Bruce Schneier in Wired News: The Scariest Terror Threat of All : five different tendencies people have with evaluating risks: (1) People exaggerate spectacular but rare risks and downplay common risks. (2) People have trouble estimating risks for anything not exactly like their normal situation.(3) Personified risks are perceived to be greater than anonymous risks.(4) People underestimate risks they willingly take and overestimate risks in situations they can’t control. (5) People overestimate risks that are being talked about and remain an object of public scrutiny.
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Schneier on Security: Patrick Smith on Airline Security : Racial profiling doesn’t work against terrorism, because terrorists don’t fit any racial profile.
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AutoRun threat
CSOonline.com : Attack of the iPods! : « MP3 players and USB drives can be used for more nefarious purposes than just carrying data out the door » (via)
Privacy-Enhanced Data Mining
Schneier on Security: Privacy-Enhanced Data Mining : » Privacy is rarely a technological problem; it’s far more often a social or economic problem »
Low-Cost, Extended-Range RFID Skimmer
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Clip-Lok handling solution
StealthGen
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