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• Is Php The New C

  30 Oct 2005 • 2 min read • security post

  I’ve been wondering lately if PHP is much like C from a security perspective in that the chances that if you are using PHP for an application that your application is secure depends on tribal …

• Does Voting Machine Technology Affect The Outcome Of Elections

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • technology security politics Civil Liberties post

  Some interesting results found in a study of 2000-2004 election data. We first show that there is a positive correlation between use of touch-screen voting and the level of electoral support for …

• Fixes To The Patriot Act Seen As Sufficient To Address Concerns

  30 Oct 2005 • 4 min read • Civil Liberties post

  Appropriate rational commentary on the specifics that need to be changed about the PATRIOT act to address privacy and governmental power and oversight issues. The Wall Street Journal November 12, 2004 …

• Study: Motivations for global terrorism over the past 25 years

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • security post

  This is not so much about Islam vs. Christianity (although I think a lot of wacky Christians are making this case still) Courtesy of Bruce Schneier. An absolutely fascinating interview with Robert …

• Another Reason To Cancel Your Time Magazine Subscription

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • religion post

  First Ann Coulter on the cover of Time, now a so-called-news story on religion vs. science (which is a false dichotomy IMHO) “Welcome to Jesusland” Part Deux… The United States of …

• Another State To Avoid Kansas

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • religion post

  Close to adopting “intelligent design” in Kansas. They’re joining Pennsylvania. FYI, there was an update on NPR from Oct 21 about the Pennsylvania case. It may be good that this is …

• Acceptable Risk As A Euphamism For Shifting Fraud Liability To The Consumer

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • security post

  Financial Cryptography: “Acceptable Risk” - a Euphemism for Selling Fraud? This is a post from a while back but is still relevant to recent discussions about how the financial industry is …

• Everything You Wanted To Know And More On Teleportation

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • Science post

  Teleportation – Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Teleportation, or teletransportation, is the process of moving objects (or more likely with present techniques, (A particle that is less …

• Top 5 Spam Categories

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • technology post

  Security Scoop - NSI Watercooler Stories - BankInfoSecurity.com This seems consistent with what I’ve seen in spam that comes into axley.net. Spammers and scammers are the scourge. Top 5 Spam …

• Restrictions Placed On Fbi Cellular Tracking

  30 Oct 2005 • 1 min read • Privacy post

  FBI Dealt Setback on Cellular Surveillance Finally some restraint on use of the PATRIOT act powers. Especially in light of recent FOIA documents that EPIC found that show abuses by law enforcement. …