Google’s Infinite Reach – How Google Builds a Profile on Everyone
There's a lot of talk about the invasive practices of FaceBook right now, but somehow Google has skated by largely unfazed by the public outcry against privacy violations and the…
Cybersecurity
China’s AI-based prisons – both indoors and outdoors – offer a warning of how privacy may die elsewhere
Online freedom of speech is under attack around the world. The EU's new Copyright Directive is about to become law, and brings with it a need to filter all uploads…
The Challenges Facing Privacy Apps
When we talk about privacy as a concept, we tend to drill into the benefits of privacy and the crucial role that it plays in our lives as individuals. In…
Can a VPN keep you safe from 36 new 4G LTE security vulnerabilities?
A team of four researchers from South Korea's KAIST, the country's premier tech institution, have discovered 36 new vulnerabilities in 4G LTE that have wide ranging security and privacy implications.…
Preparing for Travel – Properly Backing Up Your Android Cell Phone
When I prepare for travel, I take some steps to make sure that my protected data will not be read or otherwise mishandled by customs. I then follow-up with rigorous…
Identity and Card Theft – Shielding Yourself from the Unsafe Small Business
With a constant stream of news of big organizations that have neglected their security, we often forget that the most vulnerable organizations are the small and medium businesses that don't…
A Serious Concern About Post-Quantum Cryptography and Strength Targets
I have been writing a number of articles about the state of the NIST post-quantum cryptography competition, with short summaries on the projects and what they are all about. What…
NIST Round 2 and Post-Quantum Cryptography – The New Digital Signature Algorithms
We have been talking about the National Institute of Standards and Technologies' contest to find the most attractive new algorithms for quantum resistance. (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) In…
The latest twist on adding backdoors to encryption is spooky – and dangerous
Authorities around the world have been calling for backdoors to be added to strong encryption for years – part of an even older battle. The view among all top security…
NIST Round 2 and Post-Quantum Cryptography – The New Asymmetric Algorithms (part 3)
In the first article of this series, I wrote about the NIST Post-Quantum Competition and which ciphers advanced to the second round, meaning that they passed through basic scrutiny and…