The Nevercookiemonster
Short but sweet post demonstrating why proof of concept hacks are very helpful! from SecurityWeek. Click here.
Salon: Did the FBI cook up a fake bomb plot?
Justin Elliot explains how the recent Washington Metro bomb plot case involved questionable use of a paid FBI informant. Story here.
Unmasking an Internet User, Piece by Piece
An impressive and impressively terrifying walk-through of the process of discovering all there is to discover about an internet user, starting with only their IP and email address.
Social Network Monitoring
From article: "New software released by Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday makes it much easier for banks, retailers, and other businesses -- including your employer -- to monitor the mountain…
Fantastic, intricate values-in-design study of cookie development
Since cookies have been kind of a theme recently, it seems appropriate to post this long essay on the history of cookie development (which includes a link to a contrarian…
Industry Insider: Defense of Behavioral Advertising Is Balderdash
A punchy run-down and send-up of the online advertising industry's poor response to recent criticism.