1) Drop some biometric information and images in the RFID tag.
The RFID tag is already unique to me. Putting more information on would allow more data mining, if nothing else.
2) encrypt the data on the rfid tag embedded in the passport, and checksum it with an obscure algorithm.
I hate obscure algorithms. Might as well use the Ceasar Cipher +4 like the Mafia Boss. Its not used much - for good reason. Assuming you do use a secure algorithim, someone would only have to steal the decryption key to make it useful to them. Considering it will likely be widely used by authorities, this should be easy.
3) See in #2 above the issues with allowing any authority to decrypt -- assuming they are all using the same key.
That way, somebody would have to eavesdrop with an RFID detector, brute-force the data out, chop off your finger, surgically implant it on yourself (or change the fingerprint embedded in the RFID tag), rechecksum it, etc.
Assuming everything else was air-tight and that someone really wants to impersonate someone else. I suspect we'll be seeing a few people who are missing fingers. The only plus to this is that if you have your identity stolen you can walk into the local police station and show them that you are missing a finger. It may not solve the case, but they sure as heck will start right away.
While many of the NIST approved ciphers are "open", I would still completely trust the Open Source application. Look at the Skipjack algorithim produced by the NSA. It was flawless until about a month after it was released openly. In the realm of cryptography, a strong Open Source solution is very trustworthy.
Besides, who is more concerned about their privacy being breached - an open source community or the NIST?
The new tool, whose name he didn't disclose, will be 'one of the larger projects for us' this year, Osmer says."
Without Vista or Office being released this year, I suppose Vole had to release at least something. Unfortunately for Microsoft this is another prime example of follow the leader. I sincerely hope that Microsoft will start developing their own products instead of quereying Google Answers "What other products do you have the we should make?".
The two things that appear to spur adoption in IT products Innovation and Monopoly. Monoposoft has the one figured out.
I haven't seen this DRM before, though I am sure there are a lot of them around. I really like it though, since it appears to be another fine example of an application developed for IE. Firefox 1.5 doesn't appear to be hindered by it too much. It appears to block selection IFF you are selecting top down, but select text from the bottom and move up and it works like a charm (sometimes you had to click a few times).
Well done Dynamic Drive - another fine example of security through obscurity (no one uses Mozilla do they?)
Fear and Loathing in La SuSE (They've got the lizards, just need some product placement).
Honey I Shrunk the Embedded Ubuntu.
Star Wars XV: Attack of the CentOS (Didn't this happen in Tuttle, OK?)
Miss Fedora Universe (Make the Geeks go crazy for models in Fedoras)
A Beautiful Distro (A Linspiring movie)
OK, I am done. But why not have product placement, much like Apple has done in popular culture for the past few years.
Denmark has a National IT Strategy on Healthcare. I was able to talk to a delgate from Denmark many months ago about their projects. They have made some major acomplishments and had to deal with some difficult problems such as authentication.
Dell isn't the first, and as each new project comes online new lessons are learned. I suspect there will be many more applications, in the near future, as information is invaluable in proper diagnosis and treatment in the modern medical system.
The AC is being funny. If this was the Music Industry, their statement would be something to the extent that the music sales were up, but it would be up twice as high if it weren't for the pirates. You can't pirate GPL software, but you can make a joke on why the numbers aren't higher.
As my Karma Burns: "Burn, Baby Burn, Flames are Getting Higher" - Shawdow Warrior
Call me cynical, because I am. I would first like to clarify that I am not a Redmond Junkie.
I had a long discussion over lunch the other day about the future of Apple and the timing and purpose of Boot Camp. While I would like to see OSX more widely used, and I am sure there will be some individuals who will dual-boot and decide that they like OSX better, I see that vast majority of dual-booters using Windows on a unique, and expensive, piece of hardware.
I am concerned that there may not be a business case for Apple to maintain OSX. Why continue to branch an OS while windows is available? The bulk of Apples Revenues are from the iPod and iTunes. I believe that prevailing software laws indicate that you must support it for around 3 years after release and the move to Intel architecture could be the beginning of this phase out.
