For the two next hours and a little bit (until 5 PM Eastern, 5/8/07), the Department of Homeland Security is accepting comments from the public about REAL ID. The Privacy Coalition has a page detailing how you can contact them and let your voice be heard. So please go and submit your comment [...]
Tag Archives: security
On Avoiding the Password ‘Explosion’
December 4, 2006 – 3:04 pm
This article from the BBC states:
The number of passwords and logins web users need makes it inevitable they will re-use phrases, warned the International Telecommunications Union.
Re-using these identifiers puts people at serious risk of falling victim to identity theft, said the ITU report.
It called on regulators and businesses to find better ways for people to [...]
Walt Disney World fingerprints visitors
September 1, 2006 – 9:23 am
Read this Boing Boing article…
They were doing this when we went in June… I didn’t like it one bit.
On the one hand, I was amazed that no one really cared… On the other hand, I put my fingers in those machines just like everyone else.
You vs. Your software: The Battle Over Your Computer
May 4, 2006 – 1:21 pm
Go read the excellent article by Bruce Schneier discussing who actually has control over your computer and who you can trust. If you don’t typically think about this stuff, now is a good time to start:
There’s a battle raging on your computer right now — one that pits you against worms and viruses, Trojans, [...]
Time is ripe for distributed authentication
July 14, 2005 – 9:30 pm
I, along with all member of Spread Firefox, received an email explaining that their server had been accessed by an attacker:
We don’t have any evidence that the attackers obtained personal information about site users, and we believe they accessed the machine to use it to send spam. However, it is possible that the attackers [...]