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How obsessive self-tracking is eroding privacy for everyoneSociologist Deborah Lupton says the growing use of health tracking technology is conditioning society to reveal more personal information about themselves, often giving it to corporations interested only in turning a profit.
Law enforcement e-mails highlight entrenched camps in Tor debateA New Hampshire library's experiment to support the Tor browser initially alarmed an official within the state's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.聽
Microsoft's Brad Smith on balancing privacy and security in data access caseMicrosoft's general counsel says the tech giant went to court to block Justice Department access to data stored in Ireland because the request is 'fundamentally at odds with traditional respect for privacy and limitations on government powers.'- What is the right way to prevent breaches?It's imperative that a prevention mindset and related technological innovation take hold and become mainstream as we advance toward our increasingly connected future.
Opinion: Why we should not fear a world of 鈥榰niversal encryption鈥�The FBI鈥檚 newest argument for why it needs built-in access to your encrypted digital communications demonstrates exactly why that鈥檚 unnecessary.
How a small New Hampshire library stirred up a digital rights debateA pilot project to use computers in the Lebanon, N.H., library as servers for the anonymous Tor browser was celebrated by online privacy advocates but raised concerns among law enforcement.聽
The need for speed: How America's next military advantage relies on nimbler cybersecurityCyber attackers have speed on their side. This is how defenders can level the playing聽field 鈥� and get ahead.
Opinion: The case for safeguarding students' digital privacyAccording to a new survey, parents care as much about safeguarding kids' data as they do about their own financial information security. It's time for schools to become better stewards of data while teaching kids to be smarter and safer online.
Influencers: US should sanction China for economic espionageIn a survey, a strong majority of Passcode鈥檚 pool of security and privacy experts said sanctions aimed at curbing China鈥檚 economic espionage would send the right message.
鈥楬ackers鈥� at 20How a 20-year-old, mostly inaccurate flop predicted the future, reshaped sci-fi, and won over the real hacker community.
FBI, DOJ want tech industry to find workaround to 'warrant-proof' encryptionAt an event in Washington Tuesday hosted by Passcode, a top FBI official asked the tech sector to develop solutions for law enforcement to聽access secure data with a warrant 鈥� a notion technologists said would weaken security for everyone.- The evolving mobile workforce requires evolved security solutionsTechnology has enabled the rise of the mobile workforce, but also increased the risk of data breaches. 聽As more people conduct business outside of the office, organizations can protect sensitive data at three levels. 聽
- Watch live: The encryption debateWhat's the right balance between protecting people's personal privacy and the country's security? Join Passcode for a discussion with key figures in the debate between US law enforcement聽and the tech sector over encryption starting at 9 am on Tuesday, Sept. 15.聽
Five predictions for cybersecurity's role in the 2016 presidential raceThis election cycle could see cybersecurity play its largest role yet. Recent events such as the hacks of Sony Pictures, Anthem, and the Office of Personnel Management聽have brought the issue to public attention.聽
Experts: Consumer protections vital as Internet of Things expandsAt Thursday's Security of Things Forum in Cambridge, Mass., experts such as FTC Commissioner Julie Brill stressed the need for makers of connected devices to do more when it comes to safeguarding consumer data.
Intel chiefs draw distinction between digital espionage and malicious hacksAt a Congressional hearing Thursday, officials stressed the need to develop clearer international norms to determine what's a tolerable amount cyberspying and what's unacceptable.聽
Report: The $120 trillion gap between a safe and insecure future InternetThe economic difference between the best and worst forecasts of the Internet could be as high as $120 trillion over the next 15 years, according to a new report from the Atlantic Council think-tank and Zurich Insurance.
Opinion: Restraint is the best weapon against Chinese hacksWhen Chinese President Xi visits the US this month, President Obama has a rare chance to forge a strategic deal with China to ease the growing cyberconflict between Washington and Beijing.
Opinion: On cybersecurity info sharing, it鈥檚 the medium not the messageIf Congress succeeds in pushing through CISA, neither the bill in its current form 鈥� nor any of the amendments 鈥� will do much to increase the effectiveness or timeliness of cybersecurity information sharing.
The summer of STEM -- and cybersecurityCamps and other initiatives supported by the Northrop Grumman Foundation motivate students to pursue the field of cybersecurity
