(c/o RSK)
TSA misses enormous, loaded .40 calibre handgun in carry-on bag
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/17/tsa-misses-enormous.html
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White House Issues Long-Delayed Science Guidelines
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/science/18research.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print
By KENNETH CHANG
The Obama administration issued long-awaited, long-delayed guidelines on Friday
to insulate government scientific research fr
December 17, 2010
Early Tests for Alzheimer’s Pose Diagnosis Dilemma
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/health/18moral.html
By GINA KOLATA
Marjie Popkin thought she had chemo brain, that fuzzy-headed forgetful state
that she figured was a result of her treatment for ovarian cancer. She was not
Some weekend humour ... yes, it's SFW!
In Tron: Jeremy, Ron Jeremy, the almighty and immortal god of adult
entertainment, enters the world of TRON. Oh, and for those who are afraid that
this might not be safe for work, fear not, unless you consider Mr. Jeremy’s
face to be NSFW in itself.
http
Senate votes to overturn military gay ban
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/18/AR2010121800600.html?hpid=topnews
By ANNE FLAHERTY
The Associated Press
Saturday, December 18, 2010; 3:32 PM
WASHINGTON -- In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let
December 17th, 2010
Not-So-Gentle Persuasion: US Bullies Spain into Proposed Website Blocking Law
Call To Action by Gwen Hinze
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/12/not-so-gentle-persuasion-us-bullies-spain-proposed
It’s no secret that the US government has used its annual Special 301 Rep
State Department Spending Millions To 'Train' Foreign Judges About
'Intellectual Property'
from the who-writes-the-curriculum dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101217/14003712324/state-department-spending-millions-to-train-foreign-judges-about-intellectual-property.shtml
The State Departm
A few Orwell-v-Huxley graphics that are pretty interesting, especially for
those in (or interested in) the influence business. Once again, does
literature reflect life? --- rick
What we learn from Wikileaks - Huxley was right.
http://www.snapbuzz.com/image/21371/what-we-learn-from-wikileaks-
Monitoring America
Monday, December 20, 2010; 1:40 AM
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/monitoring-america/print/
Nine years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the United States is assembling
a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Amer
Feds Seek Computer Firewall to Block WikiLeaks 'Pollution'
Dec 20, 2010 – 3:22 PM
http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/feds-seek-computer-firewall-to-block-wikileaks-pollution/
Sharon Weinberger Contributor
Among the more striking aspects of the still unfolding WikiLeaks controversy
are government
Book Review: Cyber War
Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to do About It
by Richard Clarke and Robert Knake, HarperCollins, 2010.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/12/book_review_cyb.html
Cyber War is a fast and enjoyable read. This means you could give the book t
Auditors question TSA's use of and spending on technology
By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 12:55 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/20/AR2010122005599_pf.html
Before there were full-body scanners, there were puffers.
The Trans
2010 Report on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
Published December 20, 2010
Authored by Ethan Zuckerman, Hal Roberts, Ryan McGrady, Jillian York, John
Palfrey
Introduction
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is an increasingly common Internet
phenomenon capable of silencing Inte
CIA launches task force to assess impact of U.S. cables' exposure by WikiLeaks
By Greg Miller
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 5:24 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122104599_pf.html
The CIA has launched a task force to assess the i
December 21, 2010
Wall St. Computers Read the News, and Trade on It
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/technology/22trading.html
The number-crunchers on Wall Street are starting to crunch something else: the
news.
Math-loving traders are using powerful computers to speed-read
Bank of America Prepares to Get WikiLeaked by Buying Up Negative Domain Names
• 12/22/10 at 08:55 AM
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/12/wikileaks_newest_ally_gorbache.html
Bank of America isn't waiting around for the media to confirm whether or not
it's the target of WikiLeaks's next
JFK On Secrecy And Censorship
from the blast-from-the-past dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101206/01134912143/jfk-secrecy-censorship.shtml
Glyn Moody points us to a blog post that has a video/audio clip of a John F.
Kennedy speech to the press about secrecy and censorship, which is gett
Just a short note to wish all list readers, lurkers, and contributers the very
best for a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday season. May the best of your
2010 be but the worst of your 2011!-- Rick
And as traditional, I repost below the holiday scene from of my favourite BBC
shows from the
(Speaking of nostalgia, anyone have fond memories of Enter Magazine or the
programmer-centric Nibble? -- rick)
Good Grief, BYTE is Coming Back!
