In New Orleans, the machines just crashed, ... They didn't work. And there was no backup planned; there were no paper ballots.

When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.

I'm worried about data leakage, ... It's frustrating because I want to use a good desktop search program.

There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government.

The user's going to pick dancing pigs over security every time.

Network security sucks, and there's not much the school administration can do. Somebody who knows how will break in.