Security and Privacy

Who Am I?

5 Feb 2020  

The promises of technology are vast. I recall the first time, decades ago, that I was impressed with “artificial intelligence” — which I continue to call “machine intelligence,” since there’s nothing artificial about it. At that time, I became aware that a major credit card company was (and probably still is) using neural networks to […]

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“Knowledge” is a National Security Issue

26 Jun 2014  

The headline in today’s Wall Street Journal caught my attention:  “Bringing Jobs Back to the U.S. Is Bruising Task.” The article describes the Reshoring Initiative, a nonprofit group that helps companies return production to the US. 80% of these companies are relatively small, with revenues of $200 million or less. The article describes that a key […]

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You can call me “Don”

23 Aug 2010  

One recent Tuesday (June 29th) first thing I got a very excited e-mail from my marketing colleague and friend Professor Plum.  “Did you see the thing in the [NY] Times about the Russian spies who were arrested?”  (Indeed, I had read it earlier with great interest.)  “I know one of those guys, Don Heathfield…he works […]

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Counterfeits: the golden age

4 Mar 2010  

Recently I met with a team of senior research scientists from a major US corporation.  Known for its innovativeness, its products are used by most of us. I thanked them for their creativity, perseverance, and hard work.  Then I told them the bad news (which was actually why I’d been invited)…that other people had figured […]