The 2006 Stupid Security Competition
Privacy International has again opened the Stupid Security Competition for entries. I foresee that they will have no lack of potential winners this time around, take a look.
Looking at the numerous egregiously stupid security measures that have been executed during the last few years, I am stunned. I don’t know if I should laugh or cry, or both at the same time.
The award categories are:
- Most Egregiously Stupid Award
- Most Inexplicably Stupid Award
- Most Annoyingly Stupid Award
- Most Flagrantly Intrusive Award
- Most Stupidly Counter Productive Award
I wish the competitors good luck; in many categories the “security” organizations of several Western countries will give each other a good run for the money. I predict a shut-out; all categories will be won by bodies who can be traced back to one organization.