Friday, February 3, 2012

Anonymous hackers intercept conversation between FBI and Scotland Yard on how to deal with hackers

One wonders at the wisdom of entrusting cyber security to an
organization that cannot keep its own communications secure.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9059580/Anonymous-hackers-intercept-conversation-between-FBI-and-Scotland-Yard-on-how-to-deal-with-hackers.html

H-1B workers are better paid, more educated, study finds

From Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223947/H_1B_workers_are_better_paid_more_educated_study_finds

"H-1B workers are better educated than U.S. born workers and earn
more, according to a new study by an independent research group."

Dueling Debt Deceptions

Dissembling on both sides:

http://factcheck.org/2012/02/dueling-debt-deceptions/

The great JavaScript debate: Improve it or kill it?


http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/the-great-javascript-debate-improve-it-or-kill-it-173674?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-09-23

Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist

It seems the computer security course I used to teach was an
inadvertent terrorist training camp.

http://publicintelligence.net/do-you-like-online-privacy-you-may-be-a-terrorist/

"A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to
promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic
tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist
activity.  The document, part of a program called "Communities
Against Terrorism", lists the use of "anonymizers, portals, or
other means to shield IP address" as a sign that a person could be
engaged in or supporting terrorist activity.  The use of encryption
is also listed as a suspicious activity along with steganography,
the practice of using "software to hide encrypted data in digital
photos" or other media.  In fact, the flyer recommends that anyone
"overly concerned about privacy" or attempting to "shield the
screen from view of others" should be considered suspicious and
potentially engaged in terrorist activities."

The SOPA War: Why the GOP Turned on Piracy (Opinion) - The Hollywood Reporter

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sopa-hollywood-gop-piracy-286648?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+thr/news+(The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories)

"For Republicans, opposition to intellectual property laws is
starting to look like a political winner, and that should terrify
Hollywood as it misreads where the pop-culture power base now
lies."

Android and Security - Official Google Mobile Blog

Security related changes to Android:

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2012/02/android-and-security.html