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Privacy

Monster.com – They Just Don’t Get It!

by kriggins on January 28, 2009

I had a Monster.com account hanging out there for a few years. I wasn't looking for a new position so all the privacy controls were turned on. Along comes the second data breach in under two years. I decided I didn't need that account anymore. I know, closing the barn door after the horse is [...]

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Retraction: U.K. Police Can’t Hack Willy Nilly

by kriggins on January 6, 2009

In yesterday's Interesting Information Security Bits post, I pointed to an article that indicated that the U.K. had implemented policy changes that allow police officers to "hack" into a suspect's computer without a warrant.
According to this article. That is not true. While there have been discussions about expanding the police force's latitude in this arena, [...]

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But, that was fiction, wasn’t it?

by kriggins on October 17, 2008

In this post, I talked about Cory Doctorow's fiction book Little Brother.  I briefly mentioned the excessive surveillance implemented by the government as a result of an event that occurred in the book. However, the focus of that post wasn't the surveillance, but that any system can be designed in such a way that the [...]

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What happens when there is no privacy anymore…

by kriggins on October 1, 2008

I am a huge fan of Masterpiece Theater's productions.  Almost without exception, they are well written, directed and acted. The shows they produce are separated into three themes:

Classic - Shows based on classic literature and/or set in historic contexts.
Mystery! - Mystery based shows. These may be set in historic contexts or reflect current times.
Contemporary - [...]

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