Hacking Against U.S.

The United States Government is more concerned about Americans privacy on the Internet then it is about doing something about the Chinese Army’s hacking against U.S.

Read the two news stories: (click on the links)

1. “Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.”. By DAVID E. SANGER, DAVID BARBOZA and NICOLE PERLROTH. The New York Times. Read the comments, good.

2. Dangerous Cyber security Legislation Threatens Online Privacy” By Norman Bliss. When Great Trees Fall

Black Boxes

01.Black Boxes in aircraft. A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of an aircraft accident.

02. Black Boxes in Cars. NHTSA is proposing the mandatory inclusion of black boxes in all new cars and light trucks sold in America. But while the proposed rules would require the collection of data in at least the last few seconds before a crash, they don't block the long-term monitoring of driver behavior or the ongoing capture of much more private information like audio, video, or vehicle location.

03. Black Boxes in Computers, Cellphones etc. Dangerous Cyber-security Legislation Threatens Online Privacy. CISPA would grant companies more power to obtain “threat” information (such as from private communications of users) and to disclose that data to the government without a warrant -- including sending data to the National Security Agency. This week, CISPA was reintroduced in the House of Representatives. EFF is joining groups like ACLU and Fight for the Future in combating this legislation.

Last year, tens of thousands of concerned individuals used the EFF action center to speak out against overbroad and ineffective cyber-security proposals. Together, we substantially changed the debate around cyber-security in the U.S., moving forward a range of privacy-protective amendments and ultimately helping to defeat the Senate bill.