Monthly Archives: June 2010

browser extensions = user freedom

Posted on June 5, 2010 by ben

The web browser has become the universal trusted client. That can be good: users can mostly rely on their browsers to isolate their banking site from the other web sites they visit. It can also be bad for users’ freedom: … Continue reading →

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devices, payload data, and why Kim is (in part) right.

Posted on June 1, 2010 by ben

A few days ago, I wrote about privacy advocacy theater and lamented how some folks, including EPIC and Kim Cameron, are attacking Google in a needlessly harsh way for what was an accidental collection of data. Kim Cameron responded, and … Continue reading →

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