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Firesheep, a day later
On Hacker News, I saw this follow up post from Eric Butler, the author of Firesheep. It confirms my read on his motivations and shares the reaction so far. He also gives some good background material on the problem Firesheep is meant to highlight and confirms many of the suggested remediations. He debunks a few possible defenses, too, clearly explaining why they are not advised or less effective.
White House forms committee on Internet, privacy policy , Washington Post
Vintage TV spot on hacking fears in the wake of “WarGames” movie, Lauren Weinstein
Court lets Amazon protect customer purchase info in North Carolina, Techdirt
Speeding up self assembling of chips with microwaves, Slashdot