Geolocation Is Ratting You Out

Social media + your cell phone = no privacy

Post to Facebook, tweet, or do any one of number of seemingly innocent things and you give yourself up. Online services that use geolocation pinpoint you, probably more than you realize. How? Here's how.

Eve is Always Among Us: The Threat of Persistant Monitoring Online

SEATTLE 03may12 - JetCityOrange published a new white paper challenging us to admit that no digital conversation is private and we're being monitored more often than not. "Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" outlines why we have little or no privacy online and why our threat models need to be thrown out.

As more of our life is shared, communicated, published and stored online we all need to take a hard look at how has access to what and why. Just because it's your phone in your pocket full of your data don't think you're the only one with access to all that personal data. On your phone or across wireless networks, nothing about your phone is private and only a knave thinks otherwise. Don't trust your phone.

Before 9/11 only bad guys were deemed worthy of wiretaps and electronic surveillance. The FBI handle domestic affairs, the NSA international, they did't like each other and certainly didn't cooperate. Now it's all about homeland security, the war on terror, and sacrificing privacy for security. In many ways fighting the war on terror makes all of us, American or not, suspects.

The National Security Agency has grown in mission, scope, and influence. Construction of a huge new data center is underway in Bluffdale UT (described by Wired.com ). "Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" discusses what the expanded NSA mission means for all of us, why they're buidling such a large data center in the middle of nowhere, and speculates what they'll do with all the data they're sweeping up.

"Until quite recently, two people assumed they enjoyed a large degree of privacy by default. As our lives have moved online we've given up our privacy. It's time for us to adjust our thinking and behavior in response to our phone calls, email, tweets, and browsing being monitored, analyzed, and stuffed into databases. Databases we don't know about or have control over." says Jerry Whiting, JetCityOrange's publisher. "If you're not vigilant, if you don't act now to protect yourself, you'll forfeit control over your digital life. Learn and adapt."

"Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" is available online: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/eve-among-us.html This is one of several computer security related white papers covering topics like Tor and hiding computers from others.

JetCityOrange is a Seattle-based website. It features a number of resources including updates about computer security, hacking'n'cracking, encryption, cryptography, etc.: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/ & www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/feed.xml

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The NSA Comes to Bluffdale, Utah That Is.

After the recent article in Wired, it's now an open secret that the NSA is building a huge data center in Bluffdale UT.

Why? I think one of its main goals is to crack AES. My two cents worth...

Louie Schwartzberg @ TEDxSF

Louie Schwartzberg at TEDxSF.

How to reuse that old computer of yours...W

What about that old computer you have in the closet? Still works, too slow, tiny hard drive. But you just can't bring yourself to throw it out or put it on craigslist.

Here are some ideas for how you can put it to good use. JetCityOrange.com/recycle-old-computers

Beijing, where is the Panchen Lama?

China kidnapped the Panchen Lama years ago. For those of you who don't know about him, he's one of the three leaders of Tibetan Buddhism along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Karmapa.

Please take a minute and support the campaign to wrestle the truth out of Beijing: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5380/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10436

Google Drive Rocks

Google Drive is a game changer and I say that as a Dropbox fanboy. There are already apps in Chrom Web Store and I'm keeping track of Google Drive hacks & plugins: www.JetCityOrange.com/google-drive/

Google Drive is a consumer front end to Google's plumbing. For free! 24/7 five 9's and free as in beer.

Google+ means nothing to me but sticking stuff in Google's cloud? OK! I'm assuming given how tightly it's tied to Gmail that it'll use HTTPS. Please oh please tell me I can grab a public URL for anything I stick up there. HTML & XML/RSS included. PLEEZE!

NSA = Big Brother

Read all 4 sections of this article about the NSA spying on us. If you're not pissed and terrified when you’re done, yer not wired right.

Nicara, network virtualiation startup

Please oh please oh please tell me you’re going to make a flexible, elegant secure network, fully configurable independent of the hardware it runs on.

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/nicira/

Homemade Flavored Vodka Recipe Ideas

Infused vodkas are a.) easy to make b.) unique, one-of-a-kind bar ingredients c.) the key to kick ass cocktails d.) a reason to buy exotic fruit e.) a tasty way to get your drink on f.) all of the above.



Here's how I make infused vodka. Try it yourself and then tell me what you think.

Stuxnet, How It Got Inside Iran

The Stuxnet saga continues to unfold. Here's what some say is the way it infected Iran's centrifuges. How Stuxnet got inside.

Boobstagram Rules!

Look out Instagram, you've got competition. And from where I'm sitting Boobstagram wins hands down!

Bike as Turntable as in "Turntablism"

Turntablism on two wheels!

#Anonymous Is Now In China Too!

#Anonymous is now active in China too! This is excellent!

If there’s anyplace that needs a little hacktivism it’s the People’s Republic of China. Someone needs to stand up to the PLA and hand them the ass whoopin’ they deserve.

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.

Computer Security, Hacks, & Crypto News Updates

Follow the latest news & updates about computer security, hacks'n'attacks, encryption, botnets, the NSA, and protecting your damn cell phone from Eve & Mallory. Set a bookmark: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security This page is continually updated.

8-bit Map of Seattle

Just like Google's 8bit maps for April Fool's Day, try an 8-bit map of Seattle.

The NY Times claims Gu Kaiyuan is behind hack attacks targeting Tibetan activists among others.

Oh those silly Chinese...

Stuxnet

Richard Clarke on Stuxnet

Who do you think was behind Stuxnet? Israel, the U.S., both??

Seattle Home to Uber-Geeks & Ultra Nerds

This may come as a surprise to some (not) but Seattle is home to many a geek. Even the Seattle Times caught on (duh).



Read all about it.

Vupen, Cyber Arms Merchants

Vupen are nothing more than cyber arms merchants, selling tools of evil to govts around the world. Selling to those with big bucks.

Don't worry: the NSA doesn't spy on American citizens, remember...