August 20, 2008

Almost trivial

A very good article about how simple it can be to have your personal email and financial accounts hijacked. We are constantly reminded that everything we do online is permanent and searchable, but few people really contemplate the potential consequences involved.

August 12, 2008

...pretty as a picture, right in the very front row...

Errol Morris delves once again into the issue of photography as truth in the case of the Iranian "4 missiles or three" images.

Inevitably, he adds perspective and context that went missing from the many rounds of Internet gotcha! that followed in the days the alterations were revealed.