By Harry McCracken | Posted at 10:25 pm on Wednesday, December 22, 2010
http://technologizer.com/2010/12/22/good-grief-byte-is-coming-back/
What’s
Investment Outlook
William H. Gross | December 2010
Allentown
http://www.pimco.com/Pages/AllentownDecember2010.aspx
Well we’re living here in Allentown
And they’re closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line
And we’re living here in Al
Of Secrets and Mad Dogs
Wikileaks and the First Amendment
By RALPH NADER
http://www.counterpunch.org/nader12212010.html
Thomas Blanton, the esteemed director of the National Security Archive at
George Washington University described Washington's hyper-reaction to
Wikileaks' transmission of in
Sacramento-area pilot punished for YouTube video
George Warren Last updated 10 hrs agoPosted: 12/22/2010
http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=113529
SACRAMENTO, CA - An airline pilot is being disciplined by the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) for posting video o
Leaked Cable Shows That ACTA Secrecy Is Way Beyond Normal
from the didn't-we-say-that? dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101222/10033012382/leaked-cable-shows-that-acta-secrecy-is-way-beyond-normal.shtml
As more and more attention was paid to the ridiculous level of secrecy
concerning the
You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
By ROBIN DUNBAR
Published: December 25, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/opinion/26dunbar.html
MORE than anything since the invention of the postal service, Facebook has
revolutionized how we relate to one another. But the revolution hasn’t come in
quite
Cambridge university refuses to censor student's thesis on chip-and-PIN
vulnerabilities
Cory Doctorow at 8:33 AM Saturday, Dec 25, 2010
After the UK banking trade association wrote to Cambridge university to have a
student's master's thesis censored because it documented a well-known flaw in
December 25, 2010
Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/world/26wikidrugs.html?pagewanted=print
By GINGER THOMPSON and SCOTT SHANE
WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a
global intelligence organization with a reach t
(I agree 110% with Howard on this --- I've said the same thing for years
myself. -- rick)
Howard Schmidt: Cyber Threat ‘Exaggerated’
http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/12/22/howard-schmidt-cyber-threat-exaggerated/
Howard A. Schmidt, White House
You can barely turn a page in a newspaper–or o
Nice! -- rick
Putin ordered the transfer of power on Linux (translated)
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://open.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml%3F2010/12/27/421556
Plan timeline (translated):
http://translate.google.com/transl
Chris Liu: I am the YouTube airline pilot
George Warren Last updated 12 hrs agoPosted: 12/27/2010
http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=114138&catid=2
COLFAX, CA - WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The airline pilot who lost his federally-issued
gun and badge for posting video on YouTube critic
ttp://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/12/general-fail-the-militarys-worst-tweeters/
General FAIL: The Military’s Worst Tweeters
By Spencer Ackerman December 28, 2010 | 1:47 pm | Categories: Info War
Generals and admirals are powerful people. Their decisions determine the course
of thousands o
http://psgroove.com/content.php?581-Sony-s-PS3-Security-is-Epic-Fail-Videos-Within
This morning was the big unveil at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin,
and it did not disappoint. Here is a brief synopsis for those that missed it.
The first few minutes of the conference were spent expla
Simplest Phones Open to ‘SMS of Death’
• By John Borland
• December 28, 2010 |
• 2:20 pm |
• Categories: Chaos Computer Club
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/simplest-phones-open-to-%E2%80%9Csms-of-death%E2%80%9D/
BERLIN — It’s a scene from a
Paging Mrs LovejoyFord Motor on Line 2 --- rick
Ford MyKey adds radio censorship to further control teen driving habits
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/30/ford-mykey-adds-radio-censorship-to-further-control-teen-driving/
Daddy doesn't have to take the T-Bird away, he can just take all
Just Weeks After Cutting Off Wikileaks, Amazon Brags About How US Federal Gov't
Is One Of Its Biggest AWS Customers?
