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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 …
From Schneier on Security
Anonymization and the Law
Interesting paper: "Anonymization and Risk," by Ira S. Rubinstein and Woodrow Hartzog: Abstract: Perfect anonymization of data sets has failed. But the process...
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Friday Squid Blogging: How Squids See Color Despite Black-and-White Vision
It's chromatic aberration. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....
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I'm on an "Adam Ruins Everything" Podcast
Adam Conover interviewed me on his podcast. If you remember, I was featured on his "Adam Ruins Everything" TV episode on security....
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Researchers Discover Tor Nodes Designed to Spy on Hidden Services
Two researchers have discovered over 100 Tor nodes that are spying on hidden services. Cory Doctorow explains: These nodes -- ordinary nodes, not exit nodes --...
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Hijacking Someone's Facebook Account with a Fake Passport Copy
BBC has the story. The confusion is that a scan of a passport is much easier to forge than an actual passport. This is a truly hard problem: how do you give people...
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The Difficulty of Routing around Internet Surveillance States
Interesting research: "Characterizing and Avoiding Routing Detours Through Surveillance States," by Anne Edmundson, Roya Ensafi, Nick Feamster, and Jennifer Rexford...
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Good Article on Airport Security
The New York Times wrote a good piece comparing airport security around the world, and pointing out that moving the security perimeter doesn't make any difference...
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Intellectual Property as National Security
Interesting research: Debora Halbert, "Intellectual property theft and national security: Agendas and assumptions": Abstract: About a decade ago, intellectual property...
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"Dogs Raise Fireworks Threat Level to 'Gray'"
Funny: The Department of Canine Security urges dogs to remain on high alert and employ the tactic of See Something, Say Something. Remember to bark upon spotting...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid-Ink Cocktails
Here's a Corpse Reviver #2 variant with squid ink. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered...
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Interview with an NSA Hacker
Peter Maas interviewed the former NSA official who wrote the infamous "I Hunt Sysadmins" memo. It's interesting, but I wanted to hear less of Peter Maas -- I already...
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Security Analysis of TSA PreCheck
Interesting research: Mark G. Stewart and John Mueller, "Risk-based passenger screening: risk and economic assessment of TSA PreCheck increased security at reduced...
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Facebook Using Physical Location to Suggest Friends
This could go badly: "People You May Know are people on Facebook that you might know," a Facebook spokesperson said. "We show you people based on mutual friends...
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Crowdsourcing a Database of Hotel Rooms
There's an app that allows people to submit photographs of hotel rooms around the world into a centralized database. The idea is that photographs of victims of...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Bioluminescence as Camouflage
Interesting: There is one feature of the squid that is not transparent and which could act as a signal to prey the eyes. However, the squid has a developed protection...
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Using Social Media to Discover Hidden Wealth
Stories of burglars using social media to figure out who's on vacation are old hat. Now financial investigators are using social media to find hidden wealth....
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Comparing Messaging Apps
Michah Lee has a nice comparison among Signal, WhatsApp, and Allo. In this article, I'm going to compare WhatsApp, Signal, and Allo from a privacy perspective....
From Schneier on Security