Comments for Graves Concerns http://blog.subjunctive.com Notes on Security, Privacy, and the Law Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Privacy Seal Provider ControlScan Settles FTC Charges by nexttolastblog http://blog.subjunctive.com/2010/02/27/privacy-seal-provider-controlscan-settles-ftc-charges/#comment-231 nexttolastblog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:36:35 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=662#comment-231 Thanks I always wondered where those seals came from. And thank you for not using the word privacy and internet in the same sentence. Thanks I always wondered where those seals came from.
And thank you for not using the word privacy and internet in the same sentence.

]]> Comment on Court Rules that LifeLock Violates California’s Unfair Competition Laws by Wise Finish http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/05/30/court-rules-that-lifelock-violates-californias-unfair-competition-laws/#comment-139 Wise Finish Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:35:49 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=529#comment-139 I believe that there is an even better solution to the Lifelock, Debix or a cosnumer using a "fraud alert" to protect their credit file. Credit Freezes are a good solution that is low cost and totally prevents anyone from even accessing your credit report. I have an article on my site with some more info: http://www.wisefinsh.com/ I believe that there is an even better solution to the Lifelock, Debix or a cosnumer using a “fraud alert” to protect their credit file. Credit Freezes are a good solution that is low cost and totally prevents anyone from even accessing your credit report. I have an article on my site with some more info: http://www.wisefinsh.com/

]]> Comment on IT Consulting Firm Sued for Certifying CardSystems as CISP Compliant by Michael Janke http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/05/27/it-consulting-firm-sued-for-certifying-cardsystems-as-cisp-compliant/#comment-124 Michael Janke Thu, 28 May 2009 01:11:28 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=479#comment-124 I'll try to compare this to the common pre-purchase home inspections. In that case, both the buyers and sellers agents are highly motivated to close the sale. No deal = no commission. A pre-purchase inspection by a professional inspector can only break a deal that is ready to close. The agents therefor have no incentive to reccomend an inspector who has a reputation for doing a thorough inspection and finding lots of this wrong with the house. If the inspector nit-picks, neither agent will recommend that inspector again, and the inspector eventually has no work. So the inspector has to find enough things wrong to validate the necessity for the inspection, but not so much wrong that he/she breaks the deal and risks not getting any more business. In this case, the inspectors have a big thick contract that makes sure that if they miss something, they don't have any liability, so the are safe from that side of the equation. I know a home inspector who quit the business for that reason. The better job he did, the fewer referrals he got. I’ll try to compare this to the common pre-purchase home inspections. In that case, both the buyers and sellers agents are highly motivated to close the sale. No deal = no commission.

A pre-purchase inspection by a professional inspector can only break a deal that is ready to close. The agents therefor have no incentive to reccomend an inspector who has a reputation for doing a thorough inspection and finding lots of this wrong with the house. If the inspector nit-picks, neither agent will recommend that inspector again, and the inspector eventually has no work.

So the inspector has to find enough things wrong to validate the necessity for the inspection, but not so much wrong that he/she breaks the deal and risks not getting any more business. In this case, the inspectors have a big thick contract that makes sure that if they miss something, they don’t have any liability, so the are safe from that side of the equation.

I know a home inspector who quit the business for that reason. The better job he did, the fewer referrals he got.

]]> Comment on Minnesota and Online Gambling by Jim Graves http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/05/01/minnesota-and-online-gambling/#comment-100 Jim Graves Sat, 02 May 2009 02:33:08 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=433#comment-100 Interesting question. I imagine it would depend on the state's peering arrangements. Some backbone providers weren't included in the DPS's letters. Interesting question. I imagine it would depend on the state’s peering arrangements. Some backbone providers weren’t included in the DPS’s letters.

]]> Comment on Minnesota and Online Gambling by No-so-anonymous http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/05/01/minnesota-and-online-gambling/#comment-99 No-so-anonymous Sat, 02 May 2009 02:10:00 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=433#comment-99 Would the DPS's own network be blocked from accessing those sites? It'd be intersting(amusing)to find out. Hmm....there must be a way.... Would the DPS’s own network be blocked from accessing those sites? It’d be intersting(amusing)to find out.

Hmm….there must be a way….

