2. The Total Information Awareness project. The federal government, under the leadership of Admiral John Poindexter, wants to create a single database containing financial, medical, and employment data, as well as other personal information for every American. Bad idea? Yeah, it's a very bad idea.

ZDNet: Story: The 10 best (and worst) security trends of 2002
1. No cyberterrorism. Despite dire warnings of a Digital Pearl Harbor in the wake of 9/11, the U.S.'s information infrastructure wasn't attacked during 2002--not by China and not by Al-Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Let's hope this trend continues.…

1. Department of Homeland Security. This new government department throws several critical cybercrime agencies into turmoil when we need them the most. It was the wrong solution to a dire problem--and one I think we'll come to regret in 2003 and beyond.…
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