{"id":130247,"date":"2009-11-24T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196788127833928948.post-2136838275555669740"},"modified":"2009-11-24T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T21:12:00","slug":"genapple-first-glance-at-the-first-information-brokerage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/130247","title":{"rendered":"GenApple – First Glance at the First Information Brokerage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internet has become a transfer medium for a lot of new business models, some of which have failed and others which are thriving. In this environment, there is new service called GenApple<\/span>, which boasts to be the ‘first information brokerage in the world’<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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With a business model similar<\/span> to E-bay, GenApple<\/span> facilitates the selling and buying of information. A seller of information offers some information either at a fixed price or a via an auction. The difference from E-bay is that GenApple<\/span> will act as an Escrow – a third impartial party trusted by both seller and buyer:<\/p>\n

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  1. GenApple<\/span> will hold the offered information in a special ‘vault’ until the trade is concluded, and then let the buyer obtain it from the ‘vault’.<\/li>\n
  2. Similarly, GenApple<\/span> will hold the payment money for the seller until the dispute period has passed, in order to facilitate refund in case of a dispute.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This new service opens a whole set of questions and possible security issues – since it deals with a commodity with different characteristics that physical objects:<\/p>\n

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    1. Information can be abstracted from physical location<\/li>\n
    2. Information can be ideally copied many times without any loss and without any evidence that it has been copied<\/li>\n
    3. Information can be sniffed during transfer<\/li>\n
    4. Information can be accessed\/destroyed\/corrupted by a malicious attacker<\/li>\n
    5. Information can be instrumental to performing illegal activities while never physically being part of the illegal activity<\/li>\n
    6. The quality of information can be disputed or misunderstood<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      GenApple<\/span> is still in beta, and is currently available for registration only for US based users – an interesting choice which may or may not have to do with US law enforcement agencies being fully capable of prosecuting users in case of trading of confidential information.<\/p>\n

      Still, the Pandora’s<\/span> box of trading in information is open, and the security community needs to follow the development of this and other similar services with great attention. <\/span><\/p>\n

      GenApple<\/span> has scheduled it’s launch for Monday – 30Th<\/span> of November 2009. Just before the scheduled launch – on Sunday I’ll<\/span> be talking to Mark Hanson – the founder and CEO of GenApple<\/span>.<\/p>\n

      So while GenApple<\/span> launches, tune in to Shortinfosec<\/span> for the full transcript of the interview which will be focusing on fraud, encryption and external security!<\/span><\/p>\n

      Talkback<\/span> and comments are most welcome<\/p>\n

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