schneier Interesting research paper: "Fear the Reaper: Characterization and Fast Detection of Card Skimmers": Abstract: Payment card fraud results in billions of dollars in losses annually. …
Conspiracy Theories Around the "Presidential Alert"
schneier Noted conspiracy theorist John McAfee tweeted: The "Presidential alerts": they are capable of accessing the E911 chip in your phones - giving them full access to your location, microphone, …
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Chinese Supply Chain Hardware Attack
schneier Bloomberg is reporting about a Chinese espionage operating involving inserting a tiny chip into computer products made in China. I've written (alternate link) this threat more generally. …
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Helen Nissenbaum on Data Privacy and Consent
schneier This is a fantastic Q&A with NYU Law Professor Helen Nissenbaum on data privacy and why it's wrong to focus on consent. I'm not going to pull a quote, because you should read the whole …
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The Effects of GDPR’s 72-Hour Notification Rule
schneier The EU's GDPR regulation requires companies to report a breach within 72 hours. Alex Stamos, former Facebook CISO now at Stanford University, points out how this can be a …
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Terahertz Millimeter-Wave Scanners
schneier Interesting article on terahertz millimeter-wave scanners and their uses to detect terrorist bombers. The heart of the device is a block of electronics about the size of a 1990s tower …