Debunking Biometric Assumptions
Chris Hill’s biometrics thesis: This is a very interesting development. It challenges a key assumption that people have made about biometrics: “that stored biometrics pose no threat to …
Washington State Governor's Election Upheld!
The Seattle Times: Local News: Election trial dispatches Some highlights: Bridges: Overturning election would have meant “judicial egotism” Judge Bridges said Republicans did not meet the …
A Pledge For Stem Cell Research Foes
Pandagon: A compromise I can really stand behind This is a great idea. A lot of adult stem cell treatments may now or in the future benefit from embryonic stem cell research so these foes better hope …
Anecdotal Study Of Data Aggregator Quality
PrivacyActivism.org - Data Aggregators: A Study of Data Quality and Responsiveness Results of a study conducted by PrivacyActivism show that data aggregators have significant problems with accuracy …
Washington State Getting Tough on Rampant Spyware Problem
Slashdot | Washington State Outlaws Spyware the Governor of Washington signs a a bill outlawing spyware (bill history) which imposes penalties of $100,000 per violation. This is a step in the right …
Identity Theft Is Okayif Done By The State
Ohio Agents Use Woman’s Identity in Strip-Bar Sting: Internal Affairs at Officer.com This is absolutely unbelievable! Imagine if the state was to damage your reputation or financial status (e.g. …
A Message To Choicepoint Customers Just How Helpful Is The Data You Are Buying
The Five Most Shocking Things About the ChoicePoint Debacle - CSO Magazine - May 2005 Maybe it was the fact that this wasn’t a hack. Personal information of nearly 145,000 people wasn’t …
Rfid Passport Security Proposal Defeating The Purpose
Schneier on Security: RFID Passport Security “The solution would require an RFID reader to provide a key or password before it could read data embedded on an RFID passport’s chip. It would …
Penguins Not On Terrorist Watch List
TheDenverChannel.com - Slideshow The American public can rest easy now that these penguins have been rigorously vetted by the TSA. Someone managing the Terrorist Watch List must have recently seen one …
Ipsec Esp Protocol Flaw Discovered
NISCC Vulnerability Advisory IPSEC - 004033 From what I have read on this, the flaw in ESP only will affect you if you are using ESP for confidentiality protection only (no integrity check in ESP) and …