Is this a security measure or an indication of the volume of work done by government bureaucrats? (In the article, they aren't even sure the computers were stolen.)
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070729120710532
Missing Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare laptops won't cause security breach
Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 12:07 PM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches
Four laptop computers missing from the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System have blank hard drives so the agency hasn't suffered another breach of data security, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spokesman said Friday.
Source - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Nothing special...
http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070729193139380
Testimony of Hugo Teufel III, Chief Privacy Officer
Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 07:31 PM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Fed. Govt.
Chairman S�nchez (sic) Ranking Member Cannon, and Members of the Subcommittee, it is an honor to testify before you today on the progress of the Privacy Office at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and to review the findings and recommendations of the recent review of our office by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Source - News Blaze
This is big!
Court says "no" to changing terms of service without notification
By Jacqui Cheng | Published: July 29, 2007 - 06:47PM CT
Many of us have seen service agreements that specify that the terms could be changed at any time without notifying the user. Well, a recent court decision could change all that. Service providers should not be able to change their terms of service arbitrarily without notifying their registered users, according to the judges in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The decision on the case of Douglas v. Talk America (PDF) could affect how web site operators handle changes made to user agreements, regardless of what the user originally agreed to.
Think this will spread globally? Is there a “clear backpack” lobby at work?
http://www.colonialnews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18625097&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187829&rfi=6
Wissahickon High to require clear backpacks for students
By: Melissa Brooks, Staff Writer 07/25/2007
Wissahickon High School parents and students received a letter signed by Principal William Hayes last week informing them of a new rule: only clear backpacks can be worn throughout the school day.
You see, it can be done cheaply. There are probably dozens like this, plus you can build your own.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/28/2321219&from=rss
Encrypted USB Key With TOR, Firefox
Posted by kdawson on Sunday July 29, @07:52AM from the and-a-pony dept. Toys Data Storage Privacy Security
An anonymous reader writes "Gizmodo has a writeup on the new IronKey — a self-destructing, hardware-encrypted and -authenticated USB flash drive with on-board secure Firefox, high-speed TOR network, password manager, and online encrypted backup. Here is the demo page. $79 for a 1GB, $149 for 4GB."
Ironkey works on XP and Vista only. Let's hope its self-destruct feature works better than Secustick's.
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