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Audio: Metadata Retention and Privacy
Listen to the Audio on 2ser.com
Last week the proposed data retention bill passed through the House of Representatives, and is expected to pass through the Senate soon. These laws are set to allow warrantless access to phone calls, sms, social media and internet usage, in the name of tightening our national security.
Disputes and amendments to the bill have focused on confidentiality threats for journalists and whistleblowers, but what effect will data retention have on the average person?
Our host Sam Baran spoke to Bruce Schneier, who is a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and author of the book …
Video: Data and Goliath
With Australia’s data retention laws set to pass the Senate, world-leading online security expert Bruce Schneier explains the danger of metadata.
Note: this video may not be viewable outside Australia.
Audio: ALP Supports Amended Version of Govt’s ISP Data Bill
Listen to the Audio on ABC.net.au
Transcript
MARK COLVIN: The ALP has agreed to support an amended version of the Government’s bill to force Internet Service Providers to keep their customers’ data for two years.
It’ll let government agencies see what we’ve all been doing on the phone or online.
Bipartisan support means the bill is likely to pass.
The bodies expected to get access range from various police and customs agencies to the Competition watchdog, the ACCC.
But there’s also a provision for the Attorney-General to let other agencies see your data at the stroke of a pen…
Audio: Personal Data Collection and Your Technology Footprint
Listen to the Audio on RadioNZ.co.nz
How much do you know about what others might know about you, from your use of technology? How do you minimise your online footprint on things you’d rather keep private?
Bruce Schneier is a US technology and security expert, whose latest book is Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World, talks to Kathryn Ryan about how much information is being gathered by governments and corporations through our use of phones and computers.
Video: Part 2: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
Part 2 of our discussion with Bruce Schneier about about the golden age of surveillance and his new book, “Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World.”
Watch the Video on DemocracyNow.org
Transcript
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Our guest is Bruce Schneier. He is a leading security technologist. He has a new book out, has just hit number six on the New York Times best-seller list; it’s called Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World…
Video: Data and Goliath: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
Leading security and privacy researcher Bruce Schneier talks about about the golden age of surveillance and his new book, “Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World.” The book chronicles how governments and corporation have built an unprecedented surveillance state. While the leaks of Edward Snowden have shed light on the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices, less attention has been paid to other forms of everyday surveillance—license plate readers, facial recognition software, GPS tracking, cellphone metadata and data mining…
Video: Interview: Online Security Expert Bruce Schneier
Transcript
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: One of the world’s leading experts in online security is Bruce Schneier. He’s a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. His latest book, ‘Data and Goliath’, is about how governments and corporations are using and controlling our data.
I spoke to Bruce Schneier from Minneapolis.
Bruce Schneier, welcome to Lateline.
BRUCE SCHNEIER, AUTHOR, ‘DATA AND GOLIATH’: Thanks for having me.
EMMA ALBERICI: How much of our privacy are we unwittingly giving away?…
Audio: Balancing Surveillance: Privacy and Security in the Digital Age
Listen to the Audio on ScienceFriday.com
The NSA, Facebook, and Google are constantly mining our personal information for surveillance and advertising purposes, among other goals. Is it possible to keep our data secure in the digital age? Bruce Schneier, a cybersecurity expert and author of Data and Goliath, says, “We need to examine our own fears and decide how much of our privacy we are really willing to sacrifice for convenience.” Read an excerpt from his book here.
Audio: There is Actually One Thing You Can Do to Fight the Surveillance Machine
Stop feeling guilty about skimming the Terms of Service. Get mad instead.
Reading this right now?
Congratulations. You’re winning.
Yes, all of the usual corporate and government entities know you’re here. Google remembers everything you’ve ever searched, BuzzFeed knows how you’ve scored on all their quizzes, and your cell phone provider knows who you talk to and who you sleep with. Terms of Service agreements are an exercise in futility, encrypted email often takes more trouble than it’s worth, and yeah, sure, go ahead and give Facebook a fake name, but don’t think you’re fooling anyone. Companies are collecting your data from just about everywhere, storing it through time unknown, and using it however they want. Oh, and that’s where the FBI-and-friends find it…
Video: "Where's the Data Going?"
CTV News spoke with Bruce Schneier about voice recognition in Samsung TVs, and sensors in consumer devices in general.
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.