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Can the DOJ force you to decrypt your laptop?

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John Moe
Jul 11, 2011
This is being tossed around right now in a case in Colorado involving a woman accused of running a mortgage scam. A laptop was found in her bedroom...
Posted In: doj, laptops, Law, privacy
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Sony offers identity theft protection

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John Moe
Jul 11, 2011
In a related story: your dog offers to guard that pork chop. Sony's PlayStation Network have until July 31st to sign up for AllClear ID, a program...
Posted In: playstation, privacy, security, Sony
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PrivacyVille Helps all you PeopleVille learn some SkillzVille

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John Moe
Jul 8, 2011
Zynga is launching a new privacy initiative called PrivacyVille that is a "game-like tutorial that rewards players with the company's virtual...
Posted In: games, privacy, zynga
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The US government makes the most requests of Google

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John Moe
Jun 28, 2011
Google says it received 4,601 requests for information on users from the US government in the last six months of 2010. That's more than double the...
Posted In: Google, government, privacy
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Dropbox drops ball on security

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John Moe
Jun 21, 2011
There was a four hour window on Sunday, where if you wanted to sign into somebody's Dropbox account all you needed was their email address. Type in...
Posted In: dropbox, privacy, security, storage
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Connecticut AG concerned about Facialrecognitionbook

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John Moe
Jun 17, 2011
George Jepsen is the Attorney General for Connecticut and he's seeking a meeting with Facebook to discuss the company's use of facial recognition...
Posted In: Facebook, facial recognition, Law, markey, privacy
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The European Union and Markey upset about Facebook's facial recognition

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John Moe
Jun 9, 2011
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the European Union will launch a probe into Facebook's "Tag Suggestions" feature, which uses facial recognition...
Posted In: Facebook, markey, privacy
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Here's a new word to scare you: Faceniff

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John Moe
Jun 2, 2011
Funny word, scary possibilities. It's an Android app that lets users intercept web sessions on wi-fi networks, steal credentials of people using...
Posted In: android, hacking, privacy, security, wi-fi
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Black boxes coming to cars

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John Moe
May 24, 2011
The question is: does that make you feel safe or nervous? Popular Science is reporting that federal officials are "poised" to announce new...
Posted In: cars, privacy, Transportation
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Leahy introduces digital protection bill

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John Moe
May 24, 2011
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) has introduced a bill that would require law enforcement authorities to obtain a warrant before searching someone's email...
Posted In: cloud, email, Law, leahy, privacy

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