Yatish Yadav reports:
If you have an Aadhaar Card and
if your bank accounts and other sensitive information are linked to it, chances
are that your data is no longer secure.
For the first time, the Modi
government has officially acknowledged that personal identity of individuals,
including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been leaked to
the public domain.
Read more on The
New Indian Express.
Not that big a surprise.
EFF: Verizon will install spyware on all its Android phones
(update)
Who'd have thought that just days after the house rolled
back privacy protections for internet users, ISPs would take advantage? The EFF did, pointing out that Verizon
has already announced that it will install spyware, in the form of the launcher
AppFlash, across its users' Android devices in the coming weeks. AppFlash, as TechCrunch reports, will embed itself to the
left of your home screen, offering details on local restaurants, movies or apps
that you can download.
But the EFF spent a little time staring at AppFlash's privacy
policy, where it's revealed that the software will vacuum up any and all of
your private data. For instance, it'll
snag your cell number, device type, operating system and the apps or services
that you use. More crucially, the app
will also harvest the details of everything installed on your device, your
location and the contact details of everyone in your phonebook.
(Related). Here is an industry that truly cares for its
customers.
Porn websites beef up privacy protections days after Congress
voted to let ISPs share your Web history
Even when it is not tied directly to a name, certain types
of data can shed light on a person's medical history, financial details, even
their sexual preferences. Even the type
of porn sites a person visits can be revealing.
In an announcement Thursday, the website Pornhub — which
claims to get 75 million visitors per day — said it has adopted HTTPS, a
security measure that adds encryption
to a site to guard visitors against snooping and attack. Its sister site, YouPorn, will also be adding
HTTPS on April 4, according to parent company MindGeek.
(Related). …and
amusing.
What a pity more Republicans didn’t pay more attention to
Rep. Capuano, as his comments were spot on:
Another swing of the
pendulum.
Jim Saunders reports:
In what is likely a first-of-its-kind case in Florida, a
divided appeals court said authorities needed a warrant before they could
download information recorded in a car’s “black box.”
The ruling by a panel of the
Fourth District Court of Appeal approved a defendant’s request to suppress
evidence that police retrieved from such a device in 2013 in a DUI manslaughter
and vehicular homicide case in Palm Beach County. More broadly, the ruling reflects a type of question that courts face as more and more
information is captured on electronic devices.
Read more on Law.com.
Inevitable.
Connecticut may become first U.S. state to allow deadly
police drones
Connecticut would become the first U.S. state to allow law
enforcement agencies to use drones equipped with deadly weapons if a bill
opposed by civil libertarians becomes law.
The legislation, approved overwhelmingly by the state
legislature’s judiciary committee on Wednesday, would ban so-called weaponized
drones in the state but exempts agencies involved in law enforcement. It now goes to the House of Representatives
for consideration.
… In 2015, North Dakota became the
first state to permit law enforcement agencies to use armed drones but limited
them to “less than lethal” weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray.
Should everyone do this?
German Military to Launch Cyber Command
Germany's armed forces Saturday
launch a cyber command, with a status equal to that of the army, navy and air
force, meant to shield its IT and weapons systems from attack.
Military planners fear that
wars of the future will start with cyber attacks against critical
infrastructure and networks, extensive online espionage and sabotage. The Bundeswehr's new Cyber and Information
Space (CIR) Command, based in the former West German capital of Bonn, will
start off with 260 IT specialists but grow to 13,500 military and civilian
personnel by July.
A guide for terrorists and the
state provides everything but the match.
3 arrested in Atlanta fire that collapsed I-85 Freeway
overpass
Three people have been arrested in connection with the
raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of
downtown Atlanta, crippling a major traffic artery in a city already known for
dreadful rush-hour congestion.
… Florence would not discuss how the
fire was started or why, saying those details would be released as the
investigation progresses.
The fire broke out Thursday afternoon in an area used to store state-owned construction
materials and equipment, sending flames and smoke high into the air.
The Dutch seem to think there is a market for this.
Dutch online supermarket Picnic raises €100 million
Dutch online supermarket Picnic
has raised €100 million in funding from NPM Capital, De Hoge Dennen, Hoyberg,
and Finci.
Picnic was founded 18 months ago and provides free online grocery delivery via
electric vehicles. Cofounder Joris
Beckers describes the company as the “modern milkman”.
For the Computer Forensic toolkit. (In csse I need your password.)
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I can use a few of these (in my classes.)
33 Lessons on Critical Thinking
From analyzing a persuasive essay to dissecting research
findings to determining the cause of an outcome in a science lab, having sharp
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between causation and correlation.
Take a look at these 7 great tools for creating flipped lessons with these
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