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one-time-passwords-and-credit-cards

Posted by: admin 14 years, 10 months ago

I am so confused about this piece of advice from Garner's Avivah Litan:

more-on-biometrics

Posted by: admin 14 years, 10 months ago

Adam points to a recent academic work on reproducing fingerprints from the 'templates' of data points that most systems use (instead of a full image of the fingerprint).

is-a-password-protected-computer-like-a-locked-box

Posted by: admin 14 years, 10 months ago

A recent Cirtcut Court decision found them to be so:

The 10th Circuit's recent 2-1 decision in U.S. v. Andrus, No. 06-3094 (April 25, 2007), recognized for the first time that a password-protected computer is like a locked suitcase or a padlocked footlocker in a bedroom. The digital locks raise the expectation of privacy by the owner. The majority nonetheless refused to suppress the evidence.

In the case in question, the father of the suspect gave the officers permission to search the house and his son's computer. The test for the majority was pretty high:

Judge Michael R. Murphy, joined by the court's newest member, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch, said the legal test is "whether law enforcement knows or should reasonably suspect because of surrounding circumstances that the computer is password protected."

While the dissenting judge pointed out that it might be hard to determine if a computer is password protected:

In dissent, Judge Monroe G. McKay called the unconstrained ability of law enforcement to use forensic software to bypass password protection without first determining whether such passwords have been enabled amounts to "dangerously sidestepping the Fourth Amendment."

in-omoha-call-911-on-smokers

Posted by: admin 14 years, 10 months ago

Via Overlawyered.com:

In Omaha, which recently enacted a restaurant smoking ban, authorities are urging vigilant citizens who notice illicit smoking to call 911 to summon a police response. The local emergency coordinator has objected, saying 911 calls over smoking could overwhelm the system and distract dispatchers from more dire emergencies, but the police department says it is sticking by its advisory.

or perhaps, you could just ask the person not to smoke. Then, if you get your ass kicked, call the police.

incentive-plan-for-an-information-security-team

Posted by: admin 14 years, 10 months ago

It has occurred to me that you could develop an interesting incentive program for an information security team, assuming that you believe a couple of data points (or can come up with your own) and your primary concern is a data breach. In my opinion, security people are all too often incented only to maintain security - not to optimize the investment in security. Interests need to be aligned.

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