Essays and Op Eds by Category

National Security Policy

June 24, 2009 • New York Daily News
Clear Common Sense for Takeoff: How the TSA Can Make Airport Security Work for Passengers Again

June 18, 2009 • Wired News
How Science Fiction Writers Can Help, or Hurt, Homeland Security

May 29, 2009 • NYTimes.com
Coordinate, But Distribute Responsibility

May 14, 2009 • The Guardian
We Shouldn't Poison Our Minds with Fear of Bioterrorism

March 31, 2009 • The Wall Street Journal
Who Should Be in Charge of Cybersecurity?

February 26, 2009 • Wired News
How Perverse Incentives Drive Bad Security Decisions

January 29, 2009 • The Guardian, The Hindu, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald
Terrorists May Use Google Earth, But Fear Is No Reason to Ban It

Jan 2009 • Information Security
State Data Breach Notification Laws: Have They Helped?

December 9, 2008 • The Wall Street Journal
How to Prevent Digital Snooping

November 21, 2008 • The Wall Street Journal
Why Obama Should Keep His BlackBerry -- But Won't

November 3, 2008
CRB Checking

October 23, 2008 • The Guardian
Time to Show Bottle and Tackle the Real Issues

October 2, 2008 • The Guardian
Why Society Should Pay the True Costs of Security

August 28, 2008 • Los Angeles Times
The TSA's Useless Photo ID Rules

August 7, 2008 • Wired News
Memo to Next President: How to Get Cybersecurity Right

June 26, 2008 • The Guardian
CCTV Doesn't Keep Us Safe, Yet the Cameras Are Everywhere

June 4, 2008 • The Guardian
Are Photographers Really a Threat?

May 15, 2008 • The Guardian
Crossing Borders with Laptops and PDAs

May 1, 2008 • Wired News
America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves

March 13, 2008 • Nature
Census of Cyberspace Censoring

March 6, 2008 • Wired News
The Myth of the "Transparent Society"

February 23, 2008 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
Security at What Cost?

February 7, 2008 • Detroit Free Press
Driver's Licenses for Immigrants: Denying Licenses Makes Us Less Safe

January 24, 2008 • Wired News
What Our Top Spy Doesn't Get: Security and Privacy Aren't Opposites

August 23, 2007 • Wired News
Time to Close Gaps in Emergency Communications

August 3, 2007
Interview with Kip Hawley

May 2007 • Information Security Magazine
Is Big Brother a Big Deal?

January 8, 2007 • Forbes
They're Watching

November 2006 • Information Security Magazine
Do Federal Security Regulations Help?

September 16, 2006 • Washington Post
The ID Chip You Don't Want in Your Passport

September 2006 • Information Security Magazine
Is There Strategic Software?

May 31, 2006 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
We're Giving Up Privacy and Getting Little in Return

April 20, 2006 • Wired News
The Anti-ID-Theft Bill That Isn't

February 23, 2006 • Wired News
U.S. Ports Raise Proxy Problem

December 20, 2005 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
Unchecked Presidential Power

December 20, 2005 • Salon
Uncle Sam is Listening

November 21, 2005 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Erosion of Freedom

November 3, 2005 • Wired News
Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passports

September 22, 2005 • Wired News
A Sci-Fi Future Awaits the Court

September 11, 2005 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
Toward a Truly Safer Nation

May 2005 • Communications of the ACM
Risks of Third-Party Data

February 14, 2005 • eWeek
Digital Information Rights Need Tech-Savvy Courts

October 26, 2004 • The Sydney Morning Herald
The Security of Checks and Balances

October 2004 • The Rake
Do Terror Alerts Work?

September 20, 2004 • Mercury News
Academics locked out by tight visa controls

August 27, 2004 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
How Long Can the Country Stay Scared?

August 25, 2004 • Newsday
U.S. "No-Fly" List Curtails Liberties

July 6, 2004 • eWeek
US-VISIT Is No Bargain

June 24, 2004 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
Unchecked Police And Military Power Is A Security Threat

June 16, 2004 • News.com
CLEARly Muddying the Fight Against Terror

May/Jun 2004 • IEEE Security and Privacy
Security and Compliance

May 4, 2004 • CNET News.com
We Are All Security Customers

April 27, 2004 • Counterpunch
Terrorist Threats and Political Gains

April 1, 2004 • Minneapolis Star Tribune
A National ID Card Wouldn't Make Us Safer

March 2004 • Wired Magazine
America's Flimsy Fortress

January 30, 2004 • CNET News.com
Slouching Towards Big Brother

January 14, 2004 • Newsday
Fingerprinting Visitors Won't Offer Security

October 14, 2003 • UPI
Fixing intelligence

May/Jun 2003 • IEEE Security and Privacy
Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

March 7, 2003 • Mercury News
American Cyberspace: Can We Fend Off Attackers?

April 2001 • Salon.com
Body of Secrets by James Bamford (Review)

September 1999 • Information Security Magazine
International Cryptography

August 1999 • ZDNet
NIST AES News

October 1998 • Information Security Magazine
Key Recovery

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