Thoughts and tips on information security and privacy in an increasingly digital life

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Encryption,Privacy,Security

Encryption makes the world less scary, not more. (Or, Why not to weaken encryption.)

5 Aug , 2017 , 14:18 Linus Nyman

Every now and then some politician, leader, or other Person-Who-Hasn’t-Quite-Bothered-Looking-Into-It argues that we would all be safer if we would just weaken encryption. A common argument is that this is necessary so that police can intercept encrypted messages sent between Bad Guys. As […]

Metadata,Privacy,What is

What is metadata – and what can your metadata reveal about you?

22 Jul , 2017 , 16:20 Linus Nyman

Let’s talk metadata. It’s a term I’d imagine most of us have at least heard, but what does it actually mean? “Metadata” was hurled into the spotlight back in 2013. After Snowden revealed the extent of the US’s mass surveillance program, […]

Phishing,Privacy,Security

Tidbits from the week that was: Uber and Unroll.me, Google and Facebook

2 May , 2017 , 09:52 Linus Nyman

While we – here in Finland at least – spent our week hoping for a May Day celebration without snow, various CEOs spent their week dreaming of a world in which people hadn’t found out quite as much as they […]

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Internet of Things (IoT),Privacy

Spying… headphones?

2 May , 2017 , 08:02 Linus Nyman

The notion that headphones are something used solely to listen to content with seems one-sided and archaic. At least according to manufacturer Bose, who has been accused of using their headphones and related app to spy on their customers listening […]

Cookies,Privacy,What is

What are cookies?

28 Mar , 2017 , 12:05 Linus Nyman

Poor Leonard has a hard life – he forgets things. And by things I mean absolutely everything. Leonard has something called anterograde amnesia, which means that he is incapable of creating new memories. The good news for Leonard is that […]

Internet of Things (IoT),Privacy,Vulnerabilities

The Internet of (Spying) Things – adult edition

18 Mar , 2017 , 16:57 Linus Nyman

Last week I wrote about Internet-enabled toys (for kids) that ended up having serious vulnerabilities (the toys, not the kids). Internet of Things, or IoT, toys have been in the news again recently, but this time the spotlight was on […]

Data breach,Internet of Things (IoT),Privacy,Security,Vulnerabilities

Internet-enabled toys: vulnerabilities expose children’s data

14 Mar , 2017 , 12:31 Linus Nyman

Germany recently banned the doll ”Cayla.” It was considered a privacy risk, with one of the goals of the ban being to “protect the most vulnerable in our society”. What’s all this about, then? Cayla is a smart doll, in […]

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Privacy,Useful add-ons

Useful browser add-ons, part 1: Privacy Badger

26 Feb , 2017 , 21:44 Linus Nyman

Online tracking is a somewhat complex topic. In theory it’s quite easy: we want a store to be able to track what items we put in our shopping cart, but we don’t want some shady third-party sites tracking anything at […]

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Privacy,Search engines

Search engine privacy 101: How to google without Google

17 Feb , 2017 , 11:32 Linus Nyman

As you’ve probably noticed, Google’s services are free. The reason we can use them for free is that we aren’t Google’s customers, we’re their product. And the more they know about us, the easier it is for them to make […]

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