UPDATE: I dropped an email to the author of the piece mentioned below noting my frustration with his methods and the misquote. To my surprise he actually responded with an apology and fixed the article. So the quote you will read below is actually one I endorse now! Nice to see someone so willing to correct a mistake.

It amazes me when journalists will use other media stories as a source, rather than talk to the interviewee directly. The story below discusses a quote of mine that was out of context in the first place and which is now out of context once removed. I’ve never claimed that 100 nations are developing information warfare capabilities. That information comes from the director of CIA and if you hear me speak, you’ll know I have some questions regarding the utility of that information. There is no excuse for not contacting someone you want to quote directly. Full Story

ABC Radio in Australia ran an edited version of a public speaking engagement I did while I was there. The broadcast ran well after I had left the country, so I didn’t get a chance to hear it, but the transcript is available below.
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As bombs blasted Baghdad last week, dozens of cell phones in China buzzed with messages about where to stage an anti-war protest.

In Cairo, activists tapped out text messages to summon 5,000 demonstrators to a central square. And in San Francisco, technophiles beamed live footage from protests to anti-war Web sites.

Throughout the world, technology is allowing activists to stage spontaneous rallies in reaction to the war. Full Story

I’ve learned to never try and out-drink a Swede. I guess, I’ll have to resort to being number two at surfing the Internet as well.

“Sweden has overtaken the United States as the Web-savviest nation on the planet, a survey showed on Tuesday.

One other European country, Denmark, was also more aggressive in taking advantage of the Internet than the United States, according to research carried out by IBM and the intelligence unit of British magazine The Economist.

Of the 60 countries surveyed, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were at the bottom of the list with 2.37 and 2.52 points respectively out of a possible 10.” Full Story

People intent on committing cyberterrorism are likely to attack critical elements of the world’s computer infrastructure in the future, but they do not yet have the capability to do so, a U.S. expert on cyberterrorism said last week. Full Story
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