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Aviation security: Bruce Schneier V. Kip Hawley (TSA Boss)->

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Fluffeh
Fluffeh writes "A nice summary, brings word that Bruce Schneier has been debating with Kip Hawley, who is the boss of the TSA over at the Economist. Bruce has been providing facts, analysis and some amazing statistics into the debate and it makes for very educating reading — and it has the benefit of being a debate, so the TSA is compelled to respond.

"He wants us to trust that a 400-ml bottle of liquid is dangerous, but transferring it to four 100-ml bottles magically makes it safe. He wants us to trust that the butter knives given to first-class passengers are nevertheless too dangerous to be taken through a security checkpoint. He wants us to trust that there’s a reason to confiscate a cupcake (Las Vegas), a 3-inch plastic toy gun (London Gatwick), a purse with an embroidered gun on it (Norfolk, VA), a T-shirt with a picture of a gun on it (London Heathrow) and a plastic lightsaber that’s really a flashlight with a long cone on top (Dallas/Fort Worth).""
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Is this the future for medical records in the US?-> 2

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MisterE writes "It seems that a big battle is brewing in the UK over placing patient's private medical records "on line".

...doctors have accused the Government of rushing the project through, meaning that patients have had their details uploaded to the database before they have had a chance to object.

For years we've been getting weekly reports of millions of private financial records being stolen or lost.
Now, we find out that "Chinese" hackers have circumvented security at thousands of companies with "undetectable" hacks.and taken highly confidential data.
Could our private medical records be far behind?"
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