Rixstep/7 • View topic - Privacy: Where We Are Now and What You Can Do. (TL, DR)
7 weeks ago by gdw
alphamac acp guru rixstep
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7 weeks ago by gdw
How to Divorce Google | PCWorld
10 weeks ago by gdw
Leave Google and restore your privacy in seven days (or at least get a start on the process) -- One man's tale of escape.
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10 weeks ago by gdw
Darlene Storm - Computerworld Blogs
january 2012 by gdw
Darlene is a freelance writer with a background in information technology and information security. Most security news is about insecurity, hacking and security threats, bordering on scary. But when security is done right, it's a beautiful thing...sexy even. Security is sexy.
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january 2012 by gdw
Facebook login & password theft en masse: Ramnit slurps 45,000 - Computerworld Blogs
january 2012 by gdw
January 6, 2012 - 6:00 A.M.
Facebook login & password theft en masse: Ramnit slurps 45,000
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Facebook login & password theft en masse: Ramnit slurps 45,000
january 2012 by gdw
Best Privacy Tools
december 2011 by gdw
The best tools to help you preserve your privacy online. Surf securely and communicate with privacy. No adware, no spyware, just good software
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december 2011 by gdw
Spyfiles & You | Rixstep Learning Curve
december 2011 by gdw
Recent revelations by WikiLeaks that hundreds of companies are spending billions to find ways to spy on you through your iPhone, Blackberry, or Gmail account serve as a wakeup call. You need to know a few things about what's going on to protect yourself.
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december 2011 by gdw
Carrier IQ Part #2 - YouTube
december 2011 by gdw
More information about Carrier IQ.
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december 2011 by gdw
Mac Security: Privacy - Page 1 | Macworld
november 2011 by gdw
What you can do to make sure your private data stays that way.
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november 2011 by gdw
All About the Design Genius Who Gestated Facebook's Overhaul - Technology Review
september 2011 by gdw
A conversation with Nicholas Felton shows how Facebook's new apps will uncover uncomfortable truths about users -- and how the same data could enable entirely new kinds of targeted advertising
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september 2011 by gdw
Tor Browser Bundle-Tor Goes Portable | Linux Journal
september 2011 by gdw
The Tor Browser Bundle lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB Flash drive, comes with a pre-configured Web browser and is self-contained. The Tor IM Browser Bundle additionally allows instant messaging and chat over Tor.
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september 2011 by gdw
No reason to feel paranoid. Nosiree. « Later On
august 2011 by gdw
—So if you think you can hide in a crowd, forget it. Big brother will find you.
THIS IS HOW THE POLICE CAN NOW IDENTIFY RIOTERS & TROUBLE MAKERS USING HIGH DEFINITION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. DON’T THINK OF HIDING YOURSELF AMONGST THOUSANDS………….
YOU CAN BE VERY EASILY DETECTED & IDENTIFIED.
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THIS IS HOW THE POLICE CAN NOW IDENTIFY RIOTERS & TROUBLE MAKERS USING HIGH DEFINITION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. DON’T THINK OF HIDING YOURSELF AMONGST THOUSANDS………….
YOU CAN BE VERY EASILY DETECTED & IDENTIFIED.
august 2011 by gdw
Technology Is Our Friend ... Except When It Isn't - James Fallows - Technology - The Atlantic
august 2011 by gdw
Gigapixel photos are giant panoramas that themselves consist of hundreds of component mega-pixel digital shots. This means that you can begin with, say, a distant view of London or Seville or San Francisco -- and then keep zooming in until you are looking at individual buildings, cars, street signs, people. It's the effect we've come to take for granted with Google Earth, but with much greater close-in photographic clarity.
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august 2011 by gdw
New Ways to Track Your Kids Online - SmartMoney.com
august 2011 by gdw
Web programs and apps alert parents to sexting, bullying and other problems.
privacy
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august 2011 by gdw
Browsing and Privacy: How to Not Get Tracked CIO.com
august 2011 by gdw
All modern browsers have built-in tools and add-ons to protect users from having their Web behavior tracked. But regardless, some sites still find ways to track you. Here are tips for taking matters into your own hands.
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august 2011 by gdw
Facebook Makes Sharing More Granular - Liz Gannes - Social - AllThingsD
august 2011 by gdw
Facebook will attempt to address some perceived weaknesses of its interface by making content sharing more precise and visual in a redesign that launches this week.
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august 2011 by gdw
Does Google+ solve the privacy problem or make it worse? — Tech News and Analysis
july 2011 by gdw
Social networking fatigue and the paradox of choice
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july 2011 by gdw
Massive botnet ‘indestructible,’ say researchers | KurzweilAI
june 2011 by gdw
A new and improved botnet that has infected more than four million PCs is “practically indestructible,” security researchers say.
