[cryptome] Re: Buying a A New Laptop? - coreboot
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:30:17 +0000
it is cases like these that demonstrate why we need privacy as of right,
and the necessary tools in order to achieve that privacy.
If children's privacy is being compromised in an environment that is
supposed to be safeguarded goodness knows what liberties are being taken
in the outside. or "in the wild"
Granted there are those that would abuse the cloak or privacy/anonymity
but by the same token there are definite cases in which privacy should
not be compromised by the state in the name of"protecting people" when
it appears that the opposite could well be the case, i.e. private lives
( or aspects thereof) are being surreptitiously viewed by voyeuristic
people in positions of trust
On 20/03/2015 23:18, Shelley wrote:
> Thank you for posting the links, Doug. There are many more cases as
> well, one in Pennsylvania that occurred in my niece's school district
> (her school was not involved, thankfully.)
>
> I will readily admit that I take far more security measures than the
> average person, but this is a real-world concern and those were not
> isolated incidents.
>
> Thank you again for providing the citations which I should have included!
>
> -Shelley
>
>
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> On March 20, 2015 3:25:26 PM "Douglas Rankine"
> <douglasrankine2001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Shelley,
>> I am pleased that you have drawn our attention to those USA
>> youngsters who
>> had their privacy invaded by an overzealous security policy conducted
>> by the
>> school they attend. It was absolutely disgusting the way the
>> situation was
>> handled. Surveillance software was secretly installed on computers
>> which
>> were used by those young people, and they were completely unaware of it.
>> See url: http://www.prisonplanet.com/240903schoolcameras.html
>> And url:
>> http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/09/schools-surveillance-spying-on-pup
>>
>> ils
>>
>> And, for an actual case,
>> Quote: The Biloxi school district is not the only one where surveillance
>> cameras are provoking controversy. In January, cameras at a school in
>> Livingston, Tennessee, recorded 10- to 14-year-old boys and girls
>> undressing
>> in adjacent changing areas in preparation for basketball, and stored the
>> images on a computer accessible through the Internet, according to a
>> federal
>> lawsuit filed by parents.>>>>end of quote
>> ATB
>> Dougie.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cryptome-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:cryptome-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Shelley
>> Sent: 20 March 2015 18:19
>> To: cryptome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [cryptome] Re: Buying a A New Laptop? - coreboot
>>
>>
>>
>> On March 20, 2015 7:32:06 AM Andrew Hornback <achornback@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Shelley <shelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > > On March 19, 2015 7:34:23 AM Gary L Wallin <garylwallin@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > *I use this computer for MyRecyleStore on eBay. Only had to
>> > > reinstall
>> > >> software a few times in the last 3 weeks. Yesterday I became
>> > >> convinced that Microsoft really is taking us to the Panopticon. I
>> > >> turned on the 'Hey Cortana' button, and the blue led on my
>> > >> Microsoft Lifecam came on permanently. Now I feel like I have to
>> > >> get dressed before I use the computer each morning because someone
>> > >> might be watching me. *
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > > Keep a small piece of thick paper or card stock taped over the lens
>> > > when you're not using it. If you never use it, physically
>> > > disable/remove the webcam or put black electrical tape on the lens.
>> > >
>> >
>> > I've seen folks simply put a piece of tape over the lens... great
>> > idea, if you never want to use the camera; but in the event that you
>> > do, having adhesive residue distorting your lens is unprofessional.
>> >
>>
>> ---Which is why I suggested taping card stock over it, first. It is
>> not an
>> unreasonable concern, especially when there are ways to remotely
>> enable the
>> camera without triggering the in-use light.
>>
>> Your ridiculous comment about missile silos is precisely the kind of
>> thing
>> the TLA sock puppets are trained to do to derail threads. I'm just
>> sayin'.
>>
>> It's prudent to be concerned about privacy. It doesn't have to be
>> the NSA-
>> there have been schools who were caught activating their students'
>> cameras
>> without telling them. You might want to be on the Truman Show, but
>> I'll bet
>> your tune would change if it were your 14-year-old daughter in question.
>>
>> -S
>>
>>
>> > On some systems, it's possible to disable the camera (and mic)
>> hardware in
>> > the BIOS... For others, it's possible to remove the drivers so that
>> the
>> > operating system never sees it. Both have other caveats.
>> >
>> > Don't forget about the mic. Physically disable if not needed,
>> otherwise
>> > > cover when not in use. It need not be conspicuous; cutting a
>> tiny bit
>> of
>> > > cotton from the end of a cotton swab and placing it over the mic
>> pinhole
>> > > with a small piece of electrical tape works well enough and is
>> barely
>> > > noticeable.
>> >
>> >
>> > Just because you're blocking the primary point of entry for a
>> microphone
>> > doesn't mean that it can't be used to pick up other things - which
>> may or
>> > may not be useful to whoever wants to listen.
>> >
>> > Personally, if someone wants to wiggle their way into my fleet of
>> > electronics in order to build their own version of "The Truman Show"
>> > featuring me... I'd be highly flattered.
>> >
>> > If you want complete and utter privacy, I'd recommend purchasing an
>> old
>> > missile silo in the upper Midwest of the US (with known, documented
>> and
>> > limited points of entry) and refurbishing it into a home... as well as
>> > limiting the utilities coming in (generate your own power, dig your
>> own
>> > well) since any cables protruding from the home could be used for
>> > eavesdropping, etc.
>> >
>> > http://www.silohome.com/ (no affiliation).
>> >
>> > --- A
>>
>>
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