Issues

NSA’s Russ Tice on CyberCom & StratCom (Edmonds Blog reprinted)

While we were busy covering the ‘Iranian Twitter Revolution’ and gobbling up the latest ‘sex’ news involving Sanford:

Robert Gates issued his anticipated order to establish the U.S. Cyber Command which ‘supposedly’ will be responsible for defending the military portion of cyberspace. Of course the preoccupation with Sanford’s hanky panky and playing cheerleader for our twitter buddies didn’t allow for any in-depth coverage of this gigantic development.

Jim Turner interviews Richard Sobel on Secure Flight

Jim Turner interviews Dr. Richard Sobel, director of the Cyber Privacy Project, member of the Liberty Coalition, and amicus in Supreme Court privacy and identification cases. In the interview they discusses the Secure Flight Program -which requires for flights within the United States, in order to make a reservation, to provide his or her full name, birthdate and gender. The justification is stated that this information must be checked against Government watch lists which burden some with advanced searches and prohibits others from flying at all.

Survey: Do you favor the use of whole-body scanners? by Charlie Leocha

Please complete a quick survey about your views on the usage of whole-body scanners at security checkpoints at U.S. airports. These new scanners show anatomical details as small “as the sweat on your back.” CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY.

Reprinted from Tripso

Dr. Bob's Terror Shop The strange and scary story of the North Central Texas Fusion System.

One morning in February, more than 2,000 cops, fire marshals, and public health officials in the Dallas-Fort Worth area received a memo—stamped “For Official Use Only”—that contained shocking information: Middle Eastern terrorists and “their supporting organizations” had gained a stronghold in America. The memo warned: Full Story

GAO moves the goalposts to “approve” Secure Flight

The Identity Project has posted an analysis of the latest GAO report on Secure Flight, in relation to the required GAO certification: Full Analysis