Scientists and technologists create a variety of impressions in the eyes of society at large, some positive and others negative. In the latter category is the perception…
Lauren Weinstein
Risks of National Identity Cards
In the wake of September 11th, the concept of a national identity (NID) card system has been getting considerable play, largely promoted by persons who might gain…
The horrific events of September 11, 2001 have brought grief, anger, fear, and many other emotions. As we write these words a few weeks later, risks issues are now…
You get up to the turnstile at a sporting event and learn that you won’t be permitted inside unless you provide a blood sample for instant DNA analysis, so that you…
Inside Risks: Risks of Internet Voting
Risks in computer-related voting have been discussed here by Peter Neumann in November 1990 and by Rebecca Mercuri in November 1992 and 1993. Recently we’ve seen…
The Internet is expanding at an unprecedented rate. However, along with the enormous potential benefits, almost all of the risks discussed here in past columns are…
Inside Risks: Risks of Content Filtering
The Internet and World Wide Web may be the ultimate double-edged swords. They bring diverse opportunities and risks. Just about anything anyone might want is on the Net,…
Inside Risks: Just a Matter of Bandwidth
The previously incomprehensible increases in communication capacities now appearing almost daily may be enabling a quantum leap in one of the ultimately most promising,…
Inside Risks: Bit-Rot Roulette
It’s obvious that our modern society is becoming immensely dependent on stored digital information, a trend that will only increase. Aspects of our culture that…
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