Does Bitcoin Privacy Enable Money Laundering? 

by Gordon Platt (More on privacy issues at http://privacy-net.com)

Bitcoins, either the greatest thing since sliced bread or money laundering, a sophisticated and anonymous…

Edward Snowden: A Whistleblower Loses His Way 

by Gordon Platt

Whistleblowers in our popular culture sometimes achieve almost mythic reputations. We make movies about them. They win awards. Usually that’s after the fact. When they’re in the middle of it, it…

Beware the Privacy Conspiracy

Privacy conspiracies are all the rage this week. First came the news that the Government is accessing phone records from Verizon. Then came the speculation that there had to be other companies involved. Finally, came the news of PRISM, a NSA and FBI program that times directly…

JZ’s Album Pre-Release – A Privacy Fail

by Gordon Platt (http://privacy-net for more on privacy)

JZ’s album was pre-released last week to a lucky 1 million fans. The album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, was made available on Samsung…

PRISM Hysteria

Here’s Why It’s Much Ado About Nothing

PRISM, the Government’s information surveillance program, has been at the top of domestic news over the last two weeks. There has been a great deal of breathless reporting about it and open ended questions about…