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Fingertips
From today’s Austin American Statesman, this article discusses the fraud deterrent effect of fingerprinting applicants for food stamps, and if it is worth the delay it may be causing in processing (Department of Agriculture says it isn’t).There are lessons to … Continue reading
One Man’s Trash
The righteous fury of Texas Attorney Abbott was last month stymied by an elite cadre of county clerk ninjas who conjured a shambling legislative behemoth to crush his valiant effort to protect the privacy of Texans.Abbott screwed his courage to … Continue reading
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More Questions than answers
This evening has been spent practicing for my SXSW day show: a brief discussion about privacy for which some auditors will be getting CPE. As a result, I have also spent the evening listening to my voice slowly decay into … Continue reading
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
The One In Five 