torman

It's been 30 years since John Perry Barlow of @eff@mastodon.social published his Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace - a debated, but in many ways guiding document of the early Internet.

Barlow has since passed, but I think his main thesis can still be realized in spite of the growing surveillance state and corporatization of the Internet.

I wrote about that here:
https://decentproject.org/its-been-30-years-since-barlows-declaration-of-cyber-independence-does-it

#privacy #Internetfreedom #internetpolicy #EFF

Thirty years ago today, John Perry Barlow of the @eff@mastodon.social penned his Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace.

A number of his predictions have not panned out, but I cannot help but feel his central thesis lives on--at least for those willing to seize it.

Read more here:
https://decentproject.org/its-been-30-years-since-barlows-declaration-of-cyber-independence-does-it

#privacy #Internet #InternetFreedom #reflection

New details about the FBI's raid on Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home have come out in government court filings--including details about what devices agents seized. Incredibly--agents compelled Natanson to unlock one of her MacBook computers using her fingerprint. This raid demonstrates the problems with biometrics--and what some courts are getting wrong about them. Read about it here: https://decentproject.org/an-fbi-raid-on-a-reporters-home-shows-the-problem-with-biometrics #privacy #security #OPSEC #FifthAmendment #FreePress

The FBI raid on the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson is troubling for a number of reason, but it also demostrated the risks with using biometricsk (fingerprints/face scans) to unlock your device.

Natanson was compelled to unlock a MacBook computer during the search.

Read more about it any why you should avoid biometrics here:
https://decentproject.org/an-fbi-raid-on-a-reporters-home-shows-the-problem-with-biometrics

#privacy #security #OPSEC #civilrights #FifthAmendment

RE: @torman@privacysafe.social

Here's the full write-up!

This is all about why the decision to compel a Washington Post reporter to unlock her computer with her fingerprint highlights the risks of using biometrics -- and why you shouldn't.

https://decentproject.org/an-fbi-raid-on-a-reporters-home-shows-the-problem-with-biometrics

#privacy #security #news #OPSEC #FifthAmendment