Alex Stamos is an hour long, but if you’re interested in the struggle we face when it comes to social media, misinformation, privacy and freedom, it’s worth your time. A couple of points after watching it myself: 1. The balance he spends a lot of time talking about is real. For…