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Bruce Schneier is a cryptologist. Bruce Schneier is his own trope. Bruce Schneier is also a geeky hero, triumphing with the mighty power of his little gray cells over the brawny exploits of Chuck Norris. If you’ve never checked out schneierfacts.com, run right over and do it. Then come back here, because if you don’t, Bruce […]
March 3, 2012 by CrimeCents
In 1982 James Q. Wilson and George Kelling co-authored a piece for The Atlantic in which they laid the foundation for a new theory of crime. In essence, they argued that fixing broken windows is of critical importance. They wrote, “Untended property becomes fair game for people out for fun or plunder and even for people who […]
February 28, 2012 by CrimeCents
It’s hard to protect whistleblowers. Occasionally crackpots, sometimes contrarians, but always risking their livelihoods and reputations for the truth, whistleblowers clearly need special protections. For federal employees, those protections exist in the form of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. The Act is intended to protect not just employees from retaliation, but their communications with […]
February 27, 2012 by CrimeCents
Stories about TSA abuse litter the internet like confetti after a security theater parade. So the fact that Senator Schumer is proposing the addition of passenger advocates at TSA checkpoints is a serious step forward. Unfortunately, Schumer’s press release states that under his plan “TSA would train existing officers in dispute resolution and require the agency […]
March 12, 2012 by CrimeCents
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