from the must-be-a-coincidence,-huh? dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101229/11182612453/just-weeks-after-cutting-off-wikileaks-amazon-brags-about-how-us-federal-govt-is-on
Janet Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction Leads To FCC Malfunction: Claims
Broadcasters Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
from the fcc-malfunction dept
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101229/03441112448/janet-jacksons-wardrobe-malfunction-leads-to-fcc-malfunction-claims-broadcasters-give-up-1st-amendme
Internet groups fear UN could threaten cyberspace
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101228/un-governments-future-of-the-internet-101230/20101230/?hub=TorontoNewHome
Updated: Thu Dec. 30 2010 7:13:09 AM
Ian Munroe, CTV.ca News
Officials from 18 countries held an impromptu, late-ni
Finally something useful appears in the MSM about the Wikileaks
situationnow if only the Powers That Be will learn from it. -- rick
WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department's information-sharing
tool
By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 30, 2010;
As frustration grows, airports consider ditching TSA
By Derek Kravitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 30, 2010; 10:04 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/30/AR2010123005225_pf.html
Every spring, private security officers at San Francisco International A
EU Approves Universal Smartphone Charger Standard
News by Bryan Chaffin | 3:35 PM, Dec. 30th, 2010
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/eu_approves_universal_smartphone_charger_standard/
The European Union’s regulatory authorities at the European Commission
announced Thursday the approval of
Amusing how many of these are Palinisms.or "tea partyisms" ;) ---
rick
Lake Superior State University 2011 List of Banished Words
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php
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1 Decade, 10 Technologies that Changed Our Lives
12:30 PM - December 30, 2010 by Wolfgang Gruener - source: Tom's Hardware US
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/10-technologies-that-changed-our-lives,11866.html#xtor=RSS-181
Here is our selection of technologies of the past 10 years that have made
'Rosie the Riveter' from WWII poster dies
Posted 35m ago | Comment| Recommend E-mail | Save | Print |
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2010-12-31-rosie-the-riveter_N.htm
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When a photographer snapped Geraldine Doyle's picture in
an A
FBI in hunt for pro-WikiLeaks hackers: report
(AFP) – 45 minutes ago
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jvBh43hRP1Fc-fmZYMbMWdvDHXBA
WASHINGTON — The FBI has joined the hunt for hackers who took down websites
like PayPal, after they stopped processing payments to whistle-blowing w
Investing in a Structurally Unbalanced World
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/12/investing-in-a-structurally-unbalanced-world/
Peter T Treadway, PhD
Historical Analytics LLC
www.thedismaloptimist.com
pttreadway-at-hotmail.com
MACRO/INVESTMENT THEMES FOR 2011
December 31, 2010
Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
By PAM BELLUCK
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/01/health/01care.html
PHOENIX — Margaret Nance was, to put it mildly, a difficult case. Agitated,
combative, often reluctant to eat, she would hit staff members and fellow
resi
Ankit Fadia - "Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking" 32% Plagiarized
Sat Jan 1 01:08:44 CST 2011
http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/ankit_fadia/unofficial.html
Ankit Fadia's career is built on the cornerstone of him writing a 'hacking'
book when he was 14, which he used as a means of establis
The Ultimate Patent Troll Patent: Get Sued When You File A Patent
Wolfgang Gruener in Business on December 31
http://www.conceivablytech.com/4823/business/the-ultimate-patent-troll-patent-get-sued-when-you-file-a-patent/
It may be somewhat ironic that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publish
Posted on Sat, Jan. 01, 2011
Dave Barry’s 2010 Year in Review
By Dave Barry
Let’s put things into perspective: 2010 was not the worst year ever. There have
been MUCH worse years. For example, toward the end of the Cretaceous Period,
the Earth was struck by an asteroid that wiped out 75 percent
Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Monday, January 3, 2011; 2:33 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/03/AR2011010300341_pf.html
-- Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman
S
Secrecy and Classification — Two Diverging Domains
January 3rd, 2011 by Steven Aftergood
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/diverging_domains.html
