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Biometrics Boom
WaPo – This will not play out well: “When you’re talking about credentialing the federal workforce and contractors, you’re talking about maybe 10 million people. When you’re talking first responders, you’re at 20, 30 or 40 million people,” said Thomas … Continue reading
$9.2 Billion on Secrecy
UPI – According to the Information Security Oversight Office the US Government spent $9.2 Billion on attempting to keep information secret – That represents a 13 percent rise over the previous year, and the soaring expense fell disproportionately on the … Continue reading
Thanks Mark
Mark Safranski (better known as Zenpundit) has some kind words for me. Mark provides quality writing on a variety of topics and serves as a great hub to find more great sites. -Shlok Sign up for my newsletter.
Minority Report Interface
Very very cool technology. (10 minute youtube video about a great working prototype of the interface seen in the movie.) For some reason it almost seems reminscent of GO Corp. way back in the early 90s. Hopefully not. -Shlok Sign … Continue reading
Malware Costs 7.8 Billion
Newsfactor – I maintain my own machines and many of those of people I’m close to. This number is probably not all that off target. Consumers paid as much $7.8 billion over two years to repair or replace computers that … Continue reading