Google will allow you to opt out of them including your home wireless router in their Location Server database. So long as you’re willing to rename your access point by adding “_nomap” to the SSID. Read their privacy counsel’s justification Continue reading
So RSA wants to blame a nation-state with no revelation of evidence to support that and also says even though they know the two groups responsible don’t know what nation-state was involved? I can hear the credibility ship sinking… RSA Continue reading
Ars Technica has a post up on the new (free) “Find my Friends” app for iOS 5 – and it is very well done as is their norm. And it shows once again how Apple is taking user privacy Continue reading
I immediately expressed privacy concerns about the Kindle Fire’s Silk browser technology. You can read some more on Gigaom (link below). Since the general population seems to ignore privacy concerns (until something bad happens) I rather doubt this will slow Continue reading
The article from TechCrunch details the findings of a British developer who inadvertently discovered a great way to exploit expired domains to gain access to a person or company’s email accounts and other online services. This very simple technique, which Continue reading
Nice write up on CNET about the agencies and they tools they are likely using to gather up and crack the data on Bin Laden’s computers. If extreme care was taken by the terrorists this could be an extremely difficult Continue reading
Sony has finally come clean on the full scale of the breach in the Playstation Network. It is enormous in scale and more than just an inconvenience to gamers. The hacker was able to get everything needed to launch identity Continue reading
…and I’m not OK with it. While I don’t think there is any huge Apple or Government conspiracy involved it is not acceptable to record this kind of information without informing the customer. Apple should be ashamed. But do keep Continue reading
Why do people use Locations Apps? To connect with people (in a digital world that makes connecting in person more uncommon). Why folks don’t bother? Because of privacy concerns and the lack of clear benefits (to anyone not working Continue reading
I’ve encountered ID scanners in the US a number of times but, from what I understand, those weren’t tied to a national database and since they weren’t biometric could easily be circumvented with a well-made fake ID. Leave it to Continue reading