Craig Blaha

Weblog: www.newtechobserver.com
Articles: 109
First Published: Nov 08, 2011 / Last Published: Oct 02, 2012
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Craig is a privacy, secrecy, and social media researcher pursuing his PhD in Information Studies at UT Austin. Craig teaches undergraduate classes on Social Media and Privacy and the Internet and Public Policy. Craig has numerous professional and academic publications and presentations including his latest co-authored book chapter titled “Privacy in Times of War”. In 2010 he authored a chapter titled “Getting Management Buy-In” in a book titled IT Security Metrics published by McGraw Hill. Craig started a policy, technology, and social media analysis blog called the New Tech Observer (newtechobserver.com) as a way to keep up with the rapid changes in technology and privacy policy, and a place to make some of his policy analysis public for others to use. Craig has fifteen years experience working in information technology in leadership positions ranging from web development to information security and policy to user services, and he holds both security and ITIL certifications.

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Craig Blaha's articles

  1. August 28, 2012

    Will Two-Factor Authentication Become the New Normal?
    More services begin to allow subscribers to login using both a password and a code sent to a mobile device to protect against hackers.
  2. August 25, 2012

    U.S. General Confirms Use of Cyber-Attacks in Afghanistan
    Marine Lt. General Richard P. Mills confirms the use of cyberattacks in a speech at a conference in Baltimore.
  3. August 24, 2012

    Apple Wins $1 Billion Settlement Over Samsung
    A federal jury has decided that Samsung needs to pay Apple $1 billion for copying the look and feel of the IPhone
  4. August 23, 2012

    Your Brain Can Be Hacked
    Scientists have used commercial off-the-shelf technology to extract passwords and pin numbers from people's thoughts
  5. August 22, 2012

    Will the Car of the Future Be Required to Drive Itself?
    A year-long, $25 million dollar study will determine whether communication between vehicles improves safety.
  6. Popular Web Sites Collecting Data on Children
    A coalition of groups complain to the FTC about McDonald's, Subway, and other sites violating Federal law by collecting data on children.
  7. August 21, 2012

    Anonymous Attacks UK Justice Web Site in Support of Assange
    Hacking group attacks UK Justice Ministry site to keep Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited.
  8. Retail Giants Team Up for Mobile Payments
    Walmart, BestBuy, Target, and others team up to make mobile payments easy. But are mobile payments worth the security and privacy risk?
  9. August 16, 2012

    "Personalized" Prices and Electronic Wallets
    Personalized pricing strategies and electronic wallets make buying products easier and protecting privacy more difficult.
  10. August 9, 2012

    Obama Mobile App Raises Privacy Concerns
    Mobile campaign app makes personal information easily available, raising privacy concerns.