links for 2009-02-07

  • "Search the Interactive Madoff Victim Map"
  • We introduce the concept of mutual independence -- correlations shared between distant parties which are independent of the environment. This notion is more general than the standard idea of a secret key -- it is a fully quantum and more general form of privacy.

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Woman Tells of Affair With Madoff in New Book:
I used to wonder why we, the people of the USA, tolerate our government.  Then I read href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=au4Y7Cudw2Xo&refer=home">this:
The New York Times just published the definitive Bernie Madoff piece so far, Madoff Scheme Kept Rippling Outward, Across Borders.
There are now some articles which are detailing the other Ponzi schemes which are coming out in the wake of l'affaire Madoff.

My only problem with the Madoff Map is that it lists full names and addresses of private citizens. While I realize it is no longer difficult to obtain such information, it just strikes me as an invasion of privacy to some extent. Usually it's the criminals whose information is made public, not the victims'. I guess something about it just seems wrong.