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...These days he is European managing director of the Favonius venture fund, professor of computer science and business at the Netherlands' University of Twente and creator of an audacious plan to equip 10 million vehicles in the Netherlands with wireless tracking devices...
...cockpit doors, some industry leaders and lawmakers have, irresponsibly, proposed arming pilots as a deterrent against terrorism. Testifying before a congressional subcommittee, Duane Woerth, the president of the Air Line Pilots Association, America’s largest pilot union, advocated a plan to do just that—to equip pilots with firearms...
...assert themselves. Representatives from both sides of the aisle are, appropriately, beginning to realize the complexity of the situation. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tex.) recognized that even security comes with a price. He told The Washington Post last week, “This is about how we equip our anti-espionage, counterterrorism agencies with the tools they want while we still preserve the most fundamental thing, which is the civil liberties on the American people...
...spies from within terrorist organizations is simple, any effort to repeal the policy should take extreme care not to increase the power of individuals whose agendas may run fundamentally counter to that of the U.S. Soliciting information is one thing, but significant monetary rewards that might be used to equip, arm or strengthen human rights violators is quite another—and could very well harm the long-term national interest. The guerrillas whom the U.S. supported in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion have used their skills only for more violence; the terrorist group Hamas was once Israel?...
Manufacturers hoping to boost a sagging PC market are racing to equip computers for wireless networking. "It's considered something of vast importance, given the economic slowdown," says International Data Corp. (IDC) analyst Jason Smolek. Compaq, Gateway and Dell are all selling computers with built-in wireless networking capabilities. IBM launched a top-line Wi-Fi equipped laptop named ThinkPad T23 in late July that offers enhanced security features. Apple, which virtually pioneered wireless home networking when it launched AirPort in 1999, is ahead of the pack. All its computers have been WLAN-ready since then...