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18 Jun 2012, 5:16 am
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 Jul 2021, 11:56 am
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]
9 Mar 2007, 2:45 pm
Full story.Via Bruce Schneier via Boing Boing. [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]
11 Feb 2016, 4:00 am
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]
15 Apr 2008, 4:03 pm
4-15-2008 National:Call it the No Child Left Unsurveilled Act.On Thursday, federal lawmakers will hold a hearing on a proposal to let public schools use millions in federal grants to blanket the halls of learning with surveillance cameras.Those grants have typically been used to install metal detectors, lights and locks, as well as paying for security training for students and employees.The bill adds closed circuit surveillance cameras to the list of items eligible for Justice Department Safe School… [read post]
18 Dec 2013, 2:55 pm
Security experts, including Bruce Schneier, have warned that the NSA's work has undermined the security of the Internet. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 6:01 am
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]
15 May 2008, 8:14 am
They're useful for some, specific purposes, but in general public spaces are more what Bruce Schneier refers to as "security theater," which is to say, not entirely useless but mostly for show.Over the weekend I happened to listen online to a talk by Schneier in which he reminded his audience not to be entirely dismissive of security theater, but to understand it for what it is and not mistake it for real-world security; that's good advice for… [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 9:14 am
Bruce Schneier is widely considered one of America's premier security experts, and I've learned nearly as much from his blog as I have from reading two of his books (Beyond Fear is the one you want to try first, if you're looking to dabble). [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 6:39 am
In response to Schmidt, Security researcher Bruce Schneier referenced an eloquent piece he wrote in 2006 that makes the case that "[p]rivacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect. [read post]
23 Sep 2015, 6:25 am
Sharon Nelson posted yesterday about an interview in which cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier talks about the risks associated with the Internet of Things. [read post]
30 May 2010, 9:04 am
It’s like saying the terrorist wore a green shirt, so no more green shirts” ~ Bruce Schneier, Security Consultant Source: Globe and Mail, Dec. 29, 2009 One might be tempted to inquire about the relationship between airport security and The Goal Focused Way… While The Goal Focused Way was developed primarily as a negotiating tool, it also functions as a critical thinking tool with applications that extend far beyond the field of negotiation practice. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 6:23 pm
After all, even Bruce Schneier, who is probably the web's best known expert on computer security has advocated for open WiFi, saying that people who maintain open WiFi make the world a better place, by making a valuable resource more easily available to more people. [read post]
8 Mar 2021, 4:46 pm
They've been patched, Bruce Schneier tells us, but that seems to have inspired the Chinese government hackers to switch their campaign from Stealth to Promiscuous Mode. [read post]
8 Sep 2013, 3:43 pm
Needless to say, if anybody has the technical chops to protect himself and his sources, it’s Bruce Schneier, although he’s now going to be a “high value target”. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 5:19 pm
Schneier on Security: Bruce Schneier, a security technologist and author, manages this blog, which focuses on security and security technology. [read post]
21 Feb 2014, 6:38 am
Meanwhile, internet security expert Bruce Schneier is calling for breaking up the NSA. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 9:14 am
T.S.A. is "Security Theater": Charles Mann of Vanity Fair has this story about his airport meeting with Bruce Schneier, one of the top security experts in the U.S. and a relentless critic of the Transportation Security Agency. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 7:38 am
In Data and Goliath, security expert Bruce Schneier offers another path, one that values both security and privacy. [read post]
