Serious privacy concerns have emerged from the government's decision not to include encryption in the next generation of electronic passports. Wired News reports:Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrade to Americans' passports actually introduces new security…
Day: February 24, 2005
Bruce Schneier on ChoicePoint
Bruce Schneier provides his thoughts on the ChoicePoint fiasco, noting that until companies like ChoicePoint are forced to absorb (financially) the full costs of ID theft, they'll continue to treat our personal information merely as a commodity:Identity theft is the…
ChoicePoint Victims Could Lose Twice
Wired News reports that citizens who fall victim to ID theft becuase of the ChoicePoint debacle will find it difficult to recover damages for their losses if they decide to seek recourse against ChoicePoint:Legal experts say that people who suffered…
Public library lends out book-filled iPods
Perhaps this will ease my concerns about transitioning from reading books on the subway to becoming one in the army of iPod clones. Unmediated reports that a public library is beginning to loan audio books pre-loaded on iPod Shuffles.
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