I’m not writing this for the benefit of any criminals or would-be terrorists out there. There are many more law abiding citizens that value their 4th amendment and Bill of Rights right to privacy out there than there are spies, terrorists and criminals looking to exploit security flaws. Now that that disclaimer is out of the way,… Read More »
Drone Hacking Taken To New Heights
Hacking Over the Internet, Wirelessly, and From the AirHacking is achieved in many forms. One might think of hackers breaking into computer networks remotely over the internet to shut down critical infrastructure. This has been proven out with the Stuxnet hacking of Iran’s nuclear reactor where it suffered a major blow when the U.S. and Israel… Read More »
FBI Bobbing for Apple Customer Privacy
The other night, I was asked to give my brief comments on NBC regarding this security encryption legal fiasco that has pitted Apple against the FBI. I was only given a few seconds to comment so I wanted to elaborate more on some details here. Since this story is about technical security and privacy as much as… Read More »
IoT Hackers Are Just High-Tech Cat Burglars
Keeping our families and homes safe is essential in this uncertain world we live in. I often find myself double checking my deadbolt, alarm, and lights before I leave home. Yes, I am one of those paranoid home owners that put the alarm stickers on every window, and of course, I make sure no newspapers… Read More »
Mobile Advertisers’ Supercookies Invade Your Holiday Shopping
Cookies make web browsing convenient by saving our user names and passwords as well as other unique identifiers about us from one web session to the next. Cookies are also a treat for marketers as they uniquely identify visitors and when combined with web traffic logs, provide advertisers your focused browsing habits and specific buying… Read More »
Law Enforcement Must “Immediately Destroy” Collateral Data Collected
Privacy advocates recently won a victory against the unrestricted use of “stingray” cell-site emulators. On November 9th, Illinois judge Iain D. Johnston ruled law enforcement agencies must take steps to minimize the impact on innocent bystanders caught up in the stingray surveillance dragnet and that law enforcement must “immediately destroy” collateral data collected. So how is… Read More »
Why Are So Many Prison Calls Being Recorded and Stored?
On November 11th an anonymous hacker leaked records of more than 70 million calls stolen from Securus Technologies. Securus provides phone service to land line phones in jails and prisons across the country, covering 1.2 million inmates. The Intercept examined 37 gigabytes of leaked data and found it consisted of databases that included the prisoners’… Read More »
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detector Interesting Side Effect
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detectors Have Interesting Side Effect: They Help Protect Your Privacy Monitoring a suspect’s phone calls is an essential part of many criminal investigations, but tapping a wireless or landline phone requires a court order. Now law enforcement agencies have another option for keeping tabs on wireless phones that may not necessitate going… Read More »
