Co-authored by Richard Esguerra
The Firesheep Firefox extension has been scaring users across the Internet since itsintroduction at the Toorcon security conference this past weekend by security researchers Eric Butler and Ian Gallagher. Firesheep demonstrates a security flaw that the computer security community has been ...

Students at the Ohio State University Open Source Club have made some excellent and much-needed upgrades to EFF's MyTube software.
Real privacy risks are presented by all of the Web's solutions for embedded video — from user-generated-content sites like YouTube to proprietary sites like ...

Back in 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted a video to YouTube of her children dancing and running around in her kitchen. Stephanie wanted to share the moment with her family and friends. But they weren't the only ones watching: a few months later, Universal Music Corp. had the video removed...

They can promise strong encryption. They just need to figure out how they can provide us plain text. - FBI General Counsel Valerie Caproni, September 27, 2010
[W]e're in favor of strong encryption, robust encryption. The country needs it, industry needs it. We just want to make sure we...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting today on yet another major Facebook privacy blunder. Despite Facebook's various polices and promises about users' privacy when using apps, apps have been feeding Facebook users' information to advertisers and Internet tracking companies regardless of the individual user's Facebook privacy settings.
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