Monday, February 12, 2007

An American Idol for Crypto Geeks. An American Idol for Crypto Geeks. The federal government is holding a competition for a new cryptographic hash function that will become the national standard. Really, this is exciting stuff. Commentary by Bruce Schneier. [Wired News: Security Blanket] 2:02:53 PM

FCW.com News - Lack of info feeds public outcries about privacy, experts say Federal agencies need to do a better job of informing the public about measures taken to protect their sensitive and private information, current and former government officials say. A lack of information can lead to trouble, said several experts, speaking at the CTO Forum held by the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association. In some cases, agencies have been forced to end programs -- such as data mining or surveillance projects -- because of public outcry that stemmed from misperceptions that might have been better addressed with better information. "When we don't get the kind of meaningful public debate, decisions get based on inadequate knowledge and the public gets in an uproar on things based on incorrect information," said Linda Millis, director of the National Security Program at the nonprofit Markle Foundation. 1:52:39 PM

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