September 26, 2005
Schneier on Security: Insecure Flight
Bruce Schneier summarizes the latest developments at TSA's scandal-ridden Secure Flight passenger data-mining project.
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09:26 PM
February 23, 2005
ChoicePoint Scandal Exposes Flaws in Privacy Law
A recent security breach at data-collection firm ChoicePoint is highlighting the rat's nest of state and federal privacy laws that covers - or fails to cover - consumer privacy meltdowns.
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09:26 PM
November 10, 2004
Canadians Try to Stop US Data-Mining at the Border
Our friends at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic filed a protest against Abika, a US company that assembles and sells dossiers on Canadian citizens.
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11:40 AM
August 29, 2004
Uncle Sam Goes Shopping for Big Brother
The Department of Homeland Security has given notice that it's interested in any commercially available data-mining software.
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11:25 PM
July 23, 2004
Data Company Compromised Again
An Arkansas man was recently indicted for breaking into the servers of Axciom - the world's largest repository of consumer data.
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08:20 AM
June 10, 2004
Breaking Down Government Data Mining
The government is digging through enormous databases - both private and public - for a range of different purposes. This article talks about the number and nature of these projects, and why we should worry about them.
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02:19 PM
May 31, 2004
Thinking Through the National ID
Pressure for a U.S. national ID is increasing, but so are questions about the efficacy of the systems that are supposed to enable the card to provide enhanced security.
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11:42 PM
