The Atlantic Monthly | September 2002 Homeland Insecurity A top expert says America's approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget "foolproof" technology; we need systems designed to fail smartly by Charles C. Mann ..... To stop the rampant theft of expensive cars, manufacturers in the 1990s began to make ignitions very difficult to hot-wire. This reduced the likelihood that cars would be stolen from parking lots; but apparently contributed to the sudden appearance of a new and more dangerous crime, carjacking. After a vote against management Vivendi Universal announced earlier this year that its...