blog.world3.net

Category Archives: privacy

« Older posts

Google does not check Street View removal requests

11/11/2010 – 17:06

All you need to submit a content removal request for images on Google Street View is an email address. The is no other validation, meaning you can remove anything you want to. Well, perhaps not anything… The Albert Hall might be going too far (unless you claim to be a person in the image) but […]

By mojo | Also posted in Internet, security | Comments (0)

Virgin Media hijacking DNS!

22/08/2009 – 19:16

Looks like VM are getting in to the data-rape game by hijacking failed DNS lookups. Perhaps this “upgrade” is the reason their DNS servers have been rubbish of late. Luckily, you can opt out here and it seems to be based on modem MAC address so it should stay off, unlike Phorm which uses a […]

By mojo | Also posted in Internet | Comments (0)

Avoiding British surveillance with alternative DNS?

03/04/2009 – 11:02

In the UK ISPs are required to keep logs of the domain name of every site you visit (e.g. “bbc.co.uk” if you visit any page on the BBC web site). This might suggest that the logging is done by DNS servers. If that is the case, the simply changing to use alternative DNS server (e.g. […]

By mojo | Also posted in networking, security | Comments (0)

Protecting yourself from UK surveillance

05/01/2009 – 21:11

Recent moves by the police to step up hacking people’s PCs (/. article, original Times Online article) and a recent forum thread got me thinking about ways to defend myself against the snooping that the UK seems to love so much. A quick overview of what we are up against. In the UK the following […]

By mojo | Also posted in law, networking, security | Comments (0)

Open societies are going to be vulnerable to terrorism

19/10/2008 – 23:49

This might sound obvious, but it seems like it needs to be said. There is a judgement to be made. Loss of freedoms and liberties vs. protection from attack. We make this loss of life to benefit judgement all the time. We sent troops overseas, knowing some will die but judging it a worthwhile sacrifice. […]

By mojo | Comments (0)

The "I've got nothing to hide" argument

08/06/2008 – 11:36

The argument that no law abiding citizen should have anything to hide, and so surveillance is okay is a deeply flawed one, but one which seems to be quite powerful and rarely properly debunked. Many people simply respond with rather extreme cases, demanding answers to questions such as “can I see your credit card records […]

By mojo | Also posted in law | Comments (0)

Attacking data in RAM

14/05/2008 – 11:52

Today’s Hack a Day post linked to this article on recovering encryption keys from RAM, so I thought I’d look into defences against this kind of attack. There are simple ways to defeat this, and although not 100% reliable they are pretty effective. You have to consider what sort of situation this attack is likely […]

By mojo | Also posted in hardware, law, security, software, windows | Comments (0)

BT and Phorm secretly tracked 18,000 customers in 2006

01/04/2008 – 13:28

This article posted on The Register is quite alarming – apparently BT secretly trailed the Phorm tracking system in 2006 with 18,000 of it’s customers. Apart from the fact that the trial was probably illegal, it shows just how little BT care about their customers privacy. The second page of the article has an amazing […]

By mojo | Also posted in idiots, networking, security | Comments (2)

Virgin to start threatening customers over file sharing

31/03/2008 – 19:14

According to the telegraph, Virgin Media will start sending warning letters to suspected file sharers, and will eventually disconnect them if they don’t stop. File sharers will be identified by the BPI. The mind boggling stupidity of this plan is hard to comprehend, but here is a short list of reasons why it will fail: […]

By mojo | Also posted in idiots, networking | Comments (0)

Bruce Schneier – a man everyone should listen too

21/03/2008 – 14:14

Reading Bruce Schneier’s latest blog post, I can’t help but think that this is a man everyone should listen to. Especially anyone thinking of implementing a national ID card scheme. If this quote doesn’t get you to read it, I don’t know what will: “SmartWater is a liquid with a unique identifier linked to a […]

By mojo | Also posted in genius, security | Comments (0)
« Older posts
たとえ溺れても梦はゆめでしかない
  • October 2017
    M T W T F S S
    « May    
     1
    2345678
    9101112131415
    16171819202122
    23242526272829
    3031  

  • Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries RSS
    • Comments RSS
    • WordPress.org

  • Categories

    • audio (1)
    • avr (27)
    • BBC (2)
    • electronics (30)
    • genius (4)
    • hardware (24)
    • idiots (41)
    • Internet (23)
    • law (20)
    • microcontrollers (12)
    • networking (17)
    • politics (31)
    • privacy (19)
    • Retro Adapter (5)
    • security (17)
    • software (32)
    • Uncategorized (19)
    • windows (28)

  • Archives

    • May 2016
    • July 2013
    • January 2013
    • November 2012
    • August 2012
    • July 2012
    • June 2012
    • May 2012
    • April 2012
    • March 2012
    • February 2012
    • January 2012
    • December 2011
    • November 2011
    • October 2011
    • September 2011
    • July 2011
    • June 2011
    • May 2011
    • March 2011
    • January 2011
    • December 2010
    • November 2010
    • August 2010
    • July 2010
    • June 2010
    • May 2010
    • April 2010
    • March 2010
    • February 2010
    • January 2010
    • December 2009
    • November 2009
    • October 2009
    • September 2009
    • August 2009
    • July 2009
    • June 2009
    • May 2009
    • April 2009
    • March 2009
    • February 2009
    • January 2009
    • December 2008
    • November 2008
    • October 2008
    • September 2008
    • August 2008
    • July 2008
    • June 2008
    • May 2008
    • April 2008
    • March 2008
    • February 2008
    • January 2008
    • November 2005

  • Links:

    Main site: world3.net

    Electronics: denki.world3.net

WordPress | Sandbox