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Schneier on Security: My Reaction to Eric Schmidt
"Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance.
bruceschneier  ericschmidt  privacy  liberty  google  schneier  security  transparency 
december 2009 by sogrady
On the Road - At the Airport, a Box of Cash Becomes a Constitutional Case - NYTimes.com
so much for our constitutional rights
privacy  airport  travel  tsa 
december 2009 by sogrady
Google privacy controls: Most people won't care | The Open Road - CNET News
i concur: there is little evidence to suggest otherwise
google  privacy  concerns  mattasay 
november 2009 by sogrady
Should Your Organization "Go Google"? - Gina Trapani - HarvardBusiness.org
HBR's take on the Google Apps vs Exchange question is interesting, if only for what it says about the prototypical business person's view on the risks
hbr  googleapps  exchange  notes  economics  security  privacy 
august 2009 by sogrady
In Google We Trust
some mistrust from within the Google user ranks
google  trust  privacy  evil  criticism  innovation  web2.0  fixerdave 
may 2009 by sogrady
CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion » RIAA v. Joel Tenenbaum
fighting the good fight
tenenbaum  riaa  music  law  copyright  drm  privacy 
december 2008 by sogrady
Luis Villa’s Blog / what you can (and can’t) learn from Google’s EULA mistake
"So was this mistake odd? Not really. But it tells us a lot more about how lawyers work than it tells us about Google, Chrome, and privacy."
luisvilla  google  chrome  privacy  legal  lawyers  eula 
september 2008 by sogrady
McCain: I'd Spy on Americans Secretly, Too | Threat Level from Wired.com
"If elected president, Senator John McCain would reserve the right to run his own warrantless wiretapping program against Americans, based on the theory that the president's wartime powers trump federal criminal statutes and court oversight"
johnmccain  politics  privacy  wiretapping  security  bush  civilrights  surveillance  bigbrother  fascism  america 
june 2008 by sogrady
FBI Tried to Cover Patriot Act Abuses With Flawed, Retroactive Subpoenas, Audit Finds | Threat Level from Wired.com
this the problem with warrantless wiretapping, etc: power available is power used, invariably.
patriotact  fbi  surveillance  corruption  privacy  abuse  wiretapping  wiretaps 
march 2008 by sogrady
Coding Horror: A Question of Programming Ethics
this is very bad juju, and yet another example of why guarding your password is important
security  gmail  google  privacy  programming  software 
march 2008 by sogrady
Whistle-Blower: Feds Have a High-Speed Backdoor Into Wireless Carrier | Threat Level from Wired.com
just wonderful
corruption  fascism  privacy  security  surveillance  telecom  wiretapping  warrantless 
march 2008 by sogrady
When Will We Have Our First Valleywag Suicide?
a good question to ask. really wish media in every industry could take a few steps back regarding personal privacy and boundaries.
privacy  blogs  internet  siliconvalley  startups  techcrunch  valleywag  culture 
march 2008 by sogrady
451 CAOS Theory » Ohloh opens code, and privacy debate
transparency can bite both ways, as the 451 crew notes re: the Ohloh announcement
451group  opensource  transparency  privacy  ohloh 
january 2008 by sogrady
Danny O'Brien's Oblomovka
"So here's the question: how much of our life that we share with the Web 2.0 giants do we really *need* to share? How much of these services can and should we be running from the comfort of our own homes?"
cloud  centralization  privacy  security  web2.0  amazon  google  flickr  openservices  via:luis 
january 2008 by sogrady
Report: Facebook threatens to ban Gawker's Denton | The Social - CNET News.com
"But can information found behind Facebook's login wall be used as legitimate source material? It's a debate waiting to ignite" - i think the answer to the question is it will, regardless, but Caroline's right: it's an interesting question
facebook  carolinemccarthy  gawker  privacy 
january 2008 by sogrady
NSA Must Examine All Internet Traffic to Prevent Cyber Nine-Eleven, Top Spy Says | Threat Level from Wired.com
"The nation's top spy, Michael McConnell, thinks the threat of cyberarmageddon! is so great that the...government should have unfettered and warrantless access to U.S. citizens'...search histories, private e-mails and file transfers" - ridiculous
privacy  surveillance  internet  politics  nsa  technology  intelligence 
january 2008 by sogrady
DataPortability has big names on board, but a long road ahead | The Social - CNET News.com
"It's a good first step. But the road ahead isn't going to be a smooth one, and social-media enthusiasts hailing the age of "true interoperability" shouldn't hold their breath. This will take a while."
dataportability  facebook  google  plaxo  privacy  exitstrategy  carolinemccarthy 
january 2008 by sogrady
Paul Buchheit: Should Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail block Facebook?
