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My LA Times Op Ed on Photo ID Checks at Airport

2008-09-01 05:15:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Opinion The TSA's useless photo ID rules No-fly lists and photo IDs are supposed to help protect the flying public from terrorists. Except that they don't work By Bruce Schneier August 28, 2008 The TSA is tightening its photo ID rules at airport security. Previously, people with expired IDs or who claimed to have lost their IDs were subjected to...
 
Tags: list, no-fly list, airport, security, security hole, transportation security administration, photo, ids, matches ids
 
 
 
 
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New TSA ID Requirement

2008-06-11 13:42:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
The TSA has a new photo ID requirement : Beginning Saturday, June 21, 2008 passengers that willfully refuse to provide identification at security checkpoint will be denied access to the secure area of airports. This change will apply exclusively to individuals that simply refuse to provide any identification or assist transportation security...
 
Tags: passengers, affect passengers, officers, requirement, refuse, provide identification, cooperative passengers, law enforcement officers, provide
 
 
 
 
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The ID Divide

2008-06-04 06:34:45 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Yesterday the Center for American Progress published its paper on identification and identification technologies: " The ID Divide: Addressing the Challenges of Identification and Authentication in American Society ." I was one of the participants in the project that created this paper, and it's worth reading Among other things, the paper...
 
Tags: identification technologies, identification, identification programs, identification systems, due diligence, due diligence insights, process, due diligence process, identification program
 
 
 
 
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Real ID, Real Problem

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2008-06-17 11:19:42 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
The Real ID program is proving to be a veritable sumo match of epic proportions. The calls are going out to kill it before it grows From the Baltimore Sun No. Nope. No way So exclaimed Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana when asked whether his state would participate in the federal Real ID program Frustration with this misguided,...
 
Tags: real, federal real, call real, republican mark sanford, governmental affairs committee, veritable sumo match, homeland security, article link, program
 
 
 
 
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REAL ID continues to have 'real' challenges

2007-06-18 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
I have been meaning to write something about "REAL ID" for a while now, so will attempt to provide an update on what's happening with this initiative and some additional food for thought. What is REAL ID you say? Well, for those of you who haven't managed to hear about this identity card mandate, it started with the 9/11 Commission's...
 
Tags: real, fraudulent driver, additional food, subsequent legislation, identity card, false identification, trustworthy authentication, recommendation, law
 
 
 
 
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Your ID is worth $2

2008-04-10 16:44:52 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
According to this story your ID (if you are a US citizen is now worth about $2. This is a pretty simple example of the laws of supply and demand hitting the ID market. The market appears to be flooded at the moment thus cost are going down. It is interesting that EU IDs are still high, in the $30 range. Scarcity or the value of the Euro coming...
 
Tags: worth, web site-specific vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, market, market appears, grumpy security guy, hit home, fixed quickly, specific sites
 
 
 
 
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In defense of Caller-ID spoofing

2008-03-06 00:00:00 by Paul McNamara in Network World on Security
 
It's not me mounting the defense, mind you. However, I thought it worth noting that a pair of recent columns -- "Confessions of a Caller-ID spoofer" and "Caller-ID spoofing burns fire equipment company" -- generated significant reader reaction, not all of it in lockstep condemnation of the practice
 
Tags: caller-id, significant reader reaction, caller-id spoofer, defense, recent columns, lockstep condemnation, worth, confessions, practice
 
 
 
 
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If you want to talk to me your caller ID should not come up unknown

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2008-07-09 09:45:56 by HASH0x8b4d2cc in StillSecure, After All These Years
Image via Wikipedia Much has been written lately about annoying sales tactics and how many in the security field try to duck vendor calls. Believe it or not, I get my share of annoying sales calls as well. Whether it is the great conference that is being organized with all of the CIOs that I would ever want to speak to or the latest, greatest...
 
Tags: calls, duck vendor calls, caller, spam telephone calls, sales calls, unknown caller, sales tactics, security field, life easier
 
 
 
 
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If you want to talk to me your caller ID should not come up unknown

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2008-07-09 10:45:56 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
Image via Wikipedia Much has been written lately about annoying sales tactics and how many in the security field try to duck vendor calls. Believe it or not, I get my share of annoying sales calls as well. Whether it is the great conference that is being organized with all of the CIOs that I would ever want to speak to or the latest, greatest...
 
Tags: calls, duck vendor calls, caller, spam telephone calls, sales calls, unknown caller, sales tactics, security field, life easier
 
 
 
 
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President's ID Theft Task Force issues strategic plan -- does it go far enough?

2007-05-02 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
The President's Identity Theft Task Force released Combating Identity Theft: A Strategic Plan on April 23rd in Washington, D.C. The Task Force , which is co-chaired by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Deborah Majoras, was established by an executive order from President Bush in May 2006. Attorney...
 
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