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Privacy vs. Security: Where Should We Draw the Encrypted Line in the Sand?
2016-04-08 00:59:32| Wireless - Topix.net
The recent Game of Phones between the FBI and Apple underscored an area in our jurisprudence that is screaming for more clarity. If there is a tipping point when the protection of consumer privacy should yield to the needs of a criminal investigation, where is it? Few will dispute the obvious cases where the Constitutional rights of a citizen are disrupted by a judge who knows the legal precedents informing the decision to suspend a citizen's right to privacy .
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WhatsApp Encryption Ups Privacy Ante
2016-04-06 19:20:59| TechNewsWorld
WhatsApp on Tuesday told its 1 billion users that their communications would be better protected from prying eyes with end-to-end encryption. The company always has made data and communication security a priority, according to Jan Koum and Brian Acton, the founders of WhatsApp, which Facebook bought for $19 billion in 2014. End-to-end encryption is accomplished through use of the Signal Protocol.
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2016-03-23 13:39:04| Wireless - Topix.net
The federal government's warning last week about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in vehicles is a well-intentioned public service announcement that has little value for consumers. The warning noted the highly publicized wireless vehicle hack of a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee last July, where two security experts demonstrated they could control critical functions of the vehicle.
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NYCLU raises privacy qualms about LinkNYC's Wi-Fi hotspots
2016-03-16 22:53:25| Wireless - Topix.net
Turning old phone booths into public Wi-Fi hotspots may seem like a great way to increase connectivity so people don't have to rely as much on using their data, but the New York Civil Liberties Union's latest report may have you reconsidering connecting to the free service. LinkNYC is a project backed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, and it's primarily being funded and operated by a consortium of companies including Qualcomm, Intersection, and Civiq Smartscapes.
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FCC Chairman Calls For New Consumer Privacy Regulations Of Internet Service Providers
2016-03-16 06:18:21| Telecom - Topix.net
On March 10, 2016, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission , Tom Wheeler, announced his proposal to empower consumers' control over how their information is used by Internet Service Providers . The Chairman made the announcement in a Huffington Post blog with a corresponding fact sheet of the proposal terms posted to the FCC's website.
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