"So the question is, should Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail block Facebook (or close the accounts of anyone who uses Facebook's "friend finder") for violating their Terms of Use?"
paulbuchheit  control  economics  privacy  plaxo  facebook 
january 2008 by sogrady
The Scoble scuffle: Facebook, Plaxo at odds over data portability | The Social - CNET News.com
i'd be more sympathetic if it wasn't Plaxo; while they've somewhat rehabilitated themselves from their spamming past, i still get far too many "reminders" from them
plaxo  facebook  data  portability  privacy  open  service 
january 2008 by sogrady
Minute fingerprints - rc3.org
had similar thoughts vis a vis the intelligence left behind in web logs, but this is even spookier
rc3  privacy  bruceschneier  rafecolburn  security  fingerprints  intelligence  cribs 
december 2007 by sogrady
isabel wang's blog: The one-way web, or Microsoft Office vs the Internet
"It doesn't have to be this way, does it? I think the first step towards widespread SaaS adoption is helping people shake off their irrational MS Office dependence." - users will definitely have to meet the apps halfway
users  microsoft  office  saas  privacy  isabelwang 
october 2007 by sogrady
Jon Holato » Government Official Uses Homeland Security Data To Stalk Ex-Girlfriend
the problem with the "if you're not doing anything wrong you don't have anything to worry about" argument
privacy  security  freedom  homelandsecurity  bigbrother  via:digg 
september 2007 by sogrady
Nation's Soul Is at Stake in NSA Surveillance Case
we've imposed restrictions on unlimited wiretapping, historically, for good reasons. those good reasons haven't all of a sudden become bad ones. the potential benefit here is _far_ outweighed by the cost, whatever the mob may think
nsa  wiretapping  democracy  government  identity  surveillance  privacy 
august 2007 by sogrady
::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » The insidious danger of danger
interesting, because i've had this same conversation with female friends many times in the past
gender  fear  privacy  safety  blogging  women  men  via:Anne 
june 2007 by sogrady
John Battelle's Searchblog: The Data Bill of Rights
some good basic thoughts on data rights from Battelle
johnbattelle  billofrights  data  access  portability  open  availability  privacy  via:Luis 
may 2007 by sogrady
Kids, the Internet, and the End of Privacy: The Greatest Generation Gap Since Rock and Roll -- New York Magazine
hands down the best piece i've read yet on how technology is fundamentally reshaping society
blogging  via:jwz  myspace  privacy  generationgap  flickr  xanga  journals  transparency 
february 2007 by sogrady
Chinese Wall in an Irish American Household « SOG’s ETF Report
in case any of you were curious as to what family dinners were (and are) like in the O'Grady household - this is where i learned to keep secrets
O'Grady  sogsr  chinese  walls  privacy  secrets  confidentiality 
november 2006 by sogrady
What A Terrorist Incident in Ancient Rome Can Teach Us - Pirates of the Mediterranean - New York Times
"For in the panicky aftermath of the attack, the Roman people made decisions that set them on the path to the destruction of their Constitution, their democracy and their liberty." - history, as always, has much to teach us
rome  via:Simon  terrorism  politics  privacy  freedom  democracy  history 
october 2006 by sogrady
Ego Food: HP, Pretexting, Phone Tapping and the Senate
no, you're not the only one
congress  wiretapping  pretexting  hp  scandal  privacy 
october 2006 by sogrady
Waxy.org: Daily Log: Sex Baiting Prank on Craigslist Affects Hundreds
if you thought the Facebook privacy stuff was bad, give this a read: warning - it's *definitely* not safe for work, very graphic stuff - if i had to bet, i think the "researcher" will be sued
via:luis  privacy  craigslist  livejournal  research  ethics  culture  legal 
september 2006 by sogrady
r0ml.net » Blog Archive » What do I do?
translation? r0ml's wicked smart
attention  r0ml  root.net  economics  privacy  wal-mart  cosco 
january 2006 by sogrady
Does Windows Patch Without Permission?
