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Re: ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser

Aaron Massey — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:32:32 -0000

Thanks for your comment Charlie! You're absolutely right about Opera Mini. I didn't know they were using the split browser architecture, and I've updated the post accordingly.

I would agree that the average person doesn't care as much about privacy as the technically savvy or the press. However, I wouldn't say that the average person has "nothing to hide." That argument is a red herring, particularly in a world where the costs of processing large amounts of data are decreasing rapidly. Please see my pervious post on this topic.

Re: ▶ The Privacy Implications of Amazon’s Silk Browser

Charlie X-Ray — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:17:28 -0000

Your claim that no other browser operates like Silk is incorrect. The Opera Mini mobile browser operates exactly like this and has since its inception. Lots of people still use it. Let's face it the average person with nothing to hide really doesn't care as much as the technically savvy or the press. If that were the case people wouldn't use Google either, but they do.

Re: ▶ The Difference Between Cryptography and Security

Aaron Massey — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:41:00 -0000

Sorry if I misinterpreted your comments. My intent was to highlight the differences in a 'cryptography mindset' and a 'security mindset.' I love technology and policy discussions, and I enjoy following your Twitter feed. Also, I apologize for taking so long to reply to you. I unfortunately had a family emergency shortly after posting, and I am just now getting back into the swing of things.

Re: ▶ The Difference Between Cryptography and Security

Natalie — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:22:53 -0000

Hi Aaron,

I replied to you on Twitter but wanted to comment here as well...

Thanks for this post. I appreciate you taking the time to follow-up and offer more info about cryptography and security. I didn't mean to suggest that writing down passwords is a bad idea in all cases. I actually keep a record of my own account info on paper. I just prefer to be more discreet about it.

Best,
Natalie (@TechPolicy)

Re: Netflix Privacy Research

Aaron Massey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:06:17 -0000

I remember meeting you at PLSC last year. Hope to see you there again this year! Thanks for the heads up about Adnostic. I remember seeing that last fall on the Freedom to Tinker blog, but I didn't have time to investigate it too deeply. I'll take a second look.

Re: Netflix Privacy Research

randomwalker — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:20:34 -0000

I think we have met before, but I cannot recall where. Was it at PLSC? On another note, I notice you have an article coming out about behavioral advertising. We did some work in that space as well (although from the technology perspective; not very related.) But FWIW: http://crypto.stanford.edu/...