- U.S. regulators float tough financial privacy rules. It's about time.
- CERT warns of Malicious HTML Tags Embedded in Client Web Requests. Yet another reason to shut off Javascript, even though it can be useful.
- What's wrong with Microsoft security? Mostly the fact that they don't design products to be secure.
- The Path to Peace in Ireland is an collection of articles by the Irish Times. It's got a bit of bias in spots, but is pretty good overall. There are also links to the latest news.
- Europe ponders total US meat ban. We'll at least have the UK for company in being banned, and with more Mad cows discovered in France, the french are going to be eating a lot of the other white meat.
- The Sacramento Bee: A high-tech exodus looms as growth chokes California. About Silicon Valley talks about the area I lived in. Page two talks about the cost. There's also You Know You Live in Silicon Valley When.., which just about says it all.
- Dan Savage (who writes Savage Love) was Stalking Gary Bauer in Iowa. Now there's The firestorm over Stalking Gary Bauer. Wanna know more about the man? All About Dan will help.
- When Net Nanny gets into the sherry tells just how effective censoring software is (not very).
- Michael Moore is trying to get people to help shoot down S.R. 486 in his Today's Mission for members of Mike's Militia. The Village Voice's Washington 451 gives more information. thomas.loc.gov has the Bill Summary & Status for S.486. If you look at the summary, Sec. 5 is the most egregious part of it.