Monthly Archives: May 2007

Voting: Things are Not Always What They Seem

Posted on May 29, 2007 by ben

It’s interesting how Voting often comes up in so many discussions, and how often folks believe that Voting is a well established, stable process that is usually fair, except for those pesky touchscreen voting machines that are corrupting a process … Continue reading →

Posted in privacy, security, voting | 10 Comments

Web 2.0 Security & Privacy Workshop

Posted on May 24, 2007 by ben

Today, I was at the IEEE Web 2.0 Security & Privacy Workshop, where I presented a short position paper on extending the web browser to enable secure private-data mashups. I started the day not sure what to expect: maybe a … Continue reading →

Posted in security, web | 3 Comments

Voting à la Française

Posted on May 6, 2007 by ben

Nicolas Sarkozy just won the French Presidential Elections by a sizeable margin. In case my fellow US liberals are worried about a “Conservative” victory in Europe, it’s important to note that the US Republican Party and the French UMP are … Continue reading →

Posted in policy, privacy, security, voting | 3 Comments