My kid and I love watching Top Gear - me, because it's nice to see him interested in a very traditional British TV programme (in the US, you can find it on BBC America), and him, because he just loves cars - particularly high-performance ones. So I have to admit to having a little chuckle as I find...
For the longest time, I've been mystified at the way in which we as an information-based society conduct online transactions. Here's how it goes right now: Customer sends secret information (card number and maybe CVV2) to vendor. Vendor promises not to disclose information to anyone but the bank. Vendor...