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The Challenge Between The Intelligence Community and Privacy

There is an interesting article on the World Economic Forum web site (link below) regarding mass data collection and the world wide intelligence community.  The article, while leaning in the direction of the intelligence community, does endeavor to point out some of the issues on the privacy side. Very briefly, the intelligence community worldwide is […]

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Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Cars After Researcher Hacks Jeep

Earlier this week, I wrote about a hack that two security researchers demonstrated for a Wired reporter.  The researchers were able to disable the brakes and the accelerator, along with turning on the radio, wipers and windshield washer, remotely, from miles away. Chrysler’s response was to put an obscure  notice on their web site that […]

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Shorts: Neiman Marcus, UCLA Healthcare, OPM, USPS Breach, National Breach Law

The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court, normally pro-business, has reversed a lower court ruling and said that the class action lawsuit against Neiman Marcus can go forward.  Often, these suits are dismissed saying that plaintiffs haven’t experienced any harm since fraudulent credit card charges have been removed.   This decision means that businesses hopes that class action […]

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Fallout From OPM Breach Continues

Not surprisingly, the fallout from the OPM breach continues.  Here are a few new items in the news after OPM Director Archuletta was basically fired. The OPM has changed it’s privacy policy to allow investigators to probe it’s databases.  This happened after the discovery of “significant entryways” for hackers in at least 3 more databases. […]

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Jeep Hacked By Remote Control

The media has been reporting the demonstration done by two security researchers  and a Wired magazine reporter where they completely controlled a Jeep, including the brakes and accelerator.  To quote Wired: I WAS DRIVING 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, […]

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