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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Issue 111: End-to-end Encryption

    This Thursday Threads explores global security issues, encryption reforms, and tech giants’ countermeasures against quantum threats and AI, reinforcing the crucial role of end-to-end encryption in safeguarding privacy and communication.

     Posted on  March 13, 2025
     ·  10 minutes reading time
  • Issue 78: Battles over strong encryption, IPv4 addresses exhausted while IPv6 surges

    Two articles in each of two threads this week:

    • If Strong Encryption is Outlawed...
    • Allocations of IPv4 Internet Addresses Now Restricted; It's a Good Thing IPv6 is Finally Here

    Feel free to send this newsletter to others you think might be interested in the topics. If you are not already …

     Posted on  July 09, 2015
     and last updated January 15, 2018
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Thursday Threads: Let's Encrypt is coming, Businesses want you coming to the office, OR2015 Summary

    This week's threads:

    • Let's Encrypt announces its launch schedule, so soon everyone can have web servers with encrypted transmissions;
    • Ploys by businesses to get you to come into the office, if you work at a place where coming into an office is optional; and
    • A summary of Open Repositories 2015 …
     Posted on  June 18, 2015
     and last updated June 18, 2015
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • Thursday Threads: Man Photocopies Ebook, Google AutoAwesomes Photos, Librarians Called to HTTPS

    In this week's threads: a protest -- or maybe just an art project -- by a reader who saves his e-book copy of Orwell's 1984 by photocopying each page from his Kindle, the "AutoAwesome" nature of artificial intelligence, and a call to action for libraries to implement encryption on their websites.

    Feel …

     Posted on  May 28, 2015
     and last updated May 28, 2015
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Thursday Threads: Mobile Device Encryption, Getty Images for Free

    Just a brief pair of threads this week. First is a look at what is happening with mobile device encryption as consumer electronics companies deal with data privacy in the post-Snowden era. There is also the predictable backlash from law enforcement organizations, and perhaps I just telegraphed how I feel …

     Posted on  October 02, 2014
     and last updated October 02, 2014
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Encryption of Patron Data in Modern Integrated Library Systems

    "How much effort do you want to spend securing your computer systems? Well, how much do you not want to be in front of a reporter's microphone if a security breach happens?" I don't remember the exact words, but that quote strongly resembles something I said to a boss at …

     Posted on  May 03, 2011
     and last updated May 04, 2011
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • Thursday Threads: Unprotected Social Media Sites, Value of Free, and Real Life Net Neutrality

    This week's Thursday Threads looks at a big hole in the security model of most internet sites that require you to log into them with a username and password plus a pair of stories about "big media" battles.

    Feel free to send this newsletter to others you think might be …

     Posted on  October 28, 2010
     and last updated October 28, 2010
     ·  5 minutes reading time
  • "Everyone's Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide"

    Cover of “Everyone’s Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide”The title of this post is the same as the report it describes, Everyone's Guide to By-Passing Internet Censorship for Citizens Worldwide [PDF]. It was announced by Ronald Deibert last week on his blog at Citizen Lab. The one sentence synopsis goes like this: "This guide is meant to introduce …

     Posted on  October 18, 2007
     and last updated October 18, 2007
     ·  2 minutes reading time