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The Myth That Private Use of U.S. Social Security Numbers (SSNs) Is Unrestricted
Where did the myth that private use of the U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) is unrestricted come from? Even Japanese experts’ books mention it. Perhaps impressions from a pe…
Standardization of JSON Web Signature (JWS) Has Begun at the IETF
Standardization of JSON Web Signature, a standard for attaching signatures to JSON, has begun in the IETF JOSE Working Group[1]. The initial draft is: http://tools.ietf.org/html/dr…
Using Plain OAuth 2.0 for Authentication Opens a Security Hole Big Enough to Drive a Car Through
Using the OAuth 2.0 implicit grant flow for authentication opens a security hole big enough to drive a car through, as explained in this excellent article by John Bradley[1]. The c…
Haydn’s Symphony No. 89 in F Major, “Shojoji”?!
Everyone knows the children’s song “Shojoji no Tanuki Bayashi,” commonly called “Shojoji,” right? Yes, the one that begins, “Sho, sho, Shojoji, in Shojoji’s garden….” It is a…
Was “Yuki ya Konko” Composed by Rentarō Taki?
After a long interval, I received a comment on an earlier article, “So ‘Yuki ya Konko’ Was Composed by Dvořák…” The comment said, “Rather than having an unknown composer, was…
Identity Verification and Health Insurance Cards: Considering Former Aum Member and Suspect Saito’s Acquisition of a Health Insurance Card Under an Alias
It has become a topic of discussion that Akemi Saito (49), the suspect who had been harboring former Aum member and suspect Hirata, obtained a health insurance card under an alias…
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