Reddit handed over user info for 58% of government requests

Computerworld Security: January 30, 2015
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Reddit handed over user info for 58% of government requests

Reddit today went public with its first "transparency report," telling users of
its news and social networking site that it frequently turns down formal
subpoenas and legal requests for information in users.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. EU air passenger database about to take flight, but critics want it grounded
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2. 'Parks And Recreation,' Facebook and The New Privacy
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3. How three small credit card transactions could reveal your identity
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4. The end for 1024-bit SSL certificates is near, as Mozilla kills a few more
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5. FBI consultant: Silk Road founder had $16-18M worth of bitcoins on laptop
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EU air passenger database about to take flight, but critics want it grounded

The European Commission is reportedly revving up the engines on a controversial
plan to retain passenger flight data across the EU, although a prior attempt got
its wings clipped due to privacy concerns.
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'Parks And Recreation,' Facebook and The New Privacy

Tuesday's episode of Parks And Recreation raises an important question about
Facebook and privacy.
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How three small credit card transactions could reveal your identity

It doesn't take much to identify a person's credit card transactions from among
those of a million people, according to findings published in Science.
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The end for 1024-bit SSL certificates is near, as Mozilla kills a few more

Within weeks, Mozilla products including its Firefox browser will stop trusting
an unknown number of SSL certificates issued using old root CA certificates with
1024-bit RSA keys.
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FBI consultant: Silk Road founder had $16-18M worth of bitcoins on laptop

Ross Ulbricht, accused of masterminding the Silk Road underground online
marketplace, had between $16 million and $18 million worth of bitcoins on the
laptop he was using when he was arrested.
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