Cox Crow

So about that personal information....

Gray Davis signed something into law yesterday. I picture a flourish.

The law, which will take effect next year, will require permission from a customer before financial institutions share with an unaffiliated company information such as bank balances or spending habits.

I find it amazing that this is necessary. That behavior is just rude. Ask any reputable off-shore bank.

5:12:29 PM # Google It!

I Have a Dream

Cockburn, Andrew, "21st Century Slaves," National Geographic Magazine, September 2003.

4:38:28 PM # Google It!
categories: Sadness

Mapping Usage Patterns

Jenny notes a Chicago Tribune article on a Pew Internet research report on regional differences in Internet use. I'd like to compare this data with our demographics.

3:21:37 PM # Google It!
categories: Industry

I Am Who I Am

Identity is an assertion. I am who I say I am.

When asked, explain yourself.

We are by kin of the clan of Geats,
and Hygelac's own hearth-fellows we.
To folk afar was my father known,
noble atheling, Ecgtheow named.
Full of winters, he fared away
aged from earth; he is honored still
through width of the world by wise men all.

11:38:39 AM # Google It!
categories: Identity

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

• city of birth
• birthdate
• mother's maiden name
• Social Security number
• driver's license number
• my fingerprint
• SecureID

It seems to me that it is just plain stupid to use public information as the basis of affirming one's identity. It seems to me that is just plain stupid to trust public information to confirm an identity.

10:48:14 AM # Google It!
categories: Identity, Security

Scope Creep

Is a Federal law limiting the States' abilities to regulate financial institutions within the scope of the Federal powers? Discuss.

10:32:10 AM # Google It!
categories: Law