Tag archive for ‘Politics’
Gpcode: The Dark Side of Cryptography
For quite some time, the issue of whether or not cryptography should be subjected to governmental control was very hot. A little over a year ago I wrote a research paper defending the side of privacy activists who claim that its usage should be unrestricted.
I shared their view until very recently when I read about a new computer virus, Gpcode, which uses RSA to encrypt a victim’s hard drive and demand ransom for data on it. [...]
Kosovo: obstacle on Serbia's path to EU
I spent the last couple of days in Belgrade where I got firsthand experience on the current political crisis in Serbia. If I needed to sum it all up in a sentence, it would be: the situation is grim. [...]
A Response to "The Trial of Separation"
I just stumbled upon a post that was written by Mr. Mladen Tosic, a final year doctoral candidate at the Centre of International Studies at the University of Cambridge. I was surprised by his views of the “Kosovo is Serbia” protests. [...]
On the Issue of "Kosovo is Serbia" Protests
Nowadays, Serbia is split due to Kosovo’s independence. Many people have asked me what I think about it, and many were surprised by my answer — I don’t have an opinion. I do, however, have one about the protest organized by Serb radicals in downtown Belgrade, after the United States recognized independent Kosovo. According to [...]