Stardate 20010808.1210 (On Screen): With the discovery that the PDF file format can carry viruses, the question is raised as to whether it's possible for
any common file format to really be secure when it is first introduced. It's not clear that this is something which can be proved unless it's very circumscribed in capability. That's why I'm extremely skeptical about things like Microsoft's Passport (or the competing system that AOL wants to create). I don't really want to trust such a thing with anything vital, and what they want to store on it, for me, is my credit card number so that I can use my Passport number online to make purchases. Anyone cracking their system has a direct line to my checking account.
No, thanks. (discuss)Update: Or another example of a vulnerability.
