http://dir.salon.com/topics/simson_garfinkel/?source=rss&aim=simson_garfinkel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/03/07/visorphone/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/03/07/visorphone/index.html?source=rss Handspring's VisorPhone is the first cool combination of cellphone and personal digital assistant. By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/01/18/java_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/01/18/java_response/index.html?source=rss OK, Sun's programming language does have some good points, but it's still a long way from perfect. By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/01/08/bad_java/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2001/01/08/bad_java/index.html?source=rss The programming language once hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough is no substitute for simply training good programmers. By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/10/06/mccain_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/10/06/mccain_privacy/index.html?source=rss At a committee hearing on online privacy, the senator asks me some tough questions and doesn't like what he hears. By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/09/08/patrick_ball/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/09/08/patrick_ball/index.html?source=rss A computer programmer digs up the truth behind atrocities in El Salvador, Kosovo and other troubled locales. Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/08/windows_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/08/08/windows_me/index.html?source=rss By Simson Garfinkel By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/08/04/windows_me/index.html?source=rss Microsoft may offer you a break on Windows Me, but that doesn't mean the upgrade won't cost you. By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/07/11/p3p/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/garf/2000/07/11/p3p/index.html?source=rss One good look at the White House's implementation of P3P throws into question the value of the whole privacy initiative. Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/21/brodcast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/21/brodcast/index.html?source=rss "Exactly where is information about anyone being collected?" . Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/06/undo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/06/06/undo/index.html?source=rss "Easier said than done -- or undone" Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/04/25/spam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/04/25/spam/index.html?source=rss Recipes for dealing with spam Plus: Who took the surprise out of the Waco raid? Hemlock Society founder weighs in on physician-assisted suicide. By Thomas Scoville Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/03/01/database_nation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/03/01/database_nation/index.html?source=rss Employers sniffing through medical records, would-be forgers having UPS deliver your signature -- Simson Garfinkel reveals a world rife with privacy violations in "Database Nation." By Simson Garfinkel Wed, 07 Mar 2001 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/23/cable_dsl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/09/23/cable_dsl/index.html?source=rss My Net connection approaches light speed with cable, but that doesn't guarantee victory over DSL.