Tag Archives: ssns

Risk a Harm?

Interesting post and comments on privacy risk from Solove at Concurring Opinions.  Despite being raised by a pack of feral solicitors, I can’t claim to understand all the legal theories involved.  I’m attracted to the liquidated damages idea for a … Continue reading

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Impacted Molars: Pay Hell Gettin’ It Done Edition

Random Eye-tooth:I’ve been reading the Counterinsurgency Manual, and I’m figuring there is some analogue to a corporate approach to minimize the “insider threat.” Extraction:Mr. Loblaw describes a grisly example of privacy abuse in a recent decision du jour, selecting the … Continue reading

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Impacted Molars II

OcclusalPanopticonistas Cyveillance say ID theft is so bad, we are all going to die. Seems like shutting down copyright scofflaws got a little too Web 1.0 for them, so they’ve unleashed their vicious crawling spiders on a search for contraband … Continue reading

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Repost Redux: Special SXSW Edition

Having read a few additional commentaries, I began to think some more on two issues I posted about earlier. Greg Abbott vs. The County ClerksMordaxus at Emergent Chaos says we need to chill, which made me wonder if there was … Continue reading

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SSN Panic, Texas Style

Here’s the Computerworld run-down. And here’s the Attorney General’s letter (worth reading) and the proposed bill to change the law Texas HB 2061 so as all the county clerks don’t get thrown in jail. The AG letter says it in … Continue reading

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