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- How the Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency - Schneier on Security
- AI-Generated Law - Schneier on Security
Some great context from Schneier on AI assisting with writing and assessing laws. He references some examples of this from five years ago here in the US. Even asking AI to…
- The Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technical Debt - Schneier on Security
- AI and Mass Spying - Schneier on Security
I’m enthusiastic about AI but I’m also sure it is and will continue to be used in ways I don't like. Schneier suggests that one of those will be Mass Spying. Similarly, mass…
- Open-Source LLMs - Schneier on Security
When Facebook (Meta) open-sourced LLaMa it wasn't obvious to me how big of a strategic thing that was. It has opened up a whole line of innovation with LLMs. More importantly,…
- Why I Hate Password Rules - Schneier on Security
I've hit this problem before. i use 1Password and have had super complicated password fail some silly requirements.
- Security and Privacy Implications of Zoom - Schneier on Security
Bruce Schneier with a writeup on Zoom security and privacy practices. It’s a little confusing that he mixes what they do on their public website into the article, but it is a…
- Inrupt, Tim Berners-Lee's Solid, and Me - Schneier on Security
Interesting next step for Bruce Schneier, and good to see that Solid is still progressing.
- Blockchain and Trust - Schneier on Security
Schneier is very savvy and smart, and this direct takedown of blockchain is to the point. I've gotten more comfortable with the idea that blockchain is a technology solution for…
- Information Attacks against Democracies - Schneier on Security
Bruce Schneier is a security expert, not a politician, but for this summary of the paper he did provides interesting perspective. This framework not only helps us understand how…
- Supply-Chain Security - Schneier on Security
Schneier does a good job of illustrating just how hard (maybe impossible) it is to insure that the software-based devices that run much of our infrastructure and services have not…
- Facebook and Cambridge Analytica - Schneier on Security
Schneier is absolutely right to highlight that Facebook is not the only company doing pretty unsavory things with your data. Put this as a perfect example for why I believe you…
- Changes in Password Best Practices - Schneier on Security
Password expiration and special character requirements should go away in favor of long pass phrases. Any guess on how many years it will take security certification and audit…
- The CIA's "Development Tradecraft DOs and DON'Ts" - Schneier on Security
- Decrypting an iPhone for the FBI - Schneier on Security
Make no mistake; this is what a backdoor looks like. This is an existing vulnerability in iPhone security that could be exploited by anyone.
- Did Carnegie Mellon Attack Tor for the FBI? - Schneier on Security
The behavior of the researchers is reprehensible, but the real issue is that CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has lost its credibility as an honest broker. The researchers…
- The Doxing Trend
If the director of the CIA can't keep his e-mail secure, what hope do the rest of us have -- for our e-mail or any of our digital information? None, and that's why the companies…
- Automatic Face Recognition and Surveillance - Schneier on Security
ID checks were a common response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but they'll soon be obsolete. You won't have to show your ID, because you'll be identified automatically. A…
- Schneier on Security: iPhone Encryption and the Return of the Crypto Wars
Ah, but that's the thing: You can't build a backdoor that only the good guys can walk through. Encryption protects against cybercriminals, industrial competitors, the Chinese…
- Schneier on Security: Heartbleed
"Catastrophic" is the right word. On the scale of 1 to 10, this is an 11.
- Schneier on Security: Surveillance and the Internet of Things
😟 Ephemeral conversation is over. Wholesale surveillance is the norm. Maintaining privacy from these powerful entities is basically impossible, and any illusion of privacy we…
- Schneier on Security: QR Code Scams
I don't know that I will ever scan a QR code, but I surely would never scan one using a tool that doesn't ask for my approval before going to the target URL. It should also ask…
- Schneier on Security: Close the Washington Monument