One aspect of the current crisis in classification policy is the growing
discrepancy between what is secret and what is classified. All too of
Intel Chip Design Gives Hollywood Studios Security for Movie Downloads
By Ian King - Jan 3, 2011 9:47 AM ET Mon Jan 03 14:47:42 GMT 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-03/intel-chip-design-gives-hollywood-studios-security-for-movie-downloads.html
Intel Corp., aiming to alleviate Hollywood
BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL
Politics from the Nation's Capital
Europe starts confiscating private pension funds
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/europe-starts-confiscating-private-pension-funds
t
By: Mark Hemingway 01/03/11 2:22 PM
The U.S. isn't the only place that's
January 4, 2011
"Piracy is the Future of Television," whitepaper from the Convergence Culture
Consortium
by Abigail De Kosnik (UC Berkeley)
Consulting Researcher for the Convergence Culture Consortium
http://cms.mit.edu/news/2011/01/piracy_is_the_future_of_televi.php
Download the executive sum
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Jonathan Abolins
>
> Good analysis & insight by Stratfor's Scott Stewart on terrorism and
> the the psychological dynamics of terror:
>
> http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20101229-separating-terror-terrorism
> ---
> On Dec. 15, the FBI and the Department of Home
Air Force SAP Policy Limits Congressional Contacts
January 4th, 2011 by Steven Aftergood
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/usaf_sap.html
The Air Force issued updated guidance (pdf) last week concerning its highly
classified special access programs, including new language prohibiting
unau
Tightening Security in the “Post-WikiLeaks” Era
January 4th, 2011 by Steven Aftergood
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2011/01/tightening_security.html
The Obama Administration is moving to increase the security of classified
information in response to the massive leaks of classified documents t
Volunteer Cyber Army Emerges In Estonia
by Tom Gjelten
January 4, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/132634099/in-estonia-volunteer-cyber-army-defends-nation
In April 2007, the Baltic republic of Estonia became the first country in the
world to experience cyberwar. Government, financial and m
"Risk Lexicon" US Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs-risk-lexicon-2010.pdf
This is the second edition of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Risk Lexicon and represents an update of the version published in
September 2008. More than seventy terms and d
A Society of Buyers
Tweeting Away the Time
By RALPH NADER
http://www.counterpunch.org/nader01042011.html
The start of the New Year is a good time to talk about Time. About this, we can
all agree—there are only twenty four hours in a day. Zillions of companies and
persons want a piece of that
Source:
Graphics Ability Is the New Goal for Chip Makers
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/technology/04chip.html?_r=1&hpw
In describing the new Intel Sandy Bridge chips, Ashlee Vance of the NYT writes:
"Other features in the new Intel chips are aimed at helping movie studios
deliver high-def
Anyone care to offer alternate job titles? 'Chief DRM Proponent' or 'Chief
Defender of Failing Industry Models' or 'Chief Gas Lamp Lighter' would be more
accurate, don'tcha think? --- rick
Paul Brigner Hired as MPAA's First Chief Technology Policy Officer
1:36 PM 1/5/2011 by Alex Ben Block
(GS making out like a bandit on the fees here. Wonder how many takers they
have. -- rick)
Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs May Sell or Hedge Facebook Stake Without Warning
January 05, 2011, 8:12 PM EST
By Max Abelson and Christine Harper
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-05/goldman-sachs-may-s
(OK, to followup my previous comment, apparently Goldman got ton of investors
and are closing the 'offering' a day earlier than planned. -- rick)
Five reasons why I'm not buying Facebook
Posted by Duff McDonald, Contributing Editor
January 4, 2011 12:13 pm
http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/
Why the Mac App Store Sucks
http://lifehacker.com/5726764/
Apple launched the Mac App Store today, allowing you to browse, search, read
reviews, and buy Mac software of all kinds in one streamlined location. And
it's terrible. Here's why.
For a counterpoint, check out why you might really like
‘The Daily Show’ Weighs In On The Facebook Investment Frenzy [Video]
John Stewart took a bite out of Facebook tonight on “The Daily Show,”
specifically Goldman Sachs’ recent $450 million investment at a $50 billion
valuation and what it means with regards to a possible Facebook IPO in 2012.
Ste
The criminal mastermind: bufferbloat!
