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Schneier on “Really Bad” IoT Security: ‘It’s Going to Come Crashing Down’
Security expert Bruce Schneier has looked at and written about difficulties the Internet of Things presents – such as the fact that the "things" are by and large insecure and enable unwanted surveillance—and concludes that it’s a problem that’s going to get worse before it gets better.
After a recent briefing with him at Resilient Systems headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., where he is CTO, he answered a few questions about the IoT and what corporate security executives ought to be doing about it right now. Here’s a transcript of the exchange…
Under the Volcano With Bruce Schneier
I’m in a locked room, underneath a volcano somewhere in the southern hemisphere talking to one of the world’s leading security experts, Bruce Schneier. We’re discussing the NSA, squid, Edward Snowden, Chuck Norris, and what parents should really be worrying about when their kids go online. His new book, “Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World” is picking up rave reviews.
GeekDad: Bruce, please tell us who you are in fourteen words.
Schneier: Security technologist. Speaker, author, researcher. Security and privacy advocate. Anti-fear. Meta meta meta guy…
Bruce Schneier Talks Privacy, Politics, Books and More
As author of a dozen books plus hundreds of shorter works on security and privacy, security technologist Bruce Schneier, Chief Technology Officer of Resilient Systems, is one of the better known—and frequently quoted—experts in these areas. His "Schneier on Security" blog and Crypto-Gram monthly newsletter are read by an estimated quarter-million people. You can follow him on Twitter @schneierblog.
Schneier’s most recent book—a New York Times bestseller—is "Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World", which, Schneier said in his blog, "is a book about surveillance, both government and corporate. It’s an exploration in three parts: what’s happening, why it matters, and what to do about it."…
All the Secret Ways You're Being Tracked That You Don't Even Realize
Your cellphone emits a signal that tags your location every minute of every day. Your Google search log records your private anxieties and interests. Your text messages and social media accounts capture every detail of your social life. Your store purchases produce records of your spending habits. Your photos are embedded with the date, time and location of the moment they were taken.
Everything you do and everywhere you go, you leave a trail of data that reveals intimate details of your life, and governments, corporations and hackers are keen on having more and more of it in their hands…
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…
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…
Computer Security Expert Bruce Schneier Is Here to Answer Questions
Bruce Schneier did a one-hour open question and answer session on Gizmodo.
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: 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…
Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.