So the other day I tried to use my credit card to buy something, and it was denied even though I knew perfectly well my credit card was just fine. So I called my credit-card company to find out what …
Spies in the Shower
From InfoWorld: I don't want to alarm you, but a reader just sent me evidence showing that a large and secretive organization is tracking some surprising information about us. No, not the National …
BOHICA
Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the …
Of Privacy and Security
Most of the critics of IC activities fall into one of two camps (with some cross-pollination). The first are almost not worth discussing since the main thrust of their arguments center on the words …
WWDD?
Over the last several years we have been fortunate enough to not have been subjected to another September 11th-scale attack. Further more, we have not had the misfortune of suffering anything on a …
Mid-Hearing Assessment of Hayden Confirmation (Update)
No way I can blog this full-time, but am catching bits and pieces on the radio. Some good, hard questions, very good and solid answers. I am particularly fond of the statement reference the "80-90" …
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Not Serious XIII
The Homeland Security Department has not yet submitted a strategic plan to Congress on how it intends to improve border security and immigration enforcement, prompting House appropriators to cut …
Curiouser and curiouser (Update)
Qwest says they flat-out didn’t oblige NSA’s request for phone records. Bell South and Verizon are now saying “We Never!” That leaves AT&T holding the bag, but probably not for long. So are the phone …
Flash traffic for all cell members
Usama says: "don't forget to opt out of the surveillance program." …
Brilliant
A senior federal law enforcement official tells ABC News the government is tracking the phone numbers we call in an effort to root out confidential sources. Human intelligence (traditional “spying”) …