When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible.

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Ferguson Niels; Schneier Bruce. The term Schneier's law was coined by Cory Doctorow in his speech about Digital Rights Management for Microsoft Research which is included in his 2008 book Content: Selected Essays on Technology Creativity Copyright and the Future of the Future. S.

He is the author of several books on general security topics computer security and cryptography. Bruce Schneier (pron.