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.
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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
Your Online Reputation Doesn't Take the Holidays Off - 0 views
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.