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Privacy raised to level of Terrorism, Drugs
This bit from my hometown paper, written by ace real estate appraiser David Lewis, uses privacy, identity theft and terrorism to support his objection to a law requiring disclosure of the amount of real estate transactions. In some ways, The … Continue reading
I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation
No. No. Not me. I was meditating on reputation risk the other day, and behold, the Daily Dave belches forth the documents I sought. (I remembered something on Emergent Chaos on this topic, but hadn’t dug deep enough into their … Continue reading
Stupid, powerless, uneducated.
Infoworld on a session at RSA: The Cybercrime Blame Game. Although a conference center ballroom may not be conducive to rational discourse (see: US Political Party Conventions), this discussion appears a bit over the top: More people complaining about identity … Continue reading
Safe Internet Day
I find few concepts as boring as “Safe Internet Day.” Except maybe “Is Open Source as Secure as Closed Source?” I mean good grief. If it weren’t for my incredibly uncomfortable shoes digging trenches into my Achilles tendon, I would … Continue reading
Testing the User or Phunk’d
The Harvard/MIT study of Bank of America’s web site security, including SiteKey system and SSL certificate verification (see New York Times and Slashdot), tackles the problem of real users using real websites to see how they respond to the authentication … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the Hacking the 1098
A couple brief notes.From Pogo Was Right, a link to the Boston Globe op-ed on privacy, security and Harry Potter hackers. The nut of the argument of Mr. Peters, CISSP: People take to the streets to protest the Patriot Act … Continue reading
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Kim Possible vs. The TSA
or the Mysterious Case of Kim and the Rights of Parking.Briefly put, a City Council member wants to meet and greet visiting dignitaries at the airport gate, not at baggage claim. The memo that came with her special airport free … Continue reading
Not All Lost Laptop Stories Are Bad
The lost laptop story has become tiresome. Some individual, proving themselves to be careless, or even just human, loses a laptop with some sort of confidential information. SB1386 has made this the most banal folk tale of the 2000s. Fortunately, … Continue reading
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Steve McQueen’s Credit Card
The Bonham & Butterfield auction of Steve McQueen’s motor related ephemera included his credit card. According to February’s Sports Car Market, the unsigned Wells Fargo MasterCharge (exp 07/80) was purchased for $9,945. (some coverage here of the auction). According to … Continue reading
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Shake Hands With Danger
or the Mysterious Case of the Substitute Teacher and the Depraved Pop Ups. Krebs has the details, more or less. And some comments. Lotsa comments.I am of several minds on this incident. The ForensicsNetwork Performance Daily has a couple of … Continue reading
The One In Five 