> > CRYPTO-GRAM > > November 15, 2013 > <http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1311.html>. These same essays and news items appear in the "Schneier on Security" blog at <http://www.schneier.com/blog>, along with a lively and intelligent comment section. An RSS feed is available. ... >** *** ***** ******* *********** ************* > > SecureDrop > >SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower support system, >originally written by Aaron Swartz and now run by the Freedom of the >Press Foundation. The first instance of this system was named >StrongBox and is being run by "The New Yorker." To further add to >the naming confusion, Aaron Swartz called the system DeadDrop when >he wrote the code. > >I participated in a detailed security audit of the StrongBox >implementation, along with some great researchers from the >University of Washington and Jake Applebaum. The problems we found >were largely procedural, and things that the Freedom of the Press >Foundation are working to fix. > >Freedom of the Press Foundation is not running any instances of >SecureDrop. It has about a half dozen major news organization lined >up, and will be helping them install their own starting the first >week of November. So hopefully any would-be whistleblowers will >soon have their choice of news organizations to securely communicate >with. > >Strong technical whistleblower protection is essential, especially >given President Obama's war on whistleblowers. I hope this system is >broadly implemented and extensively used. > >SecureDrop: >https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/securedrop >https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2013/10/freedom-press-foundation-launches-securedrop > >or http://tinyurl.com/mujzg8j > >StrongBox: >http://www.newyorker.com/strongbox/ > >DeadDrop: >http://deaddrop.github.io/ > >Our security audit: >http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~aczeskis/research/pubs/UW-CSE-13-08-02.PDF >or http://tinyurl.com/prf7rxv > >Obama's war on whistleblowers: >http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/obamas-whistleblowers-stuxnet-leaks-drones > >or http://tinyurl.com/buqm984 >http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130722/01430523882/architect-obamas-war-whistleblowers-its-good-to-hang-admiral-once-while-as-example.shtml > >or http://tinyurl.com/lz28uwl >https://www.cpj.org/reports/2013/10/obama-and-the-press-us-leaks-surveillance-post-911.php > >or http://tinyurl.com/l3vx8k5 > >The US government sets up secure indoor tents for the president and >other officials to deal with classified material while traveling >abroad. >http://www.theage.com.au/world/barack-obamas-portable-secrecy-tent-some-assembly-required-20131111-2xb0l.html > >** *** ***** ******* *********** *************
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