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Security Trade-Offs in the New EU Privacy Law

April 27, 2018 admin GDPR Q&A, georgia tech, ICANN, Internet Governance Project, The Coming Storm, Webroot, WHOIS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:27:40 +0000

On two occasions this past year I’ve published stories here warning about the prospect that new European privacy regulations could result in more spams and scams ending up in your inbox. This post explains in a question and answer format some of the reasoning that went into that prediction, and responds to many of the criticisms leveled against it.

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USPS ‘Informed Delivery’ Is Stalker’s Dream

October 2, 2017 admin Alston & Bird, Equifax, georgia tech, Informed Delivery, KBA, knowledge-based authentication, Other, Peter Swire, U.S. Postal Service, USPS

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:32:33 +0000

A free new service from the U.S. Postal Service that provides scanned images of incoming mail days before it is slated to arrive at its destination address is raising eyebrows among security experts who worry about the service’s potential for misuse by private investigators, identity thieves, stalkers or abusive ex-partners. The USPS says it hopes to have changes in place by early next year that could help blunt some of those concerns.