Bruce Schneier
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Bruce Schneier (born January 15, 1963, pronounced /ˈʃnаɪər/) is an American cryptographer, computer security specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on computer security and cryptography, and is the founder and chief technology officer of BT Counterpane, formerly Counterpane Internet Security, Inc.
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Top 5 misconceptions about open source in government programs
Source: LXer
Perhaps the most interesting part of the new document is a section entitled: When to use open source. Interesting to me, at least. For a number of years I’ve been advocating the use of open source products for projects within the US defense and intel ...
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Internet of Things and surveillance
Source: Boing Boing
Bruce Schneier's got smart things to say about surveillance in the age of the Internet of Things: In the longer term, the Internet of Things means ubiquitous surveillance. If an object "knows" you have purchased it, and communicates via either ...
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Wiretap Extension Will Help Crooks & Terrorists
Source: Internet Evolution
Wiretap Extension Will Help Crooks ...
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Crypto boffins: A backdoor into Skype for the Feds? You're joking...
Source: The Register
The FBI’s desire to expand CALEA mandates amounts to developing for our adversaries capabilities that they may not have the competence, access, or resources to develop on their own. In that sense, the endpoint wiretap ...
Full article at: The Register
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Opinion: It's smart politics to exaggerate terrorist threats
Source: CNN
The bombings in Boston on Monday, April 15, 2013, serve as a cruel reminder that the U.S. has seen other terror attacks on home soil. See all photography related to the Boston bombings. A suspect known as "The Unabomber" kept authorities at bay for years ...
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This Week in Cybercrime: Are Strong Passwords Only for Your Important Accounts?
Source: IEEE Spectrum
According to a new report (pdf) being released today by the Center for Democracy and Technology, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C., the U.S. government is asking for trouble with its push to force Internet companies to structure online communicatio ...
Full article at: IEEE Spectrum
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Want To Destroy Any Hope Of Serious Cybersecurity? Give The DOJ Its Desired Backdoor Wiretaps On All Communications
Source: Techdirt
The Obama administration has supposedly been "considering" the latest version of the DOJ's plan to require backdoor wiretapping abilities in any form of digital communication. If you don't recall, the FBI asks for this basically ever ...
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