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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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Trying to Value Online Privacy
Interesting paper: "The value of Online Privacy," by Scott Savage and Donald M. Waldman. Abstract: We estimate the value of online privacy with a differentiated...
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The Politics of Fear
This is very good: ...one might suppose that modern democratic states, with the lessons of history at hand, would seek to minimize fear or at least minimizeThey...
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TAWDRYYARD: NSA Exploit of the Day
Back in December, Der Spiegel published a lot of information about the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group, including a 2008 catalog of hardware and software...
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US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) Condems NSA Mass Surveillance
Now we know why the president gave his speech on NSA surveillance last week; he wanted to get ahead of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Last week...
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EU Might Raise Fines for Data Breaches
This makes a lot of sense. Viviane Reding dismissed recent fines for Google as "pocket money" and said the firm would have had to pay $1bn under her plans for...
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SPARROW II: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: SPARROW II (TS//SI//REL) An embedded computer system running BLINDDATE tools...
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New Security Risks for Windows XP Systems
Microsoft is trying to stop supporting Windows XP. The problem is that a majority of ATMs still use that OS. And once Microsoft stops issuing security updates...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Caught by Japanese Fisherman
It's big: 13 feet long. The fisherman was stunned to discover the giant squid trapped in his net, having been caught at a depth of around 70m, about two-thirds...
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PHOTOANGLO: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: PHOTOANGLO (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) PHOTOANGLO is a joint NSA/GCHQ project...
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Applied Cryptography Available Online
I'm sure this is a pirated copy. Looking at it, it's amazing how long ago twenty years was.
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Income Inequality as a Security Issue
This is an interesting way to characterizing income inequality as a security issue: …growing inequality menaces vigorous societies. It is a proxy for how effectively...
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NIGHTWATCH: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: NIGHTWATCH (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) NIGHTWATCH is a portable computer with...
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Consumer Manipulation
Tim Hartford talks about consumer manipulation: Consider, first, confusion by design: Las Vegas casinos are mazes, carefully crafted to draw players to the slot...
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NIGHTSTAND: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's device from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: NIGHTSTAND (TS//SI//REL) An active 802.11 wireless exploitation and injection...
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Refrigerator Sending Spam Messages?
Coming barely weeks after my essay on the security risks from embedded systems, the Proofpoint report of a span-sending refrigerator was just too good to be true...
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Questioning the Efficacy of NSA's Bulk-Collection Programs
Two reports have recently been published questioning the efficacy of the NSA's bulk-collection programs. The first one is from the left-leaning New American Foundation...
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LOUDAUTO: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's item from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: LOUDAUTO (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) Audio-based RF retro-reflector. Provides...
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Adware Vendors Buy and Abuse Chrome Extensions
This is not a good development: To make matters worse, ownership of a Chrome extension can be transferred to another party, and users are never informed when an...
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CTX4000: NSA Exploit of the Day
Today's device -- this one isn't an implant -- from the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalog: CTX4000 (TS//SI//REL TO USA,FVEY) The CTX4000...
From Schneier on Security