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• Slag your drives to thwart data recovery

  21 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  A recent MIT study of 129 used hard drives indicated that people leave a treasure trove of data behind on their discarded computers. This begs the question of how can you securely dispose of old hard …

• Ebay Rolls Clock Back To 1984

  20 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • Privacy post

  -1984 “Big Brother is watching you - and documenting eBay, ever anxious to up profits, bends over backward to provide data to law enforcement officials” Buyer (and seller) beware… …

• TurboTax copy protection mucks with sectors on your hard disk

  19 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  DRM is getting even more annoying, dangerous, and insidious. Intuit thought that it would be necessary to utilize a product called SafeCast to prevent unauthorized copying of its popular TurboTax …

• To Thwart the Identity Thieves

  17 Feb 2003 • 2 min read • security post

  There is an excellent article in BusinessWeek on what is supposed to be the fastest growing crime in the U.S.: Identity Theft. I agree that only radical reform will solve the problem. However, I …

• Richard Forno Let Go Rants About Symantec

  17 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  Richard Forno was let go by Symantec, coincidentally right after he had politely complained in a letter about the extremely inefficient payment procedures they brought with them to SecurityFocus. I …

• Computer Security And Intelligence Web Links

  17 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  The C4I.org - Computer Security and Intelligence website has, according to the author, “little nuggets” of information he finds “interesting enough to post online”. The most …

• The Myth of Security at Canada�s Airports

  17 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • security post

  07:00 Senate Committee on National Security and Defense in Canada recently released a report on the new airport security measures. Entitled, “The Myth of Security at Canada�s Airports” …

• Viacom won't run anti War ads

  15 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • freedom post

  With all of the millions of protesters out there this weekend, you would think that Viacom would not be opposed to a fairly popular viewpoint being broadcast. However, they have refused to run an …

• Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences

  14 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • politics post

  Senator Robert Byrd made this excellent speech on the negative consequences of the Bush Administrations actions and policies. Some gems: “To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible …

• Aba Taking A Stand Against Bush Administration

  13 Feb 2003 • 1 min read • freedom post

  A Feb 10 American Bar Association resolution “urges Congress to ensure, through appropriate legislation, regular and timely oversight, and expanded reporting requirements, that the FISA is used …