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Interesting op-ed by former DHS head Michael Chertoff on the privacy risks of Google Glass. Now imagine that millions of Americans walk around each day wearing the equivalent of a drone on their head: a device capable of capturing video and audio recordings of everything that happens around them. . It's not unusual for government officials -- the very people we disagree with regarding civil liberties issues -- to agree with us on consumer privacy issues. But don't forget that this person advocated for full-body scanners at airports while on the payroll of a scanner company. The link for this article located at Schneier on Security is no longer available. . It's not unusual for government officials -- the very people we disagree with regarding civil libert. interesting, op-ed, former, michael, chertoff, privacy, risks, google, glass. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
If a rapid-fire series of announcements from cable and telecom bigwigs this week confirms that Voice over IP has a future as a mainstream consumer technology, it's worth noting that the electronic surveillance mavens in the FBI and Justice Department saw it coming.. . .. If a rapid-fire series of announcements from cable and telecom bigwigs this week confirms that Voice over IP has a future as a mainstream consumer technology, it's worth noting that the electronic surveillance mavens in the FBI and Justice Department saw it coming. On Thursday, AT&T announced plans to deliver consumer Internet telephony services to the top 100 markets in the first quarter of 2004. Earlier in the week, Time Warner Cable announced a strategic partnership with Sprint and MCI to offer residential VoIP service around the country. And on Monday, Qwest Communications International began rolling out VoIP services to customers in Minnesota. In a statement, Qwest CEO Richard Notebaert declared, "The future of voice communications will be based on the Internet." The announcements came on the heels of a day-long public forum held December 1st at the FCC to address the most contentious issue surrounding VoIP: whether or not it should be subject to the same government regulations as traditional wireline telephone services. Two days after that public forum, according to FCC filings, FBI officials had a more private meeting with half-a-dozen FCC staffers to reiterated the Bureau's view on the matter: VoIP should be regulated-- at least enough to ensure that the FBI can listen-in. At issue is the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), the federal law that required telephone companies to modify their networks to be wiretap-friendly for the FBI. CALEA created a vast electronic surveillance infrastructure that gives the government quick-and-easy access to telephone conversations, with prior court authorization. But in the absence of any clear ruling that the law applies to Internet access providers, the FBI's beenforced to use special tools and equipment, like its "Carnivore" DCS-1000 packet sniffer, to perform Internet surveillance. The link for this article located at is no longer available. . If a rapid-fire series of announcements from cable and telecom bigwigs this week confirms that Voice. rapid-fire, series, announcements, cable, telecom, bigwigs, confirms, voice. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Here's a good overall summary of the :CueCat issues. "The Privacy Foundation recently completed a technical evaluation of the :CueCat bar code reader. This handheld device, which is similar in appearance to a computer mouse, is a product of Digital:Convergence Corp. . . . . Here's a good overall summary of the :CueCat issues. "The Privacy Foundation recently completed a technical evaluation of the :CueCat bar code reader. This handheld device, which is similar in appearance to a computer mouse, is a product of Digital:Convergence Corp. of Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of thousands of these devices are currently being distributed free of charge to consumers through partner companies including Radio Shack, Wired magazine, and Forbes magazine. The company has announced plans to distribute 10 million devices by year-end 2000 and 50 million devices by year-end 2001. The :CueCat is promoted as an easy way for consumers to visit Web sites on their PCs by scanning bar codes that have been included in catalogs, magazine articles, and printed advertisements. By using this device consumers no longer have to enter URLs in their browser to go to a Web site to learn more about a product, a service, or a particular subject." The link for this article located at PrivacyFoundation is no longer available. . Here's a good overall summary of the :CueCat issues. 'The Privacy Foundation recently completed a te. here's, overall, summary, cuecat, privacy, foundation, recently, completed. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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