I guess this is one of those moments where I get to say thank you to those who were the true early responders. Thanks to you I was able to make an accurate as well as timely estimate of the risks and I helped many others take early preventive action. Feels good to have provided … Continue reading WMF Update→
Every once and a while I read the Economist. I used to be a loyal follower through the early 1990s, but I noticed some slight editorial changes towards the end of the millenium and lost interest. Instead, I drifted back to the library where I would grab ancient copies of the magazine, from the 1940s … Continue reading Countries have no justification for secrecy→
I’ve been reading many of the Galileo reports and wondering where the privacy advocates are. For example this BBC report suggests all the amazing things that will come about when your every move in a vehicle can be pinpointed. I understand why some would argue that they should be able to pay more for faster … Continue reading Will Galileo be secure?→
While I was reading about the history of the Hart-Rudman national security commission (sometimes also known as Hart-Gingrich or the Hart-Rudman-Gingrich), I ran into an interesting Weekly Standard article (Issue 35, May 29, 2000) by Tom Donnelly. Donnelly was deputy executive director of the Project for the New American Century at the time. This is … Continue reading America and the Con→