The Associated Press reports that Clear, the registered traveler program operated by Verified Identity Program which that folded last year, has been taken over by Alclear LLC, whose board includes Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Robert McMillan of IDG provides additional details on Network World: The new Web site…
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Lower Merion releases webcam investigation report
Richard Ilgenfritz reports: An internal investigation into the Lower Merion School District’s use of the computer tracking software confirms that tens of thousands of images were found and investigators are putting a lot of the blame on the district’s tech staff. According to the findings of the investigation that was released to the public Monday…
Times Square bombing attempt reveals limits of video surveillance
Joby Warrick, Peter Finn and Ellen Nakashima report: With 82 city-owned surveillance cameras and scores of private ones, New York’s Times Square may well be among the most scrutinized patches of real estate on Earth. So when a bomb-laden Nissan Pathfinder rolled into the famed plaza Saturday evening, it was inevitable that multiple cameras would…
Facebook’s Privacy Controls Broken
Dan Tynan writes: I’ve spent a fair amount of time lately messing about with Facebook’s privacy settings, which is almost like having a life, but not quite. Then I discovered something odd and disturbing: I cannot make all of my “likes and interests” private so that only my friends can see them. Even when I…