Bookmarks for 10/31/2009

Even when I don't have time to write I still read. Here are bookmarks I've saved in Delicious.

Bookmarks for 02/04/2009

These are my links for 02/04/2009 from 23:45 to 23:46

Outsourcing Private Information Part 2

Just to underscore the risk of outsourcing private information, one of Pfizer's vendors allowed two relatively insecure laptops containing private employee information to be stolen: Pfizer Reports Second Data Breach In Two Months. In a letter to Pfizer employees, Lisa M. Goldman, out of Pfizer's privacy office, said two password-protected laptops owned by consulting firm [...]

Pay Attention

The New York Times ran an article on identity theft that profiled several individuals and their grief in dealing with the aftermath. What was interesting in this article was this segment: Just how many of the millions of new cases each year stem from the widely reported cracks in the nation's electronic data troves is [...]

RFID Zombies and Agent Mulder

It wasn't too long privacy advocates started warning that embedded chips will eventually lead to privacy issues with everything from products to pets. Well, here we are. Radio frequency ID tags (RFID) are primarily used for point of sale (POS) security. Have you bought a DVD recently? You'll see RFID tags on the inside of [...]