By gettys
Each of these initial experiments were been designed to clearly demonstrate a
now very common problem: excessive buffering in a network path. I call this
“bufferbloat“. We all suffer from it end-to-end, and not just in our
applications, operating
http://cryptome.org/0003/bis010711.htm
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is removing from the
scope of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
``publicly available'' mass market encryption object code software with
a symmetric key length greater than 64-b
Internet Identity System Said Readied by Obama Administration
January 07, 2011, 7:10 AM EST
By James Sterngold
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-07/internet-identity-system-said-readied-by-obama-administration.html
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration plans to announce today pl
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110107/10153912573/intel-claims-drmd-chip-is-not-drm-its-just-copy-protection.shtml
Intel Claims DRM'd Chip Is Not DRM, It's Just Copy Protection
There's been a lot of talk this week about Intel building DRM into its Sandy
Bridge chip. I had initially passed o
Good luck with keeping that one, Redmond. --- rick
Microsoft wants to patent 'fans'
In a filing made public today, Microsoft is seeking a patent for something it
calls "One-Way Public Relationships" in social networks and other online
properties.
Even though you've probably never heard or us
US tells Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks supporter's messages
• Dominic Rushe in New York
• The Guardian, Saturday 8 January 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/08/us-twitter-hand-icelandic-wikileaks-messages
A member of parliament in Iceland who is also a former WikiLe
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/us-revamps-science-technology-standard-settin
US revamps science, technology standard-setting efforts
NIST to bolster cloud computing, green building, emergency communications
development.
By Layer 8 on Fri, 01/07/11 - 11:57am.
The National Institute
Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman
January 8, 2011
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-shot-in-arizona
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a
public event on Saturday, member station KJZZ in Phoenix has confirmed.
The Pima County, A
Reuters reporting Congresswoman sitll alive in surgery at 1437.More to
follow once confirmed.
-- rick
On Jan 8, 2011, at 14:30 , Richard Forno wrote:
>
> Congresswoman, 6 Others, Killed By Gunman
> January 8, 2011
>
> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Arizona, was on Palin's infamous
"target" map
http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/08/congresswoman-gabrie.html
(Rick comment: Let's not forget the "We don't retreat, we reload" rhetoric
(Palin) or Sharon Angle's "Second Amendment remedies" soundbytes.
Pentagon, industry swap cyber experts
January 3, 2011
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=150&sid=2220417
A new year and a new pilot program.
The Pentagon and top industry are launching a program to swap cybersecurity
experts.
The idea is to beef up information sharing and cybersecur
Work commences on $1B NSA 'spy' center
Cyber intelligence data center reportedly will support the Comprehensive
National Cybersecurity Initiative
• By Henry Kenyon
• Jan 07, 2011
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/01/07/nsa-spy-cyber-intelligence-data-center-utah.aspx?admga
Germany Blasted with Cyber Attacks in 2010; Plans Cyber-Defense Center
http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/12/28/germany-blasted-with-cyber-attacks-in-2010-plans-cyber-defense-center/
Germany experienced a significance increase in cyber attacks in 2010, many
originating in China, and plans to
Julian Assange, Information Anarchist
06 Dec 2010
L. Gordon Crovitz
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703989004575653113548361870.html
Whatever else WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accomplished, he's ended the
era of innocent optimism about the Web. As wiki innovator Larry S
Mastering the Art of Wiki: Understanding Social Networking and National Security
By James Jay Carafano
http://www.ndu.edu/press/social-networking-national-security.html
Dr. James Jay Carafano is Deputy Director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom
Davis Institute for International Studies and Direc
A Commander's Strategy for Social Media
By Thomas D. Mayfield III
http://www.ndu.edu/press/commanders-strategy-social-media.html
Colonel Thomas D. Mayfield III, USA, is Chief, Plans Division (G3),
Headquarters U.S. Army
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U.S. Subpoenas Twitter Over WikiLeaks Supporters
By SCOTT SHANE and JOHN F. BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/world/09wiki.html?hp=&pagewanted=print
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors investigating the disclosure of thousands of
classified government documents by the anti-secrecy gr
January 8, 2011
Renault Espionage Gained No Key Secrets, Official Says
By DAVID JOLLY
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/business/global/09renault.html
PARIS — A top executive at Renault said over the weekend that “nothing
critical” appeared to have been stolen from the automaker’s electric vehi
The last paragraphi is particularly relevant, I think. rick
The "Lock and Load" Rhetoric of American Politics Isn't Just a Metaphor
Marty Kaplan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-kaplan/gabrielle-giffords-shooting_b_806232.html
I'm not saying that putting a bullseye on Arizona Democrat R
The Atlantic Home
Sunday, January 9, 2011
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/01/the-cloudy-logic-of-political-shootings/69147/
The Cloudy Logic of 'Political' Shootings
By James Fallows Jan 8 2011, 7:36 PM ET
After this horrible news from Tu
Suspect charged in congresswoman's attack
TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was in critical condition Sunday as
investigators filed five charges against the man suspected in the shooting
rampage that killed six and injured 14.
Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted assass
Vodafone says security breach a 'one-off'
Updated Sun Jan 9, 2011 6:21pm AEDT
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109168.htm
Vodafone has confirmed it believes its secure customer database has been
breached by an employee or dealer who has shared the access password, revealing
the
Iceland summons US envoy over WikiLeaks probe
January 9, 2011 By RAPHAEL G. SATTER , Associated Press
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-iceland-summons-envoy-wikileaks-probe.html
(AP) -- The American ambassador to Reykjavik has been summoned to explain why
U.S. investigators are trying to a
Posted on Sunday, January 9, 2011
In WikiLeaks fight, U.S. journalists take a pass
By Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/09/106445/in-wikileaks-fight-us-journalists.html
WASHINGTON — Not so long ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could count on
America
Court won't block suit vs. RIAA for digital price fixing
updated 11:50 am EST, Mon January 10, 2011Supreme Court drops review of digital
music suit
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/01/10/supreme.court.drops.review.of.digital.music.suit/
The US Supreme Court later on Monday declined to r
Record Labels To Pay $45 Million for Pirating Artists’ Music
Written by Ernesto on January 10, 2011
http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-to-pay-45-million-for-pirating-artists-music-110110/
The major record labels are known for their harsh stance on copyright
infringements, which in an ironic
`Band of Brothers' inspiration Winters dies at 92
By RON TODT, Associated Press Ron Todt, Associated Press 23 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110110/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_winters/print
PHILADELPHIA – Even as Parkinson's disease began taking its toll on Dick
Winters, who led his "Band of Bro
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time.
DISA creates DMZ to boost security on unclassified network
http://gcn.com/Articles/2011/01/07/DISA-panel-DOD-DMZ.aspx?p=1
Apart from the fact this article reads like a DISA press release, are they
really proud of the fact the agency is rollin
AP IMPACT: Meth flourishes despite tracking laws
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press Jim Salter, Associated Press – Mon Jan 10, 6:41
pm ET
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHhoQ0Kc7zuwJDCYkdjkRCwB47Xg
ST. LOUIS – Electronic systems that track sales of the cold medicine used to
make
(The answer, I'm sure, will be "Yes, we need more 'stuff' to ensure protection.
Can't have too much 'stuff' protecting us." -- rick)
http://cryptome.org/0003/did-cybersec.htm
Defense-in-Depth is a Smart Investment for Cyber Security
There is a strong and often repeated call for research to pr
One reader (Paul) responds:
"DMZ is the "worst name possible" because it misrepresents what the feature
does. The "M" stands for "militarized", which pretty much universally means
offensive capabilities. This has been true since at least 1940, and probably
before that. A firewall DMZ has no of
The Sun Never Sets on the PATRIOT Act
Posted by Julian Sanchez
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/the-sun-never-sets-on-the-patriot-act/
A year ago, the protracted wrangling in Congress over the re-authorization of
several expiring provisions of the PATRIOT ACT made plenty of headlines. Most
obser
Infected PC Compromises Pentagon Credit Union
By Paul Roberts
Created 01/12/2011 - 12:23pm
https://threatpost.com/en_us/print/7999
The Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) issued a statement to the New
Hampshire Attorney General that said data, including the names, addresses,
Social Securit
J.P. Morgan Chase to end services for diplomats; other banks ready to follow
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 12, 2011; 11:58 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011205803_pf.html
UNITED NATIONS - Dear foreign diplomats, U.S. ban
Senators say military cyber ops not disclosed
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Associated Press
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/12/AR2011011204042.html
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon failed to disclose clandestine cyber activities in a
classified rep
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