A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Security on Dec 30th, 2009
I haven’t posted for a while, but I feel compelled to point out the inanity of the TSA’s response to the latest airline bombing attempt. As usual, Bruce Schneier says it far better than I could in an article on CNN.com. If you prefer, you can also watch an interview with him on Rachel Maddow’s […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2008
This article on the photo ID rules at airports by security expert Bruce Schneier is well worth a read. The loophole he describes is amazing in its simplicity:
How to fly, even if you are on the no-fly list: Buy a ticket in some innocent person’s name. At home, before your flight, check in online and […]
Posted in Security on Feb 22nd, 2008
Security expert Bruce Schneier wrote a great article rebutting the conventional wisdom that we must sacrifice privacy in order to obtain security. He writes,
“Security and privacy are not opposite ends of a seesaw; you don’t have to accept less of one to get more of the other. Think of a door lock, a burglar […]