Month: September 2001

Mapquest aerial picture of the WTC site. [Scripting News]

Identity-Based Encryption. Stanford University – Identity-Based Encryption. With IBE, if Alice wants to send Bob an encrypted message, she simply encrypts using Bob's email address. Thus Bob's email address is his public key; there is no need for Bob to use cryptography software to generate a public key, nor does Alice have to retrieve a… Continue reading Identity-Based Encryption

Navigation Technologies' NAVTECH(R) Map data Offers Nationwide Coverage Throughout the Continent…. Company Strengthens Dominant Market Position Through Upgrade of Its Flagship Digital Map Data [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

McDonald's Keeps Cooking. In a year that the company has seen almost everything go wrong, McDonald's is raising profit estimates. [The Motley Fool]

Zaki Badawi: “The atrocity of September 11 is a violation of Islamic law and ethics. Neither the people who were killed or injured, nor the properties that were destroyed, qualified as legitimate targets in any system of law, especially Islamic law.” [Scripting News]

Barry Cohen: “I saw a bumper sticker today: 'Forgive your enemies, it drives them really nuts.'” [Scripting News]

Surgeons Here, Patient There. Doctors in New York have successfully removed the gall bladder from a woman in France, using a remote-controlled robot. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]

Judges OK tracking employee Web use. CNET Sep 19 2001 7:07PM ET… [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]