WEP cracking for dummies

"For those who still don’t think it’s a major problem to run WEP encryption on a wireless LAN, this is your final warning. Humphrey Cheung of Tomsnetworking has released a tutorial that can essentially be summed up as 'WEP cracking for dummies'. "

"Any WEP based wireless LAN can be cracked in a matter of minutes. The current set of attacks are all implemented in a simple all-in-one CD that is available for free download over the web and it employs the latest packet injection techniques and advanced statistical analysis tools to rapidly recover WEP keys. ...Corporations and homes must protect themselves with a minimum of WPA TKIP encryption but preferably use WPA2 AES encryption."

California bill would ban tracking chips in IDs

Leave it to California to take the lead in limiting abuses of the new REAL ID Federal legislation. "Consumer advocates also worry about the ability of data thieves to intercept RFID signals or break into databases storing the information collected by such systems. The RFID chips are designed to broadcast personal data, such as name, address and date of birth, to special receivers at close range."

National ID cards: Pretty Much a Done deal

National ID cards legislation will soon be passed for implementation within three years. The House of Representatives approved the package on Thursday by a vote of 368-58. Only three of the "nay" votes were Republicans; the rest were Democrats. The Senate is scheduled to vote on it next week and is expected to approve it as well.

When implemented there may well be a national data base that keeps track of every beer, bottle of wine, cigarette, train ticket, magazine you buy, doctor's office visit or everything you do. Big Brother is here.