Notices by Yale Privacy Lab (privacylab@mastodon.social)

we're looking for volunteers to seed / host the .iso file for Quillux GNU/Linux, our @debian respin with Signal, Wire, @matrix, @torproject Browser, @DuckDuckGo, and more. Please comment or DM and we'll send the file + checksum. https://goblinrefuge.com/mediagoblin/u/privacylab/m/quillux-gnu-linux-19-02-preview/

gives new meaning to "security by obscurity" :P

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2018/12/widespread-blurring-of-satellite-images-reveals-secret-facilities/

"It’s not about price. It’s libre, not gratis. With any program, there are two possibilities: either the users control the program, or the program controls the users." #DemandFreedom https://newleftreview.org/II/113/richard-stallman-talking-to-the-mailman

TOMORROW 1PM ET: Tracking Mobile Trackers https://frama.link/ypl-2018-09-14

Graphic CC BY-SA 4.0 Sean O'Brien

"Sean O’Brien, a @YalePrivacyLab researcher with whom the AP shared its findings, said it is 'disingenuous' for Google to continuously record these locations even when users disable Location History. 'To me, it’s something people should know,' he said." #privacy https://apnews.com/f60bc112665b458cb6473d7ee9492932

"...the vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to download footage off a camera, edit things out or potentially make more intricate modifications, and then re-upload it, leaving no indication of the change." https://www.wired.com/story/police-body-camera-vulnerabilities/

"Privacy policies often express companies’ intention to be 'good stewards of data'... A more contemporary law review parallel is Yale law professor Jack Balkin’s concept of 'information fiduciaries', which got some attention during the Zuckerberg hearing" https://www.brookings.edu/research/why-protecting-privacy-is-a-losing-game-today-and-how-to-change-the-game/

our Sean O'Brien on Facebook and privacy-respecting replacement @Mastodon, with an interview with @Gargron:
https://boingboing.net/2018/07/18/platform-independence.html

"The really big data brokers - firms such as Acxiom, Experian, Quantium, Corelogic, eBureau, ID Analytics - can hold as many as 3,000 data points on every consumer, says the US Federal Trade Commission." #privacy #security

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43697133