Continuing the story

Afraid to Go Back in the Air? You Should Be.After issuing a number of denials, JetBlue came “clean” last week about handing over the personal information of more than one million of its customers to a Pentagon contractor. [EFF: Press]

chance meetings

This blog has gained vastly increased importance to me in the past few days — a friend of mine (you know who you are!) found me again through it. I haven’t seen him in about 15 years, but judging from his pictures, he is much the same: Just as mischievous-looking as ever, and Still clearly Continue reading chance meetings

Trips

Peter is on a trip this weekend with his class. I asked him where they were going, and he couldn’t get more specific than “West Virginia.” He was upset that he wasn’t allowed to bring his own gear, because he has some nice stuff. I explained to him that not everyone has their own gear, Continue reading Trips

I love privacy

If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy…. JetBlue Shared Passenger DataThe airline admits it gave 5 million itineraries to a defense contractor last year without passengers’ consent. The contractor bought more personal information on the passengers, including Social Security numbers — for what purpose? By Ryan Singel. [Wired News]