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Rap News on Internet Surveillance
From Schneier on Security

Rap News on Internet Surveillance

Wow.

Dan Ariely on Dishonesty
From Schneier on Security

Dan Ariely on Dishonesty

Good talk, and I've always liked these animators.

Detecting Fake Hurricane Photographs
From Schneier on Security

Detecting Fake Hurricane Photographs

A short tutorial here. Actually, it's good advice even if there weren't a hurricane.

Protecting (and Collecting) the DNA of World Leaders
From Schneier on Security

Protecting (and Collecting) the DNA of World Leaders

There's a lot of hype and hyperbole in this story, but here's the interesting bit: According to Ronald Kessler, the author of the 2009 book In the President’s,...

Sony Playstation 3 Master Key Leaked
From Schneier on Security

Sony Playstation 3 Master Key Leaked

Oops.

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid from the Power Ranger Universe
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid from the Power Ranger Universe

Ika Origami.

Hacking TSA PreCheck
From Schneier on Security

Hacking TSA PreCheck

I have a hard time getting worked up about this story: I have X'd out any information that you could use to change my reservation. But it's all there, PNR, seat...

The Risks of Trusting Experts
From Schneier on Security

The Risks of Trusting Experts

I'm not sure what to think about this story: Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly...

Risks of Data Portability
From Schneier on Security

Risks of Data Portability

Peter Swire and Yianni Lagos have pre-published a law journal article on the risks of data portability. It specifically addresses an EU data protection regulation...

Weaponizing Office Supplies
From Schneier on Security

Weaponizing Office Supplies

Now this is interesting.

Camera Jammer that Protects Licence Plates
From Schneier on Security

Camera Jammer that Protects Licence Plates

noPhoto reacts to a camera flash, and then jams the image with a bright light. The website makes the point that this is legal, but that can't last.

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Insurance
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Insurance

This was once a real insurance product. Squid Insurance Marketing was the low-end offering at Astonish, complete with the tagline "Nothing Kills a Squid!" As...

Stoking Cyber Fears
From Schneier on Security

Stoking Cyber Fears

A lot of the debate around President Obama's cubsersecurity initiative center on how much of a burden it would be on industry, and how that should be financed.originally...

Analysis of How  Bitcoin Is Actually Used
From Schneier on Security

Analysis of How Bitcoin Is Actually Used

"Quantitative Analysis of the Full Bitcoin Transaction Graph," by Dorit Ron and Adi Shamir: Abstract. The Bitcoin scheme is a rare example of a large scale global...

Genetic Privacy
From Schneier on Security

Genetic Privacy

New report from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Biothethical Issues. It's called "Privacy and Progress in Whole Genome Sequencing." The Commission...

Studying Zero-Day Attacks
From Schneier on Security

Studying Zero-Day Attacks

Interesting paper: "Before We Knew It: An Empirical Study of Zero-Day Attacks In The Real World," by Leyla Bilge and Tudor Dumitras: Abstract: Little is known...

Apple Turns on iPhone Tracking in iOS6
From Schneier on Security

Apple Turns on iPhone Tracking in iOS6

This is important: Previously, Apple had all but disabled tracking of iPhone users by advertisers when it stopped app developers from utilizing Apple mobile device...

Master Keys
From Schneier on Security

Master Keys

Earlier this month, a retired New York City locksmith was selling a set of "master keys" on eBay: Three of the five are standard issue for members of the FDNY,...

Another <i>Liars and Outliers</i> Review
From Schneier on Security

Another Liars and Outliers Review

I was reviewed in Science: Thus it helps to have a lucid and informative account such as Bruce Schneier's Liars and Outliers. The book provides an interesting...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Car
From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Car

A squid art car. 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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