Worried about your smartphone privacy? Creating a truly snoop-proof phone is impossible, but Blackphone 2 is trying to get as close as possible. The newest version of Silent Circle’s security-focused smartphone is available today. Link: This Might Be the Most Secure Android Phone You Can Buy, But It’ll Cost You
The Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination would be breached if two insider trading suspects were forced to turn over the passcodes of their locked mobile phones to the Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Link: Forcing suspects to reveal phone passwords is unconstitutional, court says
Before long, billions of digital records about ordinary people’s online activities were being stored every day. Among them were details cataloging visits to porn, social media and news websites, search engines, chat forums, and blogs. Link: From Radio to Porn, British Spies Track Web Users’ Online Identities
Ways in which fingerprints are different from passwords: Your passwords can be kept secret. You leave your fingerprints lying around everywhere. You should have different passwords for everything you do. You only have ten fingerprints to choose from (if you have the typical allocation of hands). Link: VIDEO: Fingerprints are not the same as passwords
The FBI’s chief information security officer warned the impact of IoT data breaches could be much worse for end users than previous enterprise data breaches. Link: FBI CISO warns of IoT data breaches
