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Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
Mitigating identity theft. Security expert Bruce Schneier says solutions being proposed in Congress won't stem a worrying trend. [CNET News.com]
While we are on the topic of who are you and who is watching you, this seems appropriate.
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Prying eyes are everywhere (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Move over, Big Brother. Little Brother is squeezing in. From software that secretly monitors computer activity to tiny hidden surveillance cameras and global positioning system devices, spy tools that can track a person's location now can be purchased in retail stores and on the Internet. [Yahoo! News: Technology]
From the who's watching the Watchmen file. This follows on with the previous post.
8:44:01 AM
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Surveillance Works Both Ways. What happens when the watchers become the watched? They don't like it much. Kim Zetter reports from Seattle. [Wired News]
The logic is infalable - go read the article...I could not have said it better myself.
8:38:50 AM
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Ariz. Gov. Nixes Contraception Refusals (AP). AP - Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have allowed pharmacists to refuse to provide abortion-related medications if doing so conflicts with their moral or religious beliefs. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National]
Good for her, but more importantly, how did we get to this stupid place initially. If you are in a service industry, then servicing the customers is the issue. Leave your morals at home.
8:33:20 AM
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Airports Begin Ban on Cigarette Lighters (AP). AP - When Mike Metzger tossed his cigarette lighter into the plastic bin at the airport security checkpoint, a Transportation Security Administration screener had words for him. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National]
Face it. It is coming to the point where you will have to mail your clothes to your final destination and travel in a government provided bunny suit (those white papery/plastic things that last about one wearing). That will be the only way you will be able to get on an airplane. What is worse, is the is no guarentee that your clothes will actually arrive where you are going.
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