if this is true, it's scary; these sorts of powers rarely go unutilized
windows  microsoft  security  patching  update  privacy 
january 2006 by sogrady
Delusions of Adequacy: Harriet Pearson - Head of Privacy and Blogging at IBM, today's Blog Interview
another great interview from Mr. Simonds, who is rapidly becoming one IBM's best bloggers
blogging  simonds  pearson  privacy  ibm  cpo 
january 2006 by sogrady
jwz - Today In Treason News
more on the NSA tapping news - still thinking about impeachment James? then read this ;)
nsa  tapping  privacy  wiretaps  fbi  espionage  Bush 
december 2005 by sogrady
ongoing · What the Spooks Know
good, insightful piece from Bray on the recent news regarding the NSA spying provisions might mean
espionage  echelon  Bray  nsa  wire-tapping  privacy  fbi  oversight  politics 
december 2005 by sogrady
Alex Bosworth's Weblog: Trust, Morality, and Software Services
very important, very good essay from Alex: if you just read one linked feed of mine today, read this one
ethics  internet  research  software  trust  saas  privacy  yahoo 
november 2005 by sogrady
Wired News: 'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search
seems a little extreme, but i did have to remove my home phone number from Google a while ago
google  internet  privacy  search  security  web 
october 2005 by sogrady
Mike Olson's blog: Esther Dyson's PHI conference
interesting post on the implications of personal healthcare records; as an aside, welcome to the blogosphere, Mike :)
olson  healthcare  personal  google  privacy  security 
october 2005 by sogrady
r0ml.net ‽ Blog Archive ‽ Lead Poisoning
never thought of it this way; another gem from r0ml
r0ml  attention  economy  history  media  privacy  psychology  culture  technology 
september 2005 by sogrady
Google thinks I care about the Orioles
ZDNet, September 1st, 2005
redmonkpress  google  Desktop  search  privacy  security  Schneier 
september 2005 by sogrady
InformationWeek > Google Strategy > Interview: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks Business Technology > May 26, 2005
just what it says
google  interview  schmidt  plan  gooos  gmail  privacy 
june 2005 by sogrady
unto.net : Blog Archive : Google History, Redux
a very reasoned take on Google Search History privacy concerns from an A9 developer
google  search  tagging  search-history  metadata  privacy 
april 2005 by sogrady
Blake Ross : Firefox Thefacebook opens up
now this is a legitimate PR disaster - wow
thefacebook  security  privacy 
february 2005 by sogrady
P.S.: Why you shouldn%u2019t use furl
some privacy issues with Furl
furl  privacy  security 
january 2005 by sogrady
Open letter to AA
Cory Doctorow's open letter to American Airlines
privacy  Doctorow  americanairlines  security  travel 
january 2005 by sogrady
SecurityFocus HOME News: Hacker penetrates T-Mobile systems
another case illustrating that as much as you can protect your info, it doesn't mean others will. once it's left the farm it's left the farm (via /.)
privacy  security  hacker  t-mobile 
january 2005 by sogrady
Boing Boing: More Googleable unsecured webcams
a question that nobody seems to be asking is how do we fix this?
webcam  privacy  google  search  network 
january 2005 by sogrady
Schneier on Security: The Digital Person
privacy as an issue of control rather than secrecy; agreed, wholeheartedly
Schneier  control  privacy  security 
december 2004 by sogrady
How to Bypass Most Firewall Restrictions and Access the Internet Privately
accessing the internet privately @ work via SSH
ssh  vpn  privacy 
november 2004 by sogrady
insidegoogle: Gmail Snooping In Your Inbox?
now this *is* creepy if true
gmail  google  privacy 
november 2004 by sogrady
Patriot Act redux? | Perspectives | CNET News.com
just when you thought congress couldn't get worse when it comes to privacy
patriot-act  legislation  privacy  security 
october 2004 by sogrady
MSNBC - A common name can be a curse
do not fly list and security
do-not-fly  privacy  security  travel 
october 2004 by sogrady
Creative Loafing Charlotte | THIS WEEK IN
national transportation tracking system - terrifying. simply terrifying. (via BoingBoing)
location  privacy 
october 2004 by sogrady
Gmail is too creepy
anti-Gmail site concerned over policies and privacy issues with Gmail
email  personal-information  privacy 
september 2004 by sogrady
HoustonChronicle.com - Black box in your car could tattle to your insurer
auto black boxes; can't wait till i can't drive anywhere without being tracked. that's just terrific.
insurance  location  privacy 
september 2004 by sogrady
Big boss is watching | CNET News.com
Xora makes a hideous joke re: personal location tracking
location  personal-information  privacy 
september 2004 by sogrady
Police Records For Anyone's Viewing Pleasure
police records exposed online - bad news
personal-information  privacy 
september 2004 by sogrady
plazes.beta
a different kind of scoial networking; interfaces people based on their IP location (via Joi)
location  plazes  privacy  social-networking 
september 2004 by sogrady
ABC7Chicago.com: Mayor outlines elaborate camera network for city
cameras in public places in chitown; it's not the actual deployment i have a problem with, it's the precedent
cameras  chicago  monitoring  privacy 
september 2004 by sogrady

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