Monthly Archives: March 2011

intelligently designing trust

Posted on March 30, 2011 by ben

For the past week, every security expert’s been talking about Comodo-Gate. I find it fascinating: Comodo-Gate goes to the core of how we handle trust and how web architecture evolves. And in the end, this crisis provides a rare opportunity. … Continue reading →

Posted in crypto, policy, security, web | 3 Comments

i changed my mind on nuclear power

Posted on March 16, 2011 by ben

Until this recent catastrophe in Japan (it’s awful, please consider helping out), I was very pro nuclear-power. I’ve never been afraid of technology, and I was raised in France, where 80% of electricity comes from nuclear power and there has … Continue reading →

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degrees of trust: software vs. data hosts

Posted on March 16, 2011 by ben

Overjoyed by all the SSL goodness around me (Twitter offers SSL-only as an option, so does Facebook, Google offers 2-factor auth), I started dutifully upgrading my web browsing experience on Firefox, specifically installing the EFF Add-On that turns on HTTPS … Continue reading →

Posted in privacy, web | 5 Comments

benadida@mozilla

Posted on March 7, 2011 by ben

In a few days, I’ll be joining Mozilla. What started as a fun lunch with Sid and Alex quickly turned into passionate brainstorming with Mike, Pascal, and Lloyd on the Mozilla Labs team. I told them I wanted to deeply … Continue reading →

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Jumpstarting Health IT innovation

Posted on March 3, 2011 by ben

Until last month, I was lead architect on the SMART Project at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston (now I’m an advisor). One key issue that all Health IT folks grapple with is how to make the Health IT … Continue reading →

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everything I know about voting I learned from American Idol

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ben

Tonight, American Idol began online voting. Yes, I’m a fan of American Idol, but don’t let that fool you: I’m still a bitchin’ cryptographer. I suspect that American Idol online voting will give rise to many questions such as “wow, … Continue reading →

Posted in crypto, voting | 4 Comments