The year in technology

A nice review from MSNBC:

Technology proved a mixed blessing in 2004, taking three steps forward and two steps back –maybe even two and a half steps back. Biometrics were supposed to make our borders safer; but chip-enabled visas and the US-VISIT fingerprinting program raised just as many questions as they answered. Online banking soared and so did online fraud.

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