I don’t care much about this type of news, but this seems to be a significant one. A massive data breach has recently exposed 16 billion login credentials from major platforms including Apple, Facebook, Google, and various government services, making it potentially the largest data leak in history12. This unprecedented breach represents far more than … Read more
Internet trust at all time low; not enough being done to protect data, says Internet Society report Internet Society – News Headlines by Allesandra.Desantillana Language English Date: Wed, 11/23/2016 Five step approach identified to address data breaches and increase online trust [London, UK – 23 November 2016] – The Internet Society has today released the findings … Read more
Snowden to journalists: your best defense is legal limits on spying, not crypto Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh3HWTwDNzU Edward Snowden videoconferenced with a journalism roundtable at Editors Lab participants at Süddeutsche Zeitung (home of the Panama Papers) about the effect of state surveillance on a free press. The New York Times’ earnings report is more proof … Read more