Anonymity and Privacy Aren’t the Same
Great article from Bruce Schneier on anonymity, privacy, and how both are hard to come by on the WWW. Be sure to read page 2 of the article, where he discusses research on how you can be personally identified by your writing/posting style. Scary stuff indeed.
Facebook (and the Government) is watching
Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?
The answer, unequivocally, is no.
Almost a year ago I touched on this same topic.
Interesting article from the Cato Institute on how fake IDs are saving lives around the world:
Cato-at-liberty » Fake IDs Save Lives
Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy
Too many wrongly characterize the debate as "security versus privacy." The real choice is liberty versus control. Tyranny, whether it arises under threat of foreign physical attack or under constant domestic authoritative scrutiny, is still tyranny. Liberty requires security without intrusion, security plus privacy. Widespread police surveillance is the very definition of a police state. And that’s why we should champion privacy even when we have nothing to hide.
Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy
The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment
For all of you in LE and those interested in psychology, here’s a bit of a crazy study done by Stanford University in the 70’s IIRC. They "jailed" a few college guys and put a few college "guards" in charge of them. The study was slated to last nearly a week but was cut short after an attempted jailbreak and mental breakdown of numerous "inmates."
The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment
Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So
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Pentagon sets its sights on social networking websites, aka MySpace and FaceBook.
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Tons of random stuff I’ve come across on the web, some of it a little dated (the site was down for a couple months but I saved the links).
Lori asks why I know so much useful useless information. This is why:
Should a country based on our principles be focused on "everyman"?
Is the enforcement of laws always for public safety, or does it often constitute a formality?
Comment on those questions.
More to follow, stay tuned.
After the post about the post about Jessica, it seems we’ve moved up in the search engine ratings. Not only that, but Shawn’s MySpace entry appears on page two using the same search terms. I hope none of you think all this shit we post on the intarweb is private!
Search for “Ocala Jessica pics”
I’ve been keeping tabs on my blog with ShortStat for a while now, which allows you to see how many people are visiting your site, what they read, and how they get to your site. Turns out someone searched for the words "Ocala Jessica pics" September 15th on MSN’s search and it actually got them to this site. Check it out by visiting MSN’s site with the search terms already embedded.
Crazy, eh? So who dunnit?