The media attention and backlash over Bozeman, Montana requiring job applicants to provide their login passwords to social networking sites has resulted in the city rescinding its policy. The Montana News Station reports: A change in Bozmean’s city hiring policy — two days and one worldwide reaction after we broke the story, Bozeman will no…
Black Hat 2009
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Training July 25-28 Briefings July 29-30 More info on program here.
HI: Good vote on school locker search (Editorial)
The state Board of Education is on solid ground in allowing public school officials to make sure that students’ lockers are not used as caches for weapons, illicit drugs or other contraband. Its decision to use dogs to sniff for drugs could be helpful as long as they don’t sniff students themselves in violation of…
Google’s trike-cam
Just as the world is beginning to get used to Google cars taking pictures of their neighborhood, now there’s a Google three-wheeler pedaling its way through college campuses and other pedestrian-only areas. The Associated Press has coverage of this. Photo credit: AP photographer Mark Stehle snapped this picture of Google cartographer Dexter Harris riding the…