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Schneier's Keynote At Linux.conf.au
Stony Stevenson writes "Computer security expert Bruce Schneier took a swipe at a number of sacred cows of security including RFID tags, national ID cards, and public CCTV security cameras in his keynote address to Linux.conf.au (currently being held in Melbourne, Australia). These technologies were all examples of security products tailored to provide the perception of security rather than tackling actual security risks, Schneier said. The discussion of public security — which has always been clouded by emotional decision making — has been railroaded by groups with vested interests such as security vendors and political groups, he claimed. 'For most of my career I would insult "security theater" and "snake oil" for being dumb. In fact, they're not dumb. As security designers we need to address both the feeling and the reality of security. We can't ignore one. It's not enough to make someone secure, that person needs to also realize they've been made secure. If no-one realizes it, no-one's going to buy it,' Schneier said."
"Even if you do catch it, you'll never be able to identify/recognize/charge/convict the person based on the video image alone. 4CIF at 30 fps is pretty much as good as it gets right now in most feasible installations."
I wouldn't say that.(note the date)
http://linux.conf.au/programme/wednesday
Uh huh.. I, unfortunately, spend a lot of time in airports.. I've never once seen someone taking off their shoes with a smile on their face.. there's only one thing you think when they tell you to take your shoes off: "oh my god this is bullshit." If your friend actually thinks there is a sensible reason to scan the shoes of flyers then I suggest you get him some psychological help.
How we know is more important than what we know.
I don't know about western traditions - the Gauls or others Egh. I was feeling lazy, but here is the Wikipedia page about it. While most people may know it first from the Bible, I think it's the Codex Hammurabi that's often credited for having that written down first.
I am not a lawyer or a law student (so whatever I speak of "tradition of legal code" would be out of my arse), but this is the first written code of law to the west of China (and that's what I mean by "western"; like it or not, the Middle "East" and Muslims had frequent interaction with Europe, at least enough so if you want to divide the world into "East" and "West", they would fall in with "West"), so it must mean *something*.
Yeah, that's why Twofish was one of the 5 finalist algorithms of NIST's AES competition.
And Blowfish is still unbroken after 15 years.
I should be such a crappy cryptographer!