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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Schneier on Security
Guard Towers at WalMart
This feels very creepy and police-state-like. What on earth could WalMart be worried about?
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Polar Bears Destroying Hidden Cameras
Watch the video. What valuable security lessons does this teach? EDITED TO ADD (1/3): And why aren't the polar bears destroying the hidden cameras that are...
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Friday Squid Blogging: Research into Squid Skin
DoD awarded a $6M grant to study squid skin: "Our internal nickname for this project is 'squid skin,' but it is really about fundamental research," said Naomi...
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TSA Inspecting Thermoses
This is new: Adm. James Winnefeld told The Associated Press Friday that the Transportation Security Administration is "always trying to think ahead." Winnefeld...
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Terrorism Reading List
Interesting interview, discussing five books (none of which I've read, by the way).
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An Honest Privacy Policy
Funny: The data we collect is strictly anonymous, unless you've been kind enough to give us your name, email address, or other identifying information. And even...
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This Suspicious Photography Stuff Is Confusing
See: Last week, Metro Transit Police received a report from a rider about suspicious behavior at the L'Enfant Plaza station and on an Orange Line train to Vienna...
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PlugBot
Interesting: PlugBot is a hardware bot. It's a covert penetration testing device designed for use during physical penetration tests. PlugBot is a tiny computer...
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Cyberwar Movie Plot from an Actual Thriller Writer
It could make a good movie.
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Interview with the European Union Privacy Chief
Interesting interview with Viviane Reding, the vice president of the EU Justice Commission and head of privacy regulation: The basic values in Europe are that...
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Interview with TSA Administrator John Pistole
He's more realistic than one normally hears: So if they get through all those defenses, they get to Reagan [National Airport] over here, and they've got an underwear...
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Adam Shostack on TSA Threat Modeling
Good commentary: I've said before and I'll say again, there are lots of possible approaches to threat modeling, and they all involve tradeoffs. I've commentedthe...
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Recording the Police
I've written a lot on the "War on Photography," where normal people are harassed as potential terrorists for taking pictures of things in public. This article...
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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. Cyber War is a fast and enjoyable...
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