disclosing webtapping

Webtapping refers to the practice of logging the IP addresses of users that access certain websites. Though it is allowed by the PATRIOT Act, it is considered by many to be at the very least a questionable practice, if not an all-out violation of civil liberties. [edit—WikiPedia] This blog discusses privacy and security matters in the era of Social Networking, Blogging, WiFi, hosted emails and files and the Patriot Act and the Great Firewall of China.

Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Archive of 100 million Facebook users available on Torrent

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This is not technically webtapping, but a gentle reminder on why you should secure the information you make available online. "A direc...
Tuesday, 27 July 2010

UK ISP TalkTalk Caught Monitoring Its Customers

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Another reason why you have to use secured protocols. Slashdot reports : The UK ISP TalkTalk has been caught using a form of Deep Packet In...
Sunday, 28 February 2010

Opening the Internet — with an Axe

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Fernando Herrera-Gonzalez has published a great opinion , from the austrian economics and libertarian points of view on the Mises.org web si...
Friday, 5 February 2010

Police Want Law to Provide them with easy access to your Private Data

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Another Slashdot report : "According to this story on CNET, police again are pushing for new laws requiring ISPs and webmail provide...

Microsoft to auction you're personal information?

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Slashdot reports : "Give Bill Gates your 'pictures, videos, documents, e-mail, instant messages, addresses, calendar dates/schedu...
Sunday, 20 September 2009

Facebook to Shut Down Beacon

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Slashdot : "Facebook has agreed to shut down its much-maligned Beacon advertising system in order to settle a class-action lawsuit. The...
Sunday, 17 May 2009

UK's Expensive Net Spying Plan Proceeds

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PCPro : The Government has dropped plans to create a massive database of all internet communications, following stern criticism from privacy...
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