by Joseph Forbes | Apr 10, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the disinformation-brought-to-you-by-the-afl-cia dept. According to an report at CNET, “Encryption used in Apple’s iMessage chat service has stymied attempts by federal drug enforcement agents to eavesdrop on suspects’ conversations, an internal...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the literal-reading-for-literally-reading dept. Anyone under 18 found reading the news online could hypothetically face jail time according to the latest draft of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which is said to be ‘rushed’ to Congress during...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | DATA, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the hidden-in-congressional-offices dept. According to the CBC, there was a massive leak of “files containing information on over 120,000 offshore entities — including shell corporations and legal structures known as trusts — involving people in over 170...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 6, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the why-you-always-smash-them-with-a-hammer-before-reselling-them dept. To probably no one’s surprise, wiping a smartphone by standard methods doesn’t get all the data erased. From an article at Wired: ‘Problem is, even if you do everything...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog Entry, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the postcard-vs.-envelope dept. Alfred Anaya was a custom stereo installer who branched out to making secret compartments for valuables, who the DEA sent to prison as a co-conspirator when a drug dealer used his creation to smuggle drugs. But Wired points out the...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
from the who’s-to-blame dept. We have a sense that surveillance is bad, but we often have a hard time saying exactly why. In an interesting and readable new article in the Harvard Law Review, law professor Neil Richards argues that surveillance is bad for two...
