Comments for Six Lines http://sixlines.org Aaron Massey on Security, Privacy, and Technology Policy Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Software Security on Mac OS X by Code Signing Flaw in iOS | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/11/software-security-on-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Code Signing Flaw in iOS | Six Lines Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:53:16 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=580#comment-70 [...] previous post about Apple security focused on an article by Wil Shipley wherein he discussed signing apps written for Mac OS X with [...] [...] previous post about Apple security focused on an article by Wil Shipley wherein he discussed signing apps written for Mac OS X with [...]

]]> Comment on ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser by EFF Satisfied With Amazon Silk | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/10/the-privacy-implications-of-amazons-silk-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-69 EFF Satisfied With Amazon Silk | Six Lines Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:48:05 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=528#comment-69 [...] EFF spoke with Amazon about their Silk browser, and they appear to be rather satisfied: We are generally satisfied with the privacy design of [...] [...] EFF spoke with Amazon about their Silk browser, and they appear to be rather satisfied: We are generally satisfied with the privacy design of [...]

]]> Comment on ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser by Aaron Massey http://sixlines.org/2011/10/the-privacy-implications-of-amazons-silk-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Aaron Massey Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:32:00 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=528#comment-68 Thanks for your comment Charlie!  You're absolutely right about Opera Mini.  I didn't know they were using the split browser architecture, and I've updated the post accordingly. I would agree that the average person doesn't care as much about privacy as the technically savvy or the press.  However, I wouldn't say that the average person has "nothing to hide."  That argument is a red herring, particularly in a world where the costs of processing large amounts of data are decreasing rapidly.  Please see my <a href="http://sixlines.org/2011/05/the-nothing-to-hide-argument/" rel="nofollow">pervious post on this topic</a>. Thanks for your comment Charlie!  You’re absolutely right about Opera Mini.  I didn’t know they were using the split browser architecture, and I’ve updated the post accordingly.

I would agree that the average person doesn’t care as much about privacy as the technically savvy or the press.  However, I wouldn’t say that the average person has “nothing to hide.”  That argument is a red herring, particularly in a world where the costs of processing large amounts of data are decreasing rapidly.  Please see my pervious post on this topic.

]]> Comment on ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser by Charlie X-Ray http://sixlines.org/2011/10/the-privacy-implications-of-amazons-silk-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Charlie X-Ray Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:17:00 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=528#comment-67 Your claim that no other browser operates like Silk is incorrect.  The Opera Mini mobile browser operates exactly like this and has since its inception.  Lots of people still use it.  Let's face it the average person with nothing to hide really doesn't care as much as the technically savvy or the press.  If that were the case people wouldn't use Google either, but they do. Your claim that no other browser operates like Silk is incorrect.  The Opera Mini mobile browser operates exactly like this and has since its inception.  Lots of people still use it.  Let’s face it the average person with nothing to hide really doesn’t care as much as the technically savvy or the press.  If that were the case people wouldn’t use Google either, but they do.

]]> Comment on Netflix Privacy Research by ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2010/03/netflix-privacy-research/comment-page-1/#comment-66 ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser | Six Lines Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:05:01 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=32#comment-66 [...] available and haven’t gone through rigorous testing. Arvind Narayanan and Vitaly Shmatikov demonstrated this well with the Netflix [...] [...] available and haven’t gone through rigorous testing. Arvind Narayanan and Vitaly Shmatikov demonstrated this well with the Netflix [...]

]]> Comment on Dropbox Encryption by ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/04/dropbox-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-65 ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser | Six Lines Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:03:28 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=381#comment-65 [...] usage behavior and use that to offer services based on that data.” If this reminds you of Dropbox’s original privacy claim that “All files stored on Dropbox servers are encrypted (AES-256) and are inaccessible [...] [...] usage behavior and use that to offer services based on that data.” If this reminds you of Dropbox’s original privacy claim that “All files stored on Dropbox servers are encrypted (AES-256) and are inaccessible [...]

]]> Comment on Liability and Software Security by Software Security Rating Systems | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/07/liability-and-software-security/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Software Security Rating Systems | Six Lines Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:05:19 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=489#comment-60 [...] my last post, I talked about the inherent challenges in evaluating software for security flaws. One approach to [...] [...] my last post, I talked about the inherent challenges in evaluating software for security flaws. One approach to [...]

]]> Comment on Bruce Schneier on Reconceptualizing Security by Liability and Software Security | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2010/11/bruce-schneier-on-reconceptualizing-security/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Liability and Software Security | Six Lines Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:04:45 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=304#comment-57 [...] Digital Security in a Networked World. Perhaps the best summary of his views for the uninitiated is his recent TED talk. ‹ Previous Post A Detailed Guide to Creating Passwords [...] [...] Digital Security in a Networked World. Perhaps the best summary of his views for the uninitiated is his recent TED talk. ‹ Previous Post A Detailed Guide to Creating Passwords [...]

]]> Comment on Best Practices for a Secure Cloud by A Detailed Guide to Creating Passwords | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/06/best-practices-for-a-secure-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-56 A Detailed Guide to Creating Passwords | Six Lines Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:07:16 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=472#comment-56 [...] some of my comments about passwords in my recent post on best practices for a secure cloud, I feel compelled to pass along this great guide to creating strong passwords put together by the [...] [...] some of my comments about passwords in my recent post on best practices for a secure cloud, I feel compelled to pass along this great guide to creating strong passwords put together by the [...]

]]> Comment on The Continuing Saga of Dropbox by Best Practices for a Secure Cloud | Six Lines http://sixlines.org/2011/06/the-continuing-saga-of-dropbox/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Best Practices for a Secure Cloud | Six Lines Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:02:31 +0000 http://sixlines.org/?p=467#comment-55 [...] light of the Dropbox password snafu and the recent Sony data breach, David Sparks, of MacSparky, offers these best practices for [...] [...] light of the Dropbox password snafu and the recent Sony data breach, David Sparks, of MacSparky, offers these best practices for [...]

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