Monthly Archives: February 2007

My Talk at TCC 2007

Posted on February 27, 2007 by ben

Last week, I was in Amsterdam for the Theory of Cryptography Conference, where I presented my work (joint with Douglas Wikström) on How to Shuffle in Public. The conference was exhausting, intense, and extremely interesting. And, minus a last-minute A/V … Continue reading →

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Advertising Controlled Substances

Posted on February 27, 2007 by ben

Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has just started a blog. I’m impressed and, given my interest in health technology, I didn’t hesitate long to add this blog to my newsreader. This should be fascinating. … Continue reading →

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Property Rehab

Posted on February 14, 2007 by ben

Too many people in the US are property addicts. They see “property” as the natural state of a free society, where things must be owned if they are going to be economically viable. Houses, cars, TVs, pots and pans, etc… … Continue reading →

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BeamAuth: Two-Factor Web Authentication with a Bookmark.

Posted on February 6, 2007 by ben

(There’s always a dilemma between “publishing soon” and “polishing for peer review.” This is my first attempt at blog-based collaborative peer-review. Let’s see how it goes!) The Problem Phishing is a serious issue, and it’s only getting worse. Through various … Continue reading →

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Is that You speaking, or is it just an evil web site?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by ben

Microsoft Vista has speech recognition, so it’s conceivable that a malicious web site could play a sound that orders your computer to delete a file, at which point Windows might respond as if you’d given the order. I don’t blame … Continue reading →

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