Contrary to Cringely, I can certainly foresee a day where "Mac" hardware will, by default, ship with Windows.
People aren't stupid.
The fact that they can get away with ramming stupid things through bureaucracy is the problem. The smart people are given an inch and taking a mile. Money drives this and nothing short of all-out reform of the patent system will resolve the issue.
You're right, the Internet didn't change that. What the Internet DID change was this:
Audit Trails - Everything you do online can be traced
Multiple Sources of Information / Backups - Enron had shredders, good luck trying to delete ALL your information on the net.
Private Information can be supeonaed without our knowledge
And the kicker: The organizations who hold your data have no vested interest in keeping it private. If you were supeonaed you could try to fight it from your own perspective -- not from the shareholders bottom line
All of the above points indicate a loss of control of our private information. You can always be supeonaed, but wouldn't you like to know when?
At least we can expect really finite, well defined patents. If you are patenting something on a nano scale then you must be able to finitely define it.
Until they develop an imprevement we shouldn't expect the GHz range. A quick google doesn't provide any further information other then suggesting it is a spelling mistake.
Google may get business value by storing deleted emails. Since their advertising is based on the collection and classification of individual users information. The reason we didn't see a delete button initially and why they now store the information in perpetuity is because they can know a great deal more about you that way. Google isn't necessarily being malicious but they do know a scary amount of information. By knowing more about you Google Strengthens their bottom line.
My largest concern with this concession is that Sony will one day mandate that all Discs released after a certain time contain a firmware flash that forces down sampling, not to mention any other DRM tricks they have up their sleeves. Something like what TIVO is doing.
Google Base
Slightly used; usage will increase quickly over time.
Will provide a wealth of information on your competitors and other individuals.
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Truly this is a case where two wrongs make a right. Forcing royalties on a feature we dislike may remove that feature in the future.
Of course the pessimist in me says that removing that feature will force something infinitely worse.
1) Drop some biometric information and images in the RFID tag.
The RFID tag is already unique to me. Putting more information on would allow more data mining, if nothing else.
2) encrypt the data on the rfid tag embedded in the passport, and checksum it with an obscure algorithm.
I hate obscure algorithms. Might as well use the Ceasar Cipher +4 like the Mafia Boss. Its not used much - for good reason. Assuming you do use a secure algorithim, someone would only have to steal the decryption key to make it useful to them. Considering it will likely be widely used by authorities, this should be easy.
3) See in #2 above the issues with allowing any authority to decrypt -- assuming they are all using the same key.
That way, somebody would have to eavesdrop with an RFID detector, brute-force the data out, chop off your finger, surgically implant it on yourself (or change the fingerprint embedded in the RFID tag), rechecksum it, etc.
Assuming everything else was air-tight and that someone really wants to impersonate someone else. I suspect we'll be seeing a few people who are missing fingers. The only plus to this is that if you have your identity stolen you can walk into the local police station and show them that you are missing a finger. It may not solve the case, but they sure as heck will start right away.
While many of the NIST approved ciphers are "open", I would still completely trust the Open Source application. Look at the Skipjack algorithim produced by the NSA. It was flawless until about a month after it was released openly. In the realm of cryptography, a strong Open Source solution is very trustworthy.
Besides, who is more concerned about their privacy being breached - an open source community or the NIST?
I would love to try this out on my own - but I have to get back to work. Another 5-6 years of overtime should help me afford the reference system.
The new tool, whose name he didn't disclose, will be 'one of the larger projects for us' this year, Osmer says."
Without Vista or Office being released this year, I suppose Vole had to release at least something. Unfortunately for Microsoft this is another prime example of follow the leader. I sincerely hope that Microsoft will start developing their own products instead of quereying Google Answers "What other products do you have the we should make?".
The two things that appear to spur adoption in IT products Innovation and Monopoly. Monoposoft has the one figured out.
Well, sir, there's nothing on earth ...
Like a genuine,
Bona fide,
Electrified,
Six-car
Monorail!
