Posts with the tag "security"

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Super ultra mega-secure EFTPS enrollment


As an employer, my company Summersault is required to withhold and then turn in federal taxes from our employee paychecks.  In the past we've turned in those withheld funds by printing out a check, walking it a block down the street to the bank, and getting a receipt.
I recently took the IRS's advice and inquired [...]

The Torn-up Credit Card Application


Some people think I'm paranoid when I shred certain documents, or when I lock my doors, or when I dart erratically down the street to avoid giving the snipers a clear line of sight.  But if you've ever needed convincing that a little paranoia is good for you, especially when it comes to how you [...]

Security FAIL


Two stories of security failure for this blustery day:
1) Apparently, all you have to do to throw off the facial recognition software that protects us from identity theft or worse, is smile:
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is restricting glasses, hats, scarves -- and even smiles -- in driver's license photographs. The new rules [...]

Can the President of the U.S. use e-mail?


The Times has a nice little article today about why Barack Obama will probably have to give up the use of his Blackberry - and e-mail altogether - when he becomes President:
As his team prepares a final judgment on whether he can keep using e-mail, perhaps even in a read-only fashion, several authorities in presidential [...]

What are you wearing?


This is just a cautionary tale for those who perhaps trust the world of digital communications a little too much.
Anna Lisa was traveling in the northwest to visit some friends, and we'd had sporadic contact via cell phone, e-mail and text message.  One day when I hadn't heard from her in a while and was [...]

Total Information Awareness


People sometimes ask me how much I think "The Government" is really listening in on our phone calls, e-mail messages, web browsing, text messages, and other forms of communication. I still apparently surprise people with my answer: for the purposes of my day-to-day life, I assume that every communication I send or receive using [...]

Five Geopolitical Scenarios to Consider


From the "I hope it doesn't happen but wouldn't be surprised if it did" department, I have some predictions and scenarios to throw out there about stuff that could happen sometime in the rest of 2008. I suppose this is mostly just a mental exercise for me, but maybe it'll spark some interesting comments/responses:

The [...]

Links for the Week - March 26, 2008


What kinds of information the NSA is collecting about your communications - it's not paranoia if they're really after you. And they have really cool PDAs to do it with.
The Feminist Review - bloggers calling patriarchy as they see it
Geni - free Web 2.0 enabled online genealogy software
The Onion nails it again: You know [...]

Books From Vacation


Having some time to relax also meant lots of time to catch up on reading I've been meaning to do for a while now (though there's plenty more). Here's a quick run-through with my comments:

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. A great, compelling story that is so rich and enjoyable. [...]

Watching the watchers


Sometimes people forget how much information is being collected about them when they visit a website. It's actually not all that much - what IP address you're visiting from, what kind of operating system and web browser you're running, and perhaps what other website you came from in your visit. The real fun starts [...]

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