]]> Comment on Too Many Law Schools in Minnesota? by Jim Graves http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/03/09/too-many-law-schools-in-minnesota/#comment-95 Jim Graves Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:13:00 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=360#comment-95 Aura, That's an excellent point, and one I hadn't thought about until you brought it up. Aura,

That’s an excellent point, and one I hadn’t thought about until you brought it up.

]]> Comment on Too Many Law Schools in Minnesota? by Aura http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/03/09/too-many-law-schools-in-minnesota/#comment-94 Aura Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:22:58 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=360#comment-94 I think it's worth noting that the Twin Cities have been the traditional home of WestLaw for a long time. They hire a LOT of law grads to work as reference lawyers and editors and janitors. It drives down the salary range for new hires, but there are considerable opportunities via that company. I think it’s worth noting that the Twin Cities have been the traditional home of WestLaw for a long time. They hire a LOT of law grads to work as reference lawyers and editors and janitors. It drives down the salary range for new hires, but there are considerable opportunities via that company.

]]> Comment on Too Many Law Schools in Minnesota? by a recent grad http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/03/09/too-many-law-schools-in-minnesota/#comment-91 a recent grad Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:02:21 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=360#comment-91 Thanks for the interesting analysis. One factor that is not accounted for is relocation. People in Minnesota tend to stay in Minnesota, and I think most of the law students here are from here as well. I don't have any statistics for this, but as a recent grad, I know very few people who are looking for jobs outside of the Twin Cities. Boston may have a higher proportion of law school graduates to population, but I would guess that many more of those law students are not staying in Boston to work. That's partly due to geographic proximity to other cities, and also I think Harvard students are more likely to come from all over. Thanks for the interesting analysis. One factor that is not accounted for is relocation. People in Minnesota tend to stay in Minnesota, and I think most of the law students here are from here as well. I don’t have any statistics for this, but as a recent grad, I know very few people who are looking for jobs outside of the Twin Cities. Boston may have a higher proportion of law school graduates to population, but I would guess that many more of those law students are not staying in Boston to work. That’s partly due to geographic proximity to other cities, and also I think Harvard students are more likely to come from all over.

]]> Comment on Security is Not a Checklist by Jason http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/02/16/security-is-not-a-checklist/#comment-89 Jason Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:45:59 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=276#comment-89 AMEN! PCI is not the ending point for security, but rather a starting point. It doesn’t imply that you’re secure, but gives orgs a jumping point. Maybe it’s part of human nature to only meet the bare minimum of standards. Maybe it’s the excuse that in the recession, orgs can’t allocate enough funds for IT security as necessary (although a breach will cost them much more, with studies showing an average of $206 per breached record). Whatever the reason, CIOs and IT managers need to realize the importance of securing their treasure troves and know that there is a solution out there based on breakthrough Format-Preserving Encryption (or FPE) technology that makes encrypting at the data level not only possible, but cost effective, simple and quick to deploy. The solution leveraging this technology, Voltage SecureData is already in use by large companies around the globe. AMEN! PCI is not the ending point for security, but rather a starting point. It doesn’t imply that you’re secure, but gives orgs a jumping point. Maybe it’s part of human nature to only meet the bare minimum of standards. Maybe it’s the excuse that in the recession, orgs can’t allocate enough funds for IT security as necessary (although a breach will cost them much more, with studies showing an average of $206 per breached record). Whatever the reason, CIOs and IT managers need to realize the importance of securing their treasure troves and know that there is a solution out there based on breakthrough Format-Preserving Encryption (or FPE) technology that makes encrypting at the data level not only possible, but cost effective, simple and quick to deploy. The solution leveraging this technology, Voltage SecureData is already in use by large companies around the globe.

]]> Comment on Too Many Law Schools in Minnesota? by The quantity (and quality) of Minnesota law schools « MinnLawyer blog http://blog.subjunctive.com/2009/03/09/too-many-law-schools-in-minnesota/#comment-88 The quantity (and quality) of Minnesota law schools « MinnLawyer blog Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:22:38 +0000 http://blog.subjunctive.com/?p=360#comment-88 [...] with some statistics on how our law school situation in Minnesota compares with other markets (click here.) Just keep in mind that 99.9 percent of statistics can be misleading [...] [...] with some statistics on how our law school situation in Minnesota compares with other markets (click here.) Just keep in mind that 99.9 percent of statistics can be misleading [...]

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