WTP Investigations

EFF has been promoting some of their old articles recently. This one is always a goodie. Password managers can be a great tool. Not only will they store and fill in your passwords, but you can set them to generate passwords according to certain rules, some will scan the sites where hacked accounts are posted (like haveibeenpwned) and alert you if your account shows up.

Additionally many have form fill functions and “in case of” features that will allow a trusted person to access the account Incase you are incapacitated or die. I personally use LastPass but there are a few really good ones out there. Give the article a read and watch the video.

And as much as I don’t like them saying to keep a written record, a printout of passwords from LastPass saved me when my wife passed away a number of years ago. We had it in our safe. LastPass will print it out for you if you tell it to.

Animated Overview: Using Password Managers to Stay Safe Online You get a lot done on the Internet, and that means you probably have a lot of accounts on many different websites. But did you know that if you use the same password on every website or almost use the same password and change it a little bit for each site you’re more vulnerable to a cyber attack? ...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/cloud-act-dangerous-expansion-police-snooping-cross-border-data

The CLOUD Act: A Dangerous Expansion of Police Snooping on Cross-Border Data This week, Senators Hatch, Graham, C***s, and Whitehouse introduced a bill that diminishes the data privacy of people around the world. The Clarifying Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act expands American and foreign law enforcement’s ability to target and access people’s data across international.....

Interesting read by the Electronic Freedom Foundation on the potential vulnerabilities of mobile device.

The Problem with Mobile Phones Mobile phones have become ubiquitous and basic communications tools—now used not only for phone calls, but also for accessing the Internet, sending text messages, and documenting the world.