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Security In A Box | Tools and tactics for your digital security - 2 views
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Security in-a-box is a collection of guides and free tools to secure your computer, protect your information or maintain the privacy of your Internet communication. It was created to meet the digital security and privacy needs of advocates and human rights defenders.
Paris attacks should be 'wake up call' for more digital surveillance, CIA director says - 2 views
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This article talks about the want for greater government surveillance after the Paris attacks. It mentions that since Edward Snowden released information about the NSA's digital surveillance power, a lot of measures have been taken to restrict government surveillance. However, since the Paris attacks, the US government is pushing to bring that power back.
The Fastest-Ever Random Number Generator Conjures Digits from Subatomic Noise in a Vacuum - 0 views
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Not directly involving cryptography, but the implications of this definitely affect the field. Now that we have the capability to generate truly random number strings, our ability to encrypt data will improve.
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Ladar Levison and William Binney each paid the price for a moral stand against the U.S. government. And your digital privacy is slightly better for it.
American Botanical Council Publishes Revolutionary Analysis Unlocking Mysteries of 500-... - 0 views
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A little progress on the mysterious Voynich manuscript...
Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) | Twitter - 0 views
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Kashmir Hill is a journalist who covers digital privacy, among other topics.
Keurig's K-Cup coffee DRM cracked - Boing Boing - 0 views
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I think we can count this as cryptography. Keurig (the "K-cup" coffee maker) recently rolled out a new coffee maker that only works on coffee pods with special ink markers on their foil tops, meaning that knock-off coffee pods won't work on the new Keurig systems. (More info here: http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/30/5857030/keurig-digital-rights-management-coffee-pod-pirates.) This DRM-like scheme has now been hacked by competitors.
How the Paris Attacks Could Lead to More Government Snooping on Americans | Mother Jones - 0 views
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A round up of current conversations about surveillance and privacy in light of the Paris attacks.
Your Online Reputation Doesn't Take the Holidays Off - 0 views
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Whether it is on Facebook, Twitter or a text on your cell phone, many will see photos and videos flying through cyberspace over the holiday season. Maybe some of these pictures and videos won't be so joyous; this is when digital decisions may have been made in haste.
Cryptography in Everyday Life - 3 views
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This page is from the University of Texas, and it describes different aspects of cryptography in everyday life. For instance, it explains how cryptography plays a large role in authentication, digital money, and time stamping. I liked this webpage because it had a lot of different examples with clear explanations.
Google's Student Data-Mining Scandal | National Review - 2 views
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"Over the past four years, Google has admitted 'scanning and indexing' student email messages and data mining student users for commercial gain." What to take away? Data mining is present everywhere and better encryption is becoming more and more relevant in the digital life of a college student in 2018.
Facebook Hack Compromised 30 Million People, Exposing Phone Numbers, Emails - 0 views
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College students should be on the lookout for breaches in their social media accounts. In this digital age, college kids put most of their information on their social media accounts and should take the necessary precautions to create secure passwords.
Digital Steganography via Snap! - 1 views
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Thanks to Cliff Anderson from the library for putting together this resource.