Math 1111: Cryptography

Some retailers use Euclid Analytics, which uses the Wi-Fi antennas inside stores to see how many people are coming into a store, how long they stay and even which aisles they walk. It does this by using signals from each smartphone that comes near the store.

More and more schools are installing security cameras in halls, classrooms and buses. Administrators say it helps protect students and staff, but some argue the practice is invasive. Guests discuss the use of surveillance cameras in schools and where to draw the line between safety and privacy.

When the 2016 school year starts, students and faculty will return to Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since a gunman killed 20 students and six adults. They will return to a new building and landscape thoughtfully, but subtly, outfitted with security measures designed by local architecture firm Svigals + Partners.

Video camera surveillance, Biometric data collection (fingerprints), RFID Tags (monitors movement to within centimeters), Galvanic Skin Response Bracelet (monitors a child's physiological responses)

"Signage can be an important legal component in the use of video cameras in schools. As mentioned in the previous section, it is important that the presence of video cameras not lead a person to believe he or she will be rescued if attacked."

This article details how MetroCard tracking is used in solving crimes, which is somewhat similar to the FastPass tracking in Little Brother.

A new law in Texas might require schools to install video cameras upon request in classrooms where students have disabilities.

This article discusses the use of RFIDs to track students, and the benefits of this practice, especially with small children.

Study discussing the function and practicality of gait recognition software. The results seem to follow what Doctorow states about the function of the software in his novel

I really just wonder what kind of decision-making went into creating this document--what they decided to add and take out, etc. This source also has outside sources on the final pages.

No credible evidence that the PlayStation 4 network was used to coordinate the #ParisAttacks. #fywscrypto https://t.co/8g6Gki4QVj - Derek Bruff (@derekbruff) November 17, 2015

More on the technicalities of the FBI's request to Apple.

Many many articles/ papers on security vs. privacy issues

Interesting article about how recent terror events will change how individuals and tech companies monitor/ regulate use on the internet, but not the government

Because Snowden wrote it

A breakdown of the bill of rights and how much each amendment has been given up to the government. Pretty terrifying.

Just to clarify: I'm not surprised that you've seen or used 3.5-inch floppy disks. But I'm guessing you haven't laid eyes on the older 5.25-inch floppy disks. Those were the ones that were truly floppy--more flexible than a vinyl record. Even I'm not old enough to have seen the 8-inch floppy disks!

Here's a few lessons Kashmir Hill learned after living on Bitcoin for a week in San Francisco. (I said in class it was New York City. Oops.)

Here's the Tennessean story about the Dickson County sheriff department's encounter with ransomware.