The Privacy Podcast

Despite data breach notification laws across the country, many breaches just simply go unreported. We need changes in our legal systems to help shape market forces in behalf of privacy. SSNBreach.org was designed to help push market forces in favor of privacy.

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In late June, 2007 I discovered almost 200 files with personal information for 200,000 Louisianans, including 163,000 Social Security Numbers. The files were on a Louisiana State Board of Regents website that appeared to be an internal network, placed online without passwords in some areas.
I am working with the Liberty Coalition to launch SSNBreach.org, where affected individuals can search for their names to find out if they were affected by this, or future information breach.

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SSNBreach.org

Search for your name- were you affected?

Liberty Coalition

Organization sponsoring ssnbreach.org

Board of Regents Advisory

Board of Regents Press Release

Board of Regents Breach

Blog entry on the Breach

Louisiana Board Of Regents Acknowledges Security Breach

First WDSU Story

La. Security Breach Exposes Thousands To ID Theft

Second WDSU Story

Board of Regents

Home Page

We trust private organizations and corporations with massive amounts of private data on a regular basis. While recognizing a vague moral obligation to protect their members, many organizations take only minimal steps to protect privacy. The reason is simple: Privacy violations are low-cost, and low-risk. This episode explores one case study of overcoming internal organizational inertia in favor of privacy.

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Repeat after me: The internet is NOT a fuzzy cloud. The "fuzzy cloud" picture was developed by a group of wannabe techies who were looking for job security by keeping the rest of us in the dark. The internet is an actual, real-life wire, actually buried in the ground. It might be fiber optics or copper, but the internet is simply a wire. You are now smarter than 25% of your peers- which makes this an extremely efficient podcast.
Armed with this understanding, you will be able to sort out the real and bogus threats to privacy online.
http://www.aarontitus.net/privacy/

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NOT The Internet

The Internet is NOT a fuzzy cloud. And don't forget it.

The Internet (For Real)

This is the Internet. It's actually a real, live wire, buried in the ground.

"ping" and "tracert"

Using these two functions, you can learn a lot about packets, routers, and IP addresses.