BlogZot

MacZot is having another crazy cool blogzot where bloggers given free publicity to an application and in turn have a chance at getting a free registration. Here's my MacZot entry.

My review of HoudahSpot as seen on MacZOT.com

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WSJ.com - Colleges Face Privacy Issues As ID Cards Collect More Data

The WSJ has an interesting article on the poor state of privacy at many college campus around the country that use magnetic swipe cards to provide students access to dorms, classrooms, recreational facilities, and meal plans. Many colleges are effectively collecting a complete record of students’ activities over insecure network using ID cards that contain unencrypted personal information. With some cheap hardware and a little technical know-how, it would be possible for anyone to set up a large scale identity theft scheme at many colleges around the country.

The article links to a case study of the University of Maryland, College Park that shows just how insecure these systems are and at the high privacy risk many college students face with ID card systems.

DISCLAIMER: One of the authors of the UMCP case study is my brother. I am very proud of his work and think it’s important that the university respond to his requests for a more secure system that protects his and other students’ identities.

Fotografie: Martin Schoeller - 'Close Up' - stern.de

I found this over on the 37signals blog. There are some amazing photographs of celebrities. Brilliant use of depth of field as you almost never see a celebrity at an f-stop lower than 5.6. See for yourself at Fotografie: Martin Schoeller