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Parents who say "No" to guns, but also "No" to metal detectors?

2008-04-21 13:53:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...Detectors". The word "Why" kept ringing in my ears as I read the story. Apparently, many parents feel that metal detectors in schools make the schools seem like camps or prisons. Surprisingly, consensus is building against the machines even at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, where last week, three loaded guns were found in a...
 
Tags: school, school shootings, metal detectors, detectors, parents, metal detector, school killings, metal detector saves, time
 
 
 
 
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Pentagon May Issue Pocket Lie Detectors to Afghan Soldiers

2008-04-14 12:57:47 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...detectors are pseudo-science at best, and even the Pentagon knows it: The Pentagon, in a PowerPoint presentation released to msnbc.com through a Freedom of Information Act request, says the PCASS is 82 to 90 percent accurate. Those are the only accuracy numbers that were sent up the chain of command at the Pentagon before the device was...
 
Tags: pentagon, measure accuracy, accuracy, pcass accuracy, pentagon studies, lie detectors, yellow screens, tests drops, pcass
 
 
 
 
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Locked Call Boxes and Banned Geiger Counters

2008-01-18 07:44:31 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...detectors: The legislation which was proposed by the Bloomberg administration and would be the first of its kind in the nation would empower the police commissioner to decide whether to grant a free five-year permit to individuals and companies seeking to "possess or deploy such detectors." Common smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors...
 
Tags: boxes, false fire alarms, fire, fire alarms, false alarms, prevent false alarms, alarm boxes, alarm, chicago fire
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest

2008-04-07 15:50:38 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...detectors for salad bars. Acoustical devices that estimate tiger proximity based on roar strength. GPS-enabled wallets for use when you've been pickpocketed. Wrist cuffs that emit fake DNA to fool DNA detectors. The Quantum Sleeper . Fear offers endless business opportunities. Good luck Entries due by May 1 The First Movie-Plot Threat Contest...
 
Tags: movie-plot threat, annual movie-plot threat, criminal risk, risk, common household risk, product idea, product, terrorism risk, entries
 
 
 
 
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Article: Analytics Brief: Securing The New Data Center

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2008-01-07 05:28:32 by Editor in Security Links
...detectors are all, by definition, blind to network traffic that never leaves the physical server.One approach to securing multiple VMs on a single server is to ensure that all the VMs are running similar operating systems and that each has been properly patched. The notion is that if all systems running on a given server are similarly secure,...
 
Tags: virtual environment, environment, virtual appliances range, virtual appliances, security, tools, security tools, develop security, security holes
 
 
 
 
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TSA Misses the Point, Again

2008-01-29 15:13:57 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...detectors More than 40 passengers have been arrested since June in cases when TSA screeners spotted altered passports, fraudulent visas and resident ID cards, and forged driver's licenses. Many of them were arrested on immigration charges ID checks have nothing to do with airport security. And even if they did, anyone can fly on a fake ID....
 
Tags: tsa, tsa screeners, tsa agent, tsa document checker, screeners, passenger ids, passenger, screeners inspect, airport
 
 
 
 
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Robot Boats, Sonic Blasters Come Ashore for NY Fleet Week

2008-05-23 17:00:00 by Danger Room in Wired Security
 
It's Fleet Week in New York, which means Times Square is filled with sailors and leggy retro-pinup models. Oh, and there's a robotic boat (complete with gun detectors and sonic blaster
 
Tags: fleet week, leggy retro-pinup models, gun detectors, robotic boat, times square, sonic blaster, sailors, york, complete
 
 
 
 
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Fly through airport security with Clear, but you don't have less security?

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2008-06-04 12:26:56 by HASH0x8b3dfdc in StillSecure, After All These Years
...detectors. Because I was willing to pay some money and have a background search, I got the first class treatment To me this is not a scalable solution. As more Clear passengers come on board, having a dedicated person walking me through the security line is just not going to work. Also, lets be clear (no pun intended), this is not about going...
 
Tags: security, security line, airport security program, line, security procedures, background check, check, security obligations, background
 
 
 
 
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Fly through airport security with Clear, but you don't have less security

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2008-06-04 13:26:24 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
...detectors. Because I was willing to pay some money and have a background search, I got the first class treatment To me this is not a scalable solution. As more Clear passengers come on board, having a dedicated person walking me through the security line is just not going to work. Also, lets be clear (no pun intended), this is not about going...
 
Tags: security, security line, airport security program, line, security procedures, background check, check, security obligations, background