“TDL-4,” the name for both the bot Trojan program that infects machines and the ensuing collection of compromised computers, is “the most sophisticated threat today,” said Kaspersky Labs researcher Sergey Golovanov
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“TDL-4,” the name for both the bot Trojan program that infects machines and the ensuing collection of compromised computers, is “the most sophisticated threat today,” said Kaspersky Labs researcher Sergey Golovanov
june 2011 by gdw
About the Future Privacy Forum « Future of Privacy Forum
june 2011 by gdw
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a Washington, DC based think tank that seeks to advance responsible data practices.
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june 2011 by gdw
Revealing Secrets with a Click - Technology Review
june 2011 by gdw
Many businesses don't realize that actions on the Internet are often far from anonymous.
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june 2011 by gdw
Why the Internet Is Fundamentally Less Secure than It Used to Be - Technology Review
june 2011 by gdw
Your passwords are stored on more sites than ever—too bad you've never bothered to change them
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june 2011 by gdw
Tor Project: Anonymity Online
june 2011 by gdw
Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis
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june 2011 by gdw
Apple - Press Info - Apple Q&A on Location Data
april 2011 by gdw
April 27, 2011
Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices.
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Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices.
april 2011 by gdw
Will There Ever Be An "Internet Erase Button"? - Technology Review
april 2011 by gdw
A growing group of privacy advocates in the U.S. and abroad want the Internet to be written in pencil.
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april 2011 by gdw
Pupils are not your Facebook friends, net privacy expert warns teachers | Education | guardian.co.uk
april 2011 by gdw
Warning comes amid concerns over blurring of boundaries between school staff's professional and private lives
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april 2011 by gdw
Obama administration seeks Internet privacy bill | Reuters
march 2011 by gdw
The Obama administration is backing legislation to protect the personal data of Internet users, toughening its stance from a call last year for voluntary codes of conduct for data companies and advertisers.
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march 2011 by gdw
There’s Absolutely Nothing You Can Do About Spokeo, So Stop Whining
january 2011 by gdw
There’s been a surge of messages to us asking us to please write about and expose Spokeo, a company that collects and then sells your personal information.
Data laws are so lax in the U.S. that companies can do this sort of thing quite legally.
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Data laws are so lax in the U.S. that companies can do this sort of thing quite legally.
january 2011 by gdw
Spokeo | Privacy
january 2011 by gdw
There's a site called Spokeo.com that's a new online USA phone book w/personal information: everything from pics you've posted on FB or web, your approx credit score, home value, income, age, etc. You can remove yourself by searching for yourself on their site, copying the URL of your page, then going to http://www.spokeo.com/privacy to remove yourself.
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january 2011 by gdw
People Search | White Pages | Find People | FREE!
january 2011 by gdw
There's a site called Spokeo.com that's a new online USA phone book w/personal information: everything from pics you've posted on FB or web, your approx credit score, home value, income, age, etc. You can remove yourself by searching for yourself on their site, copying the URL of your page, then going to http://www.spokeo.com/privacy to remove yourself.
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january 2011 by gdw
Remove your personal information from web databases like Spokeo, Peoplefinders, and PeopleSearch : Reputation Defender
january 2011 by gdw
Remove Yourself From Online Databases
Delete private information from Spokeo, Peoplefinders, People Search and other online databases using MyPrivacy.
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Delete private information from Spokeo, Peoplefinders, People Search and other online databases using MyPrivacy.
january 2011 by gdw
danah boyd | apophenia » Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook
november 2010 by gdw
making connections where none previously existed
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november 2010 by gdw
Technology Review: Scrutinizing Facebook Spam
october 2010 by gdw
Researchers downloaded 3.5 million profiles to see how accounts are used to send out spam.
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october 2010 by gdw
Technology Review: Blogs: TR Editors' blog: A Privacy-Focused Alternative to Facebook Is Revealed
september 2010 by gdw
Diaspora is a decentralized social network that lets users control their personal data. Diaspora is a decentralized social network that lets users control their personal data.
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september 2010 by gdw
join diaspora - blog
september 2010 by gdw
The privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all, open source social network.
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september 2010 by gdw
GPGMail - OpenPGP for Apple Mail
august 2010 by gdw
The free open source PGP plugin for Apple Mail.
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august 2010 by gdw
What They Know About You - WSJ.com
august 2010 by gdw
A few online marketers will show you what they know about you – or think they know.
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august 2010 by gdw
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august 2010 by gdw
Our groundbreaking and patented technology, the Predictive Optimization Engine (POE ™), makes it possible using sophisticated statistical modeling to leverage and surpass traditional direct marketing techniques.
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august 2010 by gdw
On the Web's Cutting Edge, Anonymity in Name Only - WSJ.com
august 2010 by gdw
Almost every major website you visit is tracking your online activity. Here's a guide to fending off trackers. Click on the name of your browser on the left, and the protective step you want to take.
How to protect your privacy online
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august 2010 by gdw
Stalking by Cellphone - WSJ.com
august 2010 by gdw
Phone companies know where their customers' cellphones are, often within a radius of less than 100 feet. That tracking technology has rescued lost drivers, helped authorities find kidnap victims and let parents keep tabs on their kids.
