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18 Jun 2012, 5:16 am by Glenn Reynolds
It provides what security expert Bruce Schneier calls “security theater.” The TSA only exists in order to give people the illusion of safety. [read post]
18 Dec 2013, 2:55 pm by Jon Brodkin
Security experts, including Bruce Schneier, have warned that the NSA's work has undermined the security of the Internet. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 2:45 pm
Full story.Via Bruce Schneier via Boing Boing. [read post]
8 Nov 2017, 4:34 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The consumer does not have a choice on the data that you’re collecting,” Masto said…” [emphasis added] See also – Testimony and Statement for the Record of Bruce Schneier, Fellow and Lecturer, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. [read post]
11 Feb 2016, 4:00 am by Dan Goodin
The report, prepared by security researchers Bruce Schneier, Kathleen Seidel, and Saranya Vijayakumar, identified 865 hardware or software products from 55 countries that incorporate encryption. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 5:00 am
You should have the latest version of QuickTime installed on your computer and make sure that you are not protected by firewalls, which can sometimes block content.Keynote Speakers Patrick Leahy, US Senator (VT) Chair Senate Judiciary Committee Cameron Kerry, Speaker   Danah Boyd, Speaker … [read post]
25 Apr 2007, 3:11 pm
Culture of Fear: Poetry Professor Becomes Terror Suspect via Bruce Schneier. [read post]
5 Aug 2011, 2:08 pm by Kevin
Security expert Bruce Schneier, who also thinks scanners are pointless, links here (via boing boing) to a story about body scanners that were fooled by sweaty armpits. [read post]
1 Nov 2008, 3:51 am
After all, trick or treaters are statistically much more likely to be hit by lightning than molested by a registered sex offender while soliciting candy....The annual demagoguing over sex offenders at Halloween is a classic example of what security expert Bruce Schneier calls "security theater," hyping (and pretending to solve) a threat that in reality is extremely remote, even to the point of diverting resources from policing activities like DWI enforcement that would… [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 11:49 am
Perhaps, as Bruce Schneier suggests, voting machines need to undergo the same assurance practices as airplanes do in order to ensure that our votes are counted accurately. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 2:00 am by Jack Pringle
" As Bruce Schneier observed many years ago, "security is a process, not a product," and process is ultimately fundamentally human. [read post]
1 Aug 2007, 10:07 pm
POSNER, NOT A SUICIDE PACT: THE CONSTITUTION IN A TIME OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY (2006) -- I don't agree with most of Posner's arguments (see here for my book review), but the book is a quick and interesting read BRUCE SCHNEIER, BEYOND FEAR: THINKING SENSIBLY ABOUT SECURITY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD (2006) -- a wise and insightful examination of security and privacy issues regarding terrorism ANDREW E. [read post]
13 Aug 2014, 7:50 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Both Greenwald and security expert Bruce Schneier—who have had extensive access to the cache—have publicly stated that they believe another whistle-blower is releasing secret documents to the media. [read post]
Security expert Bruce Schneier subsequently wrote about the same issue at greater length in this excellent CNN piece. [read post]
29 Nov 2010, 3:45 pm by Mark Bennett
I’ll leave it to the security experts like Bruce Schneier to tell us whether scope-or-grope will work to deter terrorist attacks. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 12:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
Just like it's easier for homeowners to lock their doors and windows than for police to solve a burglary, it's easier to eliminate the payoff from stealing a smart phone by disabling it than it is to generally deter through punishment alone.RELATED: From Bruce Schneier, see 'Lost Smart Phones and Human Nature,' and 'Law Enforcement Forensics Tools Against Smart Phones' [read post]
18 Jul 2021, 11:56 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Feeling watched is a powerful tool for social control, causing people to censor their behavior and conform to what they take to be the desired outcome. security expert Bruce Schneier says the function of omnipresent surveillance is to control a population. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 6:01 am by David Canton
   Here’s some food for thought: From David Fraser: http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2010/01/pantsbomber-revives-debate-over-body.html http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2010/01/we-need-debate-on-privacy-impact-of.html http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2010/01/scary-and-funny-undressing-naked-truth.html http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2010/01/alberta-privacy-commissioner-has-some.html UPDATE: As I was typing this, David added a good article on this topic on Slaw: … [read post]
30 Jan 2008, 9:59 am
In the spring and summer, Hawley answered security guru Bruce Schneier's questions in a series of email interviews. [read post]