Comic Relief
Note the location of MySpace. Amazing how rapidly the value of Internet-based intellectual property can plummet. Note the cyber-police at the bottom right, as well (image from Mashable.)
Piracy and Privacy
ArsTechnica reports that the California legislature is currently considering an anti-piracy bill that threatens to undermine privacy in a big way. Proposed by Senator Padilla, SB 550 would prohibit a…
RandTXT – Chatroulette’s new cousin
Not long ago, denizens of the web were thrown into a frenzy by Chatroulette, an innovative website that randomly paired visitors with webcams for impromptu video chats. Hot off the…
Fools in April
Surely most of you have seen Google's "new" feature, Gmail Motion. If not, check out the video below: Gmail Motion The April Fools' posting has become a bit of a…
PRG Privacy Comments
Professor Ira Rubinstein's comments to the FTC: Comments Professor Helen Nissenbaum's comments: NissenbaumIPTFComments
FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report
From the FTC: "The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy policy and enforcement agency for 40 years, issued a preliminary staff report today that proposes a framework to balance…
The Nevercookiemonster
Short but sweet post demonstrating why proof of concept hacks are very helpful! from SecurityWeek. Click here.
Firesheep Evolved
Shorter but not necessarily sweeter: Idiocy
There’s One in Every Crowd
Right on time for Halloween, a spooky post reminding us that creepy people offline + creepy people online = creepy people across domains. It never hurts to remember to always…
More on Street View
So, there has been a fair amount of talk about Google's Street View faux pas. Apparently, the data breach was more significant than some had anticipated. Apparently, among the bits…