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Europe’s Spies Are No Different Than U.S. Spies

While there has been a lot of noise over the ECJ ruling invalidating Safe Harbor based on NSA spying among other things, there has not been much talk about what the EU countries are doing.  Basically, it is no different than what we are doing. Given that most communications live on the Internet, you certainly […]

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Buying A Smart Home – Food For Thought

In the world of a connected home (or any other building), when you sell it or buy it, you need to consider the security and privacy implications.  Does the former owner still have access to the security cameras?  HVAC?  Alarm system?  Are the smart devices not so smart anymore?  Have they EVER been patched?  Are […]

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Former Director Of The NSA Says NO! To Encryption Back Doors

Former NSA director Michael Hayden says that he would not support [FBI] Director [James] Comey’s demands for access, according to a story by Motherboard. This goes against the “wishes” of the current FBi director and head of the NSA.  It is clear to me that if everything is transmitted unencrypted, with weak encryption or with […]

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European Court Of Justice Rules On Safe Harbor Agreement

As many people expected, the European Court Of Justice, the highest court controlling European Union law,  ruled in favor of Max Schrems and said that the Safe Habor Agreement, negotiated between the United States and the European Union  in the mid 1990s is invalid and does not provide EU citizens with the protections mandated by […]

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OPINION – Why Does Anyone Think PII Can Prove Your Identity?

American Banker ran a piece this morning digesting the Experian breach announced last week.  It said it was good that the breach only compromised 15 million T-Mobile customers instead of the hundreds of millions of customers that probably live in the Experian Decision Analytics service platform and that it only took them two weeks to […]

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