But the technology isn't always used the way the phone company intends.
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But the technology isn't always used the way the phone company intends.
august 2010 by gdw
On the Web's Cutting Edge, Anonymity in Name Only - WSJ.com
august 2010 by gdw
You may not know a company called [x+1] Inc., but it may well know a lot about you.
Almost every major website you visit is tracking your online activity. Here's a step-by-step guide to fending off trackers
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Almost every major website you visit is tracking your online activity. Here's a step-by-step guide to fending off trackers
august 2010 by gdw
Working with PGP and Mac OS X - Robert Sosinski
june 2010 by gdw
The goal of this tutorial is to get you up and running with PGP through terminal and familiar with its operation.
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june 2010 by gdw
Phil Zimmermann's Home Page
june 2010 by gdw
Philip R. Zimmermann is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy, an email encryption software package
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june 2010 by gdw
apophenia » Blog Archive » Facebook is a utility; utilities get regulated
may 2010 by gdw
« Facebook and “radical transparency” (a rant)
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may 2010 by gdw
Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative | Epicenter | Wired.com
may 2010 by gdw
Facebook has gone rogue, drunk on founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams of world domination. It’s time the rest of the web ecosystem recognizes this and works to replace it with something open and distributed.
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may 2010 by gdw
How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time - NYTimes.com
march 2010 by gdw
If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and e-mail address?
... people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be deduced. Services like Facebook, Twitter and Flickr are oceans of personal minutiae
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... people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be deduced. Services like Facebook, Twitter and Flickr are oceans of personal minutiae
march 2010 by gdw
"Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity"
march 2010 by gdw
danah boyd, SXSW, March 13, 2010
[This is a rough unedited crib of the actual talk]
Citation: boyd, danah. 2010. "Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity." SXSW. Austin, Texas, March 13.
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[This is a rough unedited crib of the actual talk]
Citation: boyd, danah. 2010. "Making Sense of Privacy and Publicity." SXSW. Austin, Texas, March 13.
march 2010 by gdw
Privacy is not dead, says SXSWi keynoter Boyd | Geek Gestalt - CNET News
march 2010 by gdw
privacy is by no means dead. "People care very much about privacy, no matter how old they are," Boyd said. "The challenge is that what privacy means may not be what you think...Fundamentally, it's about having control over how information flows...When people feel they don't have control over their environment or their setting, they feel as though their privacy has been violated. And they cry foul."
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march 2010 by gdw
FBI Investigates Webcam Spy Allegations Against School - Security from eWeek
february 2010 by gdw
The FBI is investigating allegations made against the Lower Merion School District in a lawsuit by the parents of a student. The lawsuit claims school officials used a remote-controlled Webcam to spy on their son, a high school student.
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february 2010 by gdw
Top 10 Google Settings You Should Know About - Google settings - Lifehacker
february 2010 by gdw
As the outcry over Google Buzz's privacy has shown us, it's smart to explore settings in Gmail, along with other places you're sharing data with the search giant. Let's take a look at 10 privacy, convenience, and annoyance fixers you should know.
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february 2010 by gdw
Buzz: Google Needs Better "People Skills" - PCWorld Business Center
february 2010 by gdw
Google's inability to deal with people issues--like Buzz privacy and Nexus One customer support--makes the company look technically sophisticated but socially inept.
Google's millionaire genius-nerds need to learn what real people expect from technology and how to deliver it.
<snip>
Given the option, Google's choice for default settings were what benefited Google the most, not what best protected its consumers.
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Google's millionaire genius-nerds need to learn what real people expect from technology and how to deliver it.
<snip>
Given the option, Google's choice for default settings were what benefited Google the most, not what best protected its consumers.
february 2010 by gdw
The Freenet Project - /index
november 2009 by gdw
Share, Chat, Browse. Anonymously. On the Free Network.
Freenet is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites" (web sites accessible only through Freenet) and chat on forums, without fear of censorship. Freenet is decentralised to make it less vulnerable to attack, and if used in "darknet" mode, where users only connect to their friends, is very difficult to detect.
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Freenet is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites" (web sites accessible only through Freenet) and chat on forums, without fear of censorship. Freenet is decentralised to make it less vulnerable to attack, and if used in "darknet" mode, where users only connect to their friends, is very difficult to detect.
november 2009 by gdw
Times Higher Education - What happens in the blog, stays in the blog
november 2009 by gdw
In light of the unmasking of Belle de Jour as a scientist, Petra Boynton, who blogs about sex and science, says institutions must balance privacy, scholarship and advocacy
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november 2009 by gdw
Vanish: Enhancing the Privacy of the Web with Self-Destructing Data
august 2009 by gdw
Vanish is a research system designed to give users control over the lifetime of personal data stored on the web or in the cloud. Specifically, all copies of Vanish encrypted data — even archived or cached copies — will become permanently unreadable at a specific time, without any action on the part of the user or any third party or centralized service.
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august 2009 by gdw
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