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American Express’s Security Problem: Awful password system

The NYT has a shocking story about a man who accidentally “hacked” his way into someone else’s American Express account. Allan Goldstein, an honest man, immediately called American Express’s customer support to notify them of the accidental breach. He got a rep in India, and then several others who had no clue what the issue [...]
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Christmas Terror Bombing Hearings: So why don’t we just put EVERYONE on the no-fly list

From Politco (“Obama officials snipe at terror hearing”): But Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair fought back, arguing the no-fly list has been subject to political pressure to take names off the list because it was causing problems for ordinary citizens. “The pressure since 2008 been to make it smaller,” he said. “Shame on us [...]
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