From the category archives:

Privacy

Evidence Eliminator is a bad idea

September 1, 2009

By now most of us know that when we delete a file from our computer it isn’t really gone – the space is merely marked as being available for reuse. Unlike in the physical world, where we can easily shred or burn documents we wish to dispose of (and put the others out in the [...]

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Anonymity and Privacy

February 23, 2009

Some of the most interesting security debates involve anonymity and privacy.  Everyone seems to have a different idea about what those words mean.  For example, some people think anonymity is a binary thing – you’re either anonymous or you’re not.  But when I think of anonymity I think of two axis. The first is how [...]

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Evidence from a Black Box

February 9, 2009

A recent count case in Minnesota poses an interesting question. In summary, a man accused of impaired driving says he should be able to review the source code of the breathalyzer used to gather the evidence against him. On the surface, the man’s request seems reasonable. As I understand it, the primary evidence against him [...]

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Facebook safely

November 3, 2008

Facebook (along with other social networking sites) has been around for a few years, and a lot has been written about the security issues involved. Googling “facebook security” yields about 20,500 hits. But what do users really need to know? Information about Facebook users can be broken down into several categories: Personal information: Facebook allows [...]

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