Claria, spyware vendor, on Homeland Security privacy advisory board.

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Hopefully this is really more of a hire-the-bad-guys-to-help-the-good-guys kind of thing but I severely doubt it. Seems that the Department of Homeland Security has made an executive from Claria, formerly Gator, to a committee on protecting privacy. The article also has an excellent content-free defense of the inclusion from chief privacy officer Nuala O’Connor Kelly. […]

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NHL Season Cancelled

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I just caught a bit of the NHL press conference where the commissioner announced the cancellation of this season. It was a big coincidence, I went downstairs to get lunch and flipped on the TV. According to TiVo it was set to record the English Premiership match of the week but that was pre-empted. Two

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Reasons to go to Alaska?

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This post is mainly for Dave, who’s brother just got a job in alaska. USATODAY.com – Extensive new study details states’ drug, alcohol use Alaska has the nation’s highest rate of illegal drug use; binge drinking is particularly prevalent in the upper Midwest; and Utah’s reputation as a clean-living state is well-deserved, according to a

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Two TV Recommendations

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Two quick recommendations of TV shows that are worth checking out. First, the Sci-Fi channels reincarnation of Battlestar Galactica is shockingly good. I knew they’d respect the source material since they did an admirable job with the Dune mini-serieses but I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is. There are throwbacks to

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Social Security Fact Checks

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Well, I missed the State of the Union address this week because we were in Baltimore picking up our wedding album. Here are some links from FactCheck.Org about the president’s proposed Social Security reforms. FactCheck.org Bush’s State of the Union: Social Security “Bankruptcy?”, That term could give the wrong idea. Bush also makes private accounts

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