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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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New York Police Protect Obama from Bicycles
They were afraid that they might contain pipe bombs. This is the correct reaction: In any case, I suspect someone somewhere just panicked at the possibility that...
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ICPP Pre-Trial Settlement Scam
Nasty scam, where the user is pressured into accepting a "pre-trial settlement" for copyright violations. The level of detail is impressive.
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Punishing Security Breaches
The editor of the Freakonomics blog asked me to write about this topic. The idea was that they would get several opinions, and publish them all. They spiked the...
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Video Interviews with Me
Mike Mimoso interviewed me at the RSA Conference last month.
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NIST on Protecting Personally Identifiable Information
Just published: Special Publication (SP) 800-122, "Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)." It's 60 pages long; I...
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Security Fog
An odd burglary prevention tool: If a burglar breaks in, the system floods the business with a dense fog similar to what's used in theaters and nightclubs. An...
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Personal Code Ink
Remember SmartWater: liquid imbued with a uniquely identifiable DNA-style code? Well, Mont Blanc is selling a pen with uniquely identifiable ink.
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Young People, Privacy, and the Internet
There's a lot out there on this topic. I've already linked to danah boyd's excellent SXSW talk (and her work in general), my essay on privacy and control, andSecurity...
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The Effectiveness of Political Assassinations
This is an excellent read: I wouldn't have believed you if you'd told me 20 years ago that America would someday be routinely firing missiles into countries it
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Lt. Gen. Alexander and the U.S. Cyber Command
Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, the current Director of NSA, has been nominated to head the US Cyber Command. Last week Alexander appeared before the Senate Armed Services...
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Life Recorder
In 2006, writing about future threats on privacy, I described a life recorder: A "life recorder" you can wear on your lapel that constantly records is still abeen...
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Fake CCTV Cameras
CCTV cameras in Moscow have been accused of streaming prerecorded video instead of live images. What I can't figure out is why? To me, it seems easier for the...
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Guns Painted to Look Like Toys
Last weekend I was in New York, and saw posters on the subways warning people about real guns painted to look like toys. And today I find these pictures from the...
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Security for Implantable Medical Devices
Interesting study: "Patients, Pacemakers, and Implantable Defibrillators: Human Values and Security for Wireless Implantable Medical Devices," Tamara Denning,Abstract...
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