Muddiest Point

I'm curious about digital certificates. Couldn't people pretend to certify a web site and then somehow infect the user's computer or gather personal information. It just seems like people create spams, Spyware, Adware, all such things and try to come across as legitimate sites, so couldn't they pretend to be a legitimate certified site to trick people as well?

Week 13 Responses

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Week 13 Readings

No Place to Hide:
Looking at this did nothing to help my nervousness over the whole everyone being watched thing. It is incredibly scary and frustrating to know that we are being tracked through the very devices we have become so dependent on. And really, is there anything anyone can do to stop it?

TIA & Datamining:
The fact that Total Information Awareness came to be is incredibly disturbing . How it could be developed intending to give law enforcement total access to private data without them having any cause to want it, is absurd. And while it may no longer be up and running, other programs of this kind are still out there, invading our privacy. It's good to know that there are people out there, trying to fight this, but it seems rather hopeless.

YouTube:
This video was no longer available due to a copyright claim. Fits in with all the copyright talk we've had in various classes.