CIXen Wendy Grossman has published a few more pieces on CIX recently, including a look at the issue of insecurities in our networks and data breaches on sites like eBay and Target, and a piece on the lifespan of software and our need to think of it as a forever product, not a short-term one. She has also put forward her views on the ruling that Google must take down links that a user does not want to be associated with, saying that search engines are not the only way to find information online and we should be teaching less lazy alternatives.
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Another week, another security breach and this time True Crypt had CIXen worried. In true CIX style, this has turned into a debate on religion and politics, but you can still make up your mind on the NSA conspiracy theory at: cix:linux/10lounge:2238

In cash we trust: A CIXen was concerned this week that supermarkets could potentially link a credit card to a customer in order to track items in a weekly shop even if no loyalty card was given. Fear not – this is likely to be against the data protection act, where information cannot be held longer than is necessary. Though of course, you might miss out on the vouchers.
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Jokes:

Steven Gerrard reveals that England are preparing for World Cup penalty shootouts by practising shaking their heads while looking dejected