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August 16, 2006
Security Theater
Great posts on Bruce Schneier's weblog, Schneier on Security about recent events.
Last Week's Terrorism Arrests, a post about security theater: measures designed to make us feel safer but not actually safer
Faux Disclosure, a little bit of geek speak but an easy enough read that could have easily substituted the names of DRE vendors for Apple and Microsoft. "The further we move away from full disclosure, the less incentive vendors have to fix problems and the more at-risk we all are."
On the Implausibility of the Explosives Plot, even the deliberately ignorant would have a rough time refuting this analysis of the chemistry involved in the alleged UK terrorist plot.
Bruce Schneir has testified on security before the United States Congress on many occasions and is a member of the Brennan Center Task Force on Voting System Security.
Harris County election judges have possession of Hart InterCivic eSlate System Judge's Booth Controllers (JBCs) for up to 72 hours before elections.
Support David Van Os, your Texas Democratic Party Judicial Candidates and James G. Pierre.
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