Those who aren’t completely lost behind some form of wagon or other have seen Google Maps’ “Street View” function. It’s where you can actually see pictures of the street you’re searching for – hell, some of you might even have seen yourselves somewhere around where you live or work in that thing. I know I have. There I am, hard at work. Well, not that hard, but still very much at work clocking up the old hours.
There’s been a lot of discussion as to whether this function is a security risk or a security asset – some of the normal fundamentalists have of course been raving about this for a long time already, trying to have it banned, trying to get Google to censor “high-risk” sites, and so on and so forth. That hasn’t worked, obviously.
The trouble is, Google’s car(s) drive around on public roads, and that means that every single image that they have out there could just as easily have been taken by anyone else, at any time, only Google actually blurs the faces of people, and the license plates of cars, for example. To anyone but the actual person in the picture, or the owner of the car, it could be anyone, or anyone’s.
Now, instead of trying to stop the proliferation of information that is actually public, why not try and use the information about what is exposed to make things safer and more secure? If a picture, for example, reveals a hole in embassy security, then use that info to plug the hole.
It’s been a long time since the last post – we are all so very sorry. Unfortunately, some of us still have to go to a so-called “dayjob”, and that has in fact gotten severely in the way during the last few months. That’s unfortunate, but if we’re all going to live and prosper, that’s something we have to take into account.
Look at it this way – no dayjob equals no money, equals no food, equals no way of surviving… and that means no SnallaBolaget at all! Wouldn’t that be terrible, boys and gals? Yes it would. So here we are again, and there’s a new dayjob, better hours, better pay, and generally lots more to do in less time. Fun. But it’s still a good business to be in, I think most in it would agree. Security is just about the one sector that has seen, and will see, steady growth for years and years.
Since the last post a few months ago, the world has changed. It always does – the day you finally think you’ve got the hang of it, it’ll probably end. Until then I guess we’re all just stuck with it. Anyway, som stuff happened since last time, then some more stuff happened and then some more. We’re not going to take the time here to go through it all – better just look at the pretty pictures.
Speaking of pretty pictures, here’s one of the Swedish prince’s new girlfriend. Apparently they managed to trick the press for months on end using codes and “covert tactics (!). That warrants the both of them a job at the CIA in my book – these two know how to keep a secret (unlike the CIA…). Here she is:
Islamic fundamentalists have attacked civilian, native Norwegian citizens out in the open, in the capital of Norway, Oslo and declared parts of the city as islamic territory.
Central islamic figures in the country are divided in the view of the attack and declaration, but the underlying agreement seems to be that the attack was justified – though the islamic council of Norway issued a statement to say that muslem people in Norway must respect the country’s laws and rulers.
An official reaction to the declaration that part of the capital is islamic territory is yet to be issued.
“People that weren’t seat belted in flew up and hit the ceilings,” passenger John Norwood told WSVN. “So their faces, their heads hit the plastics and broke all the plastics up top.”
Continental said seven passengers were transported to nearby hospitals, and approximately 28 other passengers were treated at the scene. Lt. Elkin Sierra of the Miami-Dade Fire Department said 26 passengers were injured, including four seriously.
The Boeing 767-200 hit turbulence about 50 miles north of the Dominican Republic at about 38,000 feet, according to an official with the Federal Aviation Administration. It landed in Miami an hour later with its seat belt signs illuminated, the airline said.
You’re high enough up in the air to practically tickle God’s feet, and you think that metal tube is just going to behave like you were on a newly paved interstate? Morons.
Take a look at the video. This “production company” guy thinks he has an absolute right to get answers from the TSA, and statements from individual inspectors, not to mention their “card”, i.e. business card.
I will agree that these TSA officers are a bit too secretive – the “production company” halfwit should see the logic in them being at the opening of a new railway system operation, but they could’ve told him as much. Me, I’d probably at least inform him of his lack of brainpower by pointing out that since trains TRANSPORT people and stuff around, then it’s perhaps not too weird that the TRANSPORT ( <- see?) Security Administration is there…
The way it is, I just get embarrassed for they guy filming there, thinking he’s being all cute.
