Security quotes of the week

I have heard from people who ought to know, that a popular satellite phone protocol actually *broadcasts* the reported/calculated location of each phone, in plaintext beacons from the satellite that anyone who tunes to the right frequency can receive. I wonder what sort of NSA [US National Security Agency] influence was used in designing *that* protocol.

So, if you're playing along at home, DHS [US Department of Homeland Security] has decided, based on its own review of its own directives, that it can search any electronic device within 100 miles of the border without requiring a warrant, probable cause, reasonable suspicion or anything like that -- because actually respecting the Constitution "would be operationally harmful" and wouldn't really create any "civil rights/civil liberties benefits" for you.

I'm waking up in the middle of the night and have to try a few more passwords just so I can get back to sleep. For those who don't know, dreaming of password combinations sucks.