Privacy Workshop, “Perceptions, Policies and Trade-offs,” on June 6 in Washington DC

Posted by pala on May 3, 2012 Comments Off

I3P is organizing a workshop on Privacy titled “Perceptions, Policies and Trade-offs” that will be held in Washington, DC on June 6th, 2012. Privacy has long been a key aspect of cybersecurity but is often over-shadowed by other pressing security …

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NYU Steinhardt: Inside the Internet Garage

Posted by pala on April 22, 2012 Comments Off

NYU Steinhardt’s new interview series, “Inside the Internet Garage,” featuring personal reflections on the first 20 years of internet history from some of the internet’s leading personalities, will launch on April 24. The series welcomes tech industry innovators, leaders, and …

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Laura Poitras: Surveillance Teach-In (Friday, Apr 20, 20122 @ 7:30pm)

Posted by pala on April 18, 2012 Comments Off

Friday, April 20, 2012 @ 7:30 PM (Lower Gallery) at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras explores issues of war, justice, and power. Her current film trilogy, focusing on America post 9/11, documents the Iraq War, …

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Sixth Annual Law & Information Society Symposium: Big Data, Big Issues

Posted by pala on February 25, 2012 Comments Off

The Fordham School of Law will host a conference that will examine the rise of Big Data and consider how the law can address the privacy concerns without hampering innovation. Over the past few years we have witnessed the growth …

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Online Privacy Guidelines from the White House

Posted by pala on February 24, 2012 Comments Off

The Obama administration on Wednesday outlined a set of online privacy principles that officials said would help consumers control the use of their personal data gleaned from Internet searches. “American consumers can’t wait any longer for clear rules of the …

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FCC chairman calls on ISPs to adopt new security measures

Posted by pala on February 23, 2012 Comments Off

U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyber attacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, adopt secure routing standards to protect against Internet Protocol hijacking, implementing DNSSEC, and developing a code of conduct …

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John Nash’s Letter to the NSA

Posted by pala on February 21, 2012 Comments Off

The National Security Agency (NSA) has recently declassified an amazing letter that John Nash sent to it in 1955. In the original hand-written letter, Nash takes a step beyond Shannon’s information-theoretic formalization of cryptography (without mentioning it) and proposes that security …

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Panel discussion on Cyber Crime Issues – Jan 23 @ 8:00am

Posted by pala on January 18, 2012 Comments Off

The Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU and the The Citizens Crime Commission of New York City are hosting a public discussion on Cyber Crime.  The event will take place on Jan 23, 2012, from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the Kimmel …

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panel discussion on The North American Cyberspace Strengthening Cross-border Cyber Infrastructure – Thursday, 1st December 5:30pm @ NYU Poly

Posted by pala on November 30, 2011 Comments Off

The Consulate General of Canada in New York present a panel discussion on “The North American Cyberspace, Strengthening Cross-border Cyber Infrastructure”   Experts will discuss the greatest threats to the North American cyberspace and the norms and regulations being developed …

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NYU Talk on Non-Volatile Storage and Computation on Embedded Devices

Posted by pala on November 29, 2011 Comments Off

Friday, December 2, 2011 11:30 A.M., in Warren Waver Hall 1302, Kevin Fu from University of Massachussets will give a talk about “Non-Volatile Storage and Computation on Embedded Devices. A round table discussion with Kevin Fu, including lunch, will be …

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