Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

Mercury News: Oracle boss urges national ID cards, offers free software. Under (Larry) Ellison’s proposal, millions of Americans would be fingerprinted and the information would be placed on a database used by airport security officials to verify identities of travelers … Continue reading →

I just posted the following on the Seybold 2001 mail list: My fundamental conviction in journalism these days has only been reinforced by the outrages of Sept. 11. What is it? Simple: My readers know more than I know. The … Continue reading →

America’s airlines are in deep, deep trouble — and they need help. But if taxpayers go on the hook for billions, we should get something in return. More in my Wednesday column. Note: My colleague, Scott Herhold, doesn’t agree. Comments

New York Times: Senate Democrat Proposes Alternative Antiterrorism Plan. And Mr. Leahy made clear that he would not be rushed, noting that Congress took almost two months to pass antiterrorism legislation in response to the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. … Continue reading →

United Airlines got me out of Frankfurt yesterday on a nonstop to San Francisco. The security at the airport was, in a word, overwhelming. So were the lines at various checkpoints. Welcome to the future of air travel. I had … Continue reading →

The sound you hear out there is the song of nationalism. Sometimes it’s a healthy anthem. Sometimes it’s a horrific noise. Part of America’s greatness is the way we argue about policy when things really matter, when we join our … Continue reading →

AP: FBI investigating new Internet worm, thousands of computers targeted. “It’s causing enormous pain because it is at least an order of magnitude more aggressive than Code Red,” said Alan Paller, director of research at the nonprofit Sans Institute. “It’s … Continue reading →

Regarding Rory O’Connor’s suggestion that people buy small lots of stock tomorrow to show support for the financial system, an executive who works on the elecronic side of the financial system said the idea is potentially dangerous for the system. … Continue reading →

Today’s International Herald Tribune is running a New York Times story regarding a poll showing that a majority of Americans would be willing to see thousands of innocent civilians die in a military retaliation that also got the people responsible … Continue reading →

Less than an hour before a plane slammed into the World Trade Center, I was standing on the site of a long-ago battle in South Africa. A young man’s description of that day, upon which pivoted a a century of … Continue reading →