Bruce Schneier on security
Posted on August 12, 2002 @ 21:21 in General
A long article in The Atlantic that goes into many aspects of security, both electronic and physical, based in a large part on Bruce Schneier's views. This article should be required reading, for just about anybody. (By way of an interesting Slashdot discussion.)
Maybe so, Schneier says. "But think about screw-ups, because the system will screw up." [...] Indeed, as a recent National Research Council study points out, the extra security supposedly provided by biometric ID cards will raise the economic incentive to counterfeit or steal them, with potentially disastrous consequences to the victims. "Okay, somebody steals your thumbprint," Schneier says. "Because we've centralized all the functions, the thief can tap your credit, open your medical records, start your car, any number of things. Now what do you do? With a credit card, the bank can issue you a new card with a new number. But this is your thumb -- you can't get a new one."
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