Category Archives: Privacy

Calling for a moratorium on SM facial recognition

I’d like to see a moratorium on commercial facial recognition. It should be of acute...

Other thoughts on Real Names

I’m going to follow my own advice and not accept the premise of Google’s and...

Real names is real sly

In a favorite West Wing episode, the press secretary advises VP running mate Leo McGarry...

Facial recognition isn’t creepy: it’s dangerous

Why do people use soft, subjective words like “creepy” to criticise facial recognition in social...

Two faced

How should we approach the question of Facebook’s facial recognition? A good place to start...

Identity Evolves [AusCERT Conference Presentation Abstract]

This is the abstract for my paper that has been accepted in the main program...

Public yet still private

Privacy is a notoriously slippery topic. Even the word “privacy” has eluded universally accepted definition....

Forget what they taught you about authentication

If you work in e-commerce and cyber security policy, law, regulations or strategy, you’ve almost...

Do they know what they’re getting themselves into?

What most people seem to be missing in the NSTIC discussion is the sheer novelty...

Over-engineering a No-No except in Digital Identity!

Why should digital identity be so tricky? The past decade is littered with earnest initiatives...