Hi Claudia,
At 14:42 26-02-2013, Claudia Diaz wrote:
That's an interesting distinction. Translating it to concrete
scenarios would make us however have to change how we usually use
the terms. This can be counterintuitive in some cases:
- If I browse to a website and my IP is exposed, then it is a
privacy problem. If I browse to the same website over Tor and my IP
is exposed because Tor is attacked, then it is a security problem.
Ok.
- If the passwords to access the confidential information at the
embassy are sent in clear (because nobody bothered to encrypt them),
it is a privacy problem, and not a
It's a security problem.
- If the gov listens to my encrypted conversations (eg, by
reconstructing the conversation from the traffic), it is a security
problem. If the minister of interior talks over an unencrypted line
about his plans to catch terrorists, then it is a privacy problem.
The last sentence is about a security problem.
Regards,
-sm
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