The critical question is: At what level will the American public be comfortable with Google sharing information with NSA? – Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks [via Bruce Schneier] Wake me up when this nightmare is over… wait, that won’t work…

An addendum to my prior post regarding Civilian Information Networks as Weapons and Intelligence should duly include a reference to additional evidence of Iran’s leverage of information networks against its citizens. In commenting upon the potentially-positive aspects of mass surveillance, Sherri Davidoff, an independent security consultant, has this to say: Here’s an e-affirmative action proposal: [...]

Is it finally safe to say that one mustn’t be a “conspiracy theorist” to suggest that there has, in fact, been a conspiracy to subvert The Constitution? … or will it ever be safe? “But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must [...]