Category: Privacy

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently ruled that people are not entitled to have a lawyer present when interviewed or questioned by police in relation to a criminal matter.

I really can’t say I get this one. Given that authorities are under no obligation to either tell the truth during interviews, added to the fact that they can make all sorts of unfounded threats to interviewees, it becomes very difficult for an individual to protect their rights

Here is a good video on why you should never talk to the police. Knowing a few lawyers, I can safely say that it is good advice.

I am not a fan of lawyers who get their clients off on a technicality as opposed to the merits of the case, I do believe that an individual should be able to ensure that their rights are not violated whenever dealing with the authorities.

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Miscellaneous

This is more of a post for me to throw out some interesting things I’ve come across and would like to keep track of (and am too lazy to find another place). (Fair warning – a lot of links involving Bruce Schneier)

A primer on information theory and privacy – an interesting introduction if you are curious about that sort of thing
When copyright goes bad – a short video about the state and future direction of copyright.
SPDY – a proposal from google for a web protocol to supplement or replace HTTP – All in all, it is an interesting idea but I have some concerns about the proposal to have the server “push” things to the client
The Economics of Terrorism – props to Bruce Schneier for bringing this up – it is a video about the economics behind terrorism from the point of view of the Italian Red Brigades
Anonymity and the Internet – a good perspective
Security and Function Creep – not a surprise but still a good reminder for the developers (and software managers) out there
Terrorist Derangement Syndrome – cute (and scary)
Mark Twain got it right! – Refused to be terrorized people!
Open Source Cryptography Textbook – It looks interesting, but nowhere near complete at this point
Why DRM Doesn’t Work
Side-Channel Attacks on SSL-Encrypted Web Traffic – Neat paper with commentary by Bruce Schneier
Identifying People by Their Bacteria – very cool
Privacy & Control – care of Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier on Privacy & The Generation Gap (video)
Man-in-the-Middle Attacks on SSL – Not sure how much it is worth worrying about but it is still a consideration when you have to have secure communications
Terrorist Attacks and Comparable Risk Part 1
Terrorist Attacks and Comparable Risk Part 2
Externalities and Identity Theft – otherwise known as why the banks should be on the hook for identity theft, not the victim
Guns painted to look like toys – clever, but very scary
Punishing Security Breaches – a good article for how to prevent and deal with breaches of security
What goes around comes around – CRIA faces $60 Billion lawsuit
21 Reasons Canadian Copyright Law Is Stronger Than the US – so why are we rushing headlong into further anti-consumer changes?
Challenging PIPEDA – a good case to keep an eye on
So, who’s telling the truth? Business Software Alliance says we have one of the lowest piracy rates in the world