Tag Archive for: transparency

On the Utility of Transparency through Disclosure of Software Bugs – Lawfare (blog)

On the Utility of Transparency through Disclosure of Software Bugs
Lawfare (blog)
A particularly poignant example of this failure is in the Android-ransomware space where, as Dave Aitel says, we are reaching a tipping point. So at first blush, I'm not sure transparency would matter at all from an economic perspective. But let's

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Snapchat issues first transparency report on law enforcement data requests

It’s a big step forward in transparency for Snapchat, which formerly described its service in a way that might lead users to think turning over their content to law enforcement would be impossible.
Naked Security – Sophos

Time for greater transparency – Jakarta Post

Time for greater transparency
Jakarta Post
FinSpy, a component of the FinFisher suite, is capable of intercepting email, instant messaging and VoIP communications, as well as spying on users through webcams and microphones and transmitting the data to a designated command-and-control server.

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Yahoo hops on transparency report bandwagon

Yahoo’s first Transparency Report shows the US makes the most data requests, predictably as most Yahoo users live there. But which countries are going on fishing expeditions, asking Yahoo for data which doesn’t exist or making requests without the proper legal justification?
Naked Security – Sophos