Code crackers break 923-bit encryption record | Security & Privacy - CNET News

Code crackers break 923-bit encryption record | Security & Privacy - CNET News: "pairing-based cryptography of this length was fragile"

"breaking the 923-bit encryption, which is 278-digits, would have been impossible using previous "public key" cryptography; but using pairing-based cryptography, scientists were able to apply identity-based encryption, keyword searchable encryption, and functional encryption."

A Trap for Small Businesses | Walter Olson | Cato Institute: Commentary

A Trap for Small Businesses | Walter Olson | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Last month, the feds swooped down on a successful Maryland dairy business, South Mountain Creamery, seizing $70,000 in its bank accounts and formally charging its owners, Randy and Karen Sowers, with the offense of bank "structuring.""

"The feds charged last month that Randy Sowers had been arranging bank deposits so as not to put in more than $10,000 at once, a threshold that triggers the requirement to file paperwork with the feds. There was no allegation that Mr. Sowers was engaged in tax evasion or other underlying illegality, aside from seeking to avoid large deposits."

Property Means Preservation - Doug French - Mises Daily

Property Means Preservation - Doug French - Mises Daily: "Private game reserves do all they can to ward off poachers. After all, rhinos, as members of the Big Five, are rare and expensive to replace. But at government-owned Kruger National Park, four park employees were recently arrested for being accomplices in a rhino-poaching operation."

The Current Wisdom: No Climate-Related Acceleration in Sea Level Rise | Patrick J. Michaels | Cato Institute: Daily Commentary

The Current Wisdom: No Climate-Related Acceleration in Sea Level Rise | Patrick J. Michaels | Cato Institute: Daily Commentary: "the rate of increase in the ocean’s heat content—which raises sea level—has recently slowed."

Mechanical failure reportedly sends JetBlue flight careening through skies | Fox News

Mechanical failure reportedly sends JetBlue flight careening through skies | Fox News: "The plane was loaded with five hours' worth of fuel. Because the A320 is incapable of dumping excess fuel, the pilots circled the area south of the Vegas Strip until they’d burned enough to allow the crippled plane to land safely."