Walmart Sells PC Games?
I haven't seen this DRM before, though I am sure there are a lot of them around. I really like it though, since it appears to be another fine example of an application developed for IE. Firefox 1.5 doesn't appear to be hindered by it too much. It appears to block selection IFF you are selecting top down, but select text from the bottom and move up and it works like a charm (sometimes you had to click a few times).
// End Rant
Well done Dynamic Drive - another fine example of security through obscurity (no one uses Mozilla do they?)
Fear and Loathing in La SuSE (They've got the lizards, just need some product placement).
Honey I Shrunk the Embedded Ubuntu.
Star Wars XV: Attack of the CentOS (Didn't this happen in Tuttle, OK?)
Miss Fedora Universe (Make the Geeks go crazy for models in Fedoras)
A Beautiful Distro (A Linspiring movie)
OK, I am done. But why not have product placement, much like Apple has done in popular culture for the past few years.
Denmark has a National IT Strategy on Healthcare. I was able to talk to a delgate from Denmark many months ago about their projects. They have made some major acomplishments and had to deal with some difficult problems such as authentication.
Dell isn't the first, and as each new project comes online new lessons are learned. I suspect there will be many more applications, in the near future, as information is invaluable in proper diagnosis and treatment in the modern medical system.
The AC is being funny. If this was the Music Industry, their statement would be something to the extent that the music sales were up, but it would be up twice as high if it weren't for the pirates. You can't pirate GPL software, but you can make a joke on why the numbers aren't higher.
As my Karma Burns: "Burn, Baby Burn, Flames are Getting Higher" - Shawdow Warrior
Call me cynical, because I am. I would first like to clarify that I am not a Redmond Junkie.
I had a long discussion over lunch the other day about the future of Apple and the timing and purpose of Boot Camp. While I would like to see OSX more widely used, and I am sure there will be some individuals who will dual-boot and decide that they like OSX better, I see that vast majority of dual-booters using Windows on a unique, and expensive, piece of hardware.
I am concerned that there may not be a business case for Apple to maintain OSX. Why continue to branch an OS while windows is available? The bulk of Apples Revenues are from the iPod and iTunes. I believe that prevailing software laws indicate that you must support it for around 3 years after release and the move to Intel architecture could be the beginning of this phase out.
Contrary to Cringely, I can certainly foresee a day where "Mac" hardware will, by default, ship with Windows.
I feel sorry for his manager having to take complaints from his mother about how his co-workers bug him at work.
It gives new meaning to meet the creature night at school^H^H^H^H^H^H work.
The first thing to learn about independent learning is to: not ask the world.
Not long now Mr Freeman.
People aren't stupid.
The fact that they can get away with ramming stupid things through bureaucracy is the problem. The smart people are given an inch and taking a mile. Money drives this and nothing short of all-out reform of the patent system will resolve the issue.
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All of the above points indicate a loss of control of our private information. You can always be supeonaed, but wouldn't you like to know when?
At least we can expect really finite, well defined patents. If you are patenting something on a nano scale then you must be able to finitely define it.
If only it worked that way.
Until they develop an imprevement we shouldn't expect the GHz range. A quick google doesn't provide any further information other then suggesting it is a spelling mistake.
createText("install firefox.exe");
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And just let the exploit install firefox. It's just that easy.
I can't explain where standards are, but Bueller took the day off.
Google may get business value by storing deleted emails. Since their advertising is based on the collection and classification of individual users information. The reason we didn't see a delete button initially and why they now store the information in perpetuity is because they can know a great deal more about you that way. Google isn't necessarily being malicious but they do know a scary amount of information. By knowing more about you Google Strengthens their bottom line.
My largest concern with this concession is that Sony will one day mandate that all Discs released after a certain time contain a firmware flash that forces down sampling, not to mention any other DRM tricks they have up their sleeves. Something like what TIVO is doing.
Google Base
Slightly used; usage will increase quickly over time.
Will provide a wealth of information on your competitors and other individuals.
Image:
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