Data Security Protection Policies

May 1, 2005

Via Geoffrey Gussis, a MoFo article on data security protection policies. It’s a great article, and particularly relevant given recent high-profile unintended data disclosures, and recent and expected changes in the US legislative privacy and security landscape.

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More Change or Die

April 30, 2005

From Creating Passionate Users, more on the Fast Company “Change or Die” article I blogged earlier today.

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Change or Die

April 30, 2005

I’ve just read the most extraordinary Fast Company article (thanks, Robert Paterson!) on the behavioural roots in people and organizations of resistance to needed change. One of the themes of the article is our resistance to changing our diets and lifestyles even as we know they are slowly killing us, and the author provides some […]

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Massive Bank Security Breach in U.S.

April 30, 2005

David Fraser has a post this morning on MSNBC’s story about an alleged theft of information on 500,000 bank accounts: MSNBC is reporting on what is characterised as the largest breach of security and leak of personal information in US banking history. Employees are implicated in providing information on 500,000 customers to bill collectors. Most […]

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Electronic Health Records, Redux

April 29, 2005

There have been many posts and news stories on this topic lately – I’ve blogged it a few times, too. As public attention focuses on how to move the health care industry forward and how to reduce costs, technology is moving to the forefront. Recently IBM announced a program to test the sharing of health […]

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Is There Too Much Venture Capital?

April 29, 2005

At Burnham’s Beat Bill Burnham looks at the question of whether there is too much venture capital available now. Answer: not in the aggregate, but there are pockets that are currently attracting too much attention.

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Toronto Segway Ban Shelved for Now

April 28, 2005

Toronto’s Works Committee has deferred the issue of banning the Segway from Toronto sidewalks pending further review by the City’s legal department. Tyler has the details on Clean Break, his new blog. Tyler’s original post on the issue is here.

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Is Journalism Dead?

April 28, 2005

A lot has been written about this in the blogosphere lately. Whether it’s the newspaper ad revenue vacuum that is Craigslist, or the growing irrelevancy of RSS-unenabled or unpermalinkable media, everyone has an opinion on what’s killing old journalism (check here for some other posts on this topic). Adam Penenberg ties some it together and […]

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Blowfish on “24”

April 27, 2005

Bruce Schneier has a post up on the appearance of his Blowfish algorithm on the Fox TV show “24” – the comments are worth a read, too.

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Outsourcing of Medical Services

April 27, 2005

A few weeks ago I blogged about medical outsourcing. I’ve noticed lately that stories on this topic are popping up increasingly often. This time it’s WaPo, writing about outsourcing the analysis of diagnostic imaging. Quote: When patients needed urgent CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds late at night at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., emergency […]

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Why EU Companies Choose Open Source

April 26, 2005

It’s not about cost. A post on GrokLaw refers to a study with some interesting conclusions. Quote: Companies did not cite low cost as their main reason for deploying open source, a factor usually considered one of the main reasons for open source’s success. Rather, companies said open source’s top benefit was the flexibility allowed […]

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U.S. Rethinking RFID Passports

April 26, 2005

Wired has a story on the U.S. State Department rethinking its RFID passport plans in response to criticism by security professionals and civil libertarians. Following criticism from computer security professionals and civil libertarians about the privacy risks posed by new RFID passports the government plans to begin issuing, a State Department official said his office […]

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