Who has your back? Digitally speaking…

If you care about this sort of thing then you know the answer. This is an interesting report nonetheless.

Original EFF article.

Conclusion

There are many ways to safeguard the privacy of individuals from government overreach. EFF has long engaged in impact litigation, educational initiatives, innovative technology projects, and policy advocacy both domestically and internationally to ensure that governments are held to high standards when it comes to accessing sensitive information about us. The foundation of these standards — which ensure our communications and private affairs are not subject to arbitrary government access — are the Fourth Amendment, decades of privacy law, and many years of case law. But in today’s increasingly digital world, online service providers serve as the guardians of our most intimate data — from email content to location information to our social and family connections. The policies adopted by these corporations will have deep and lasting ramifications on whether individual Internet users can communicate free from the shadow of government surveillance.

Readers of this year’s annual privacy and transparency report should be heartened, as we are, by the improvements major online service providers made over the last year. While there remains room for improvement in areas such as the policies of location service providers and cellphone providers like AT&T and Verizon, certain practices — like publishing law enforcement guidelines and regular transparency reports — are becoming standard industry practice for Internet companies. And we are seeing a growing, powerful movement that comprises civil liberties groups as well as major online service providers to clarify outdated privacy laws so that there is no question government agents need a court-ordered warrant before accessing sensitive location data, email content, and documents stored in the cloud.

Jungle Habitat 3-13-13

We went in reverse this weekend. Going up the Goat is not preferable.

Blue Mountain & Graham Hills 4-7-13

I forgot to reset my computer between rides so here are the last two in one activity post.

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Jungle Habitat 3-30-13

It was great to be back on the trails today.

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Recommended Listening

Form you own opinion; it’s worth hearing.

Feeling alright?

College Visits

Michael and his friend Maurice and I went for some College visits over the winter break. We went to Nichols College, Babson College, Johnson and Wales University and here is a picture of them on the campus at Salve Regina in Newport.

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Some 2013 Hockey Action

Michael’s Don Bosco Ironman hockey photo:

A newspaper photo about Bosco winning the Bergen County Tournament:

An action shot from the AYHL All-Star Game at Quinnipiac University:

Trainer 2-11-13

This is the first time I used the trainer with the heart-monitor/speed/cadence sensors. The weather had prevented me from getting outside to take the trainer bike for a calibration ride. This was a short 30 min session with some isolated leg exercises and some squat-jumps and push-ups thrown in.

Sprain Ridge & Jungle Habitat