Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
Large Cash Transactions Banned In Mexico
October 24th, 2012Via: Forbes: Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law a ban on large cash transactions. The ban will take effect in about 90 days and it is part of a broader effort to control monetary flows within the country. Under the law, a Specialized Unit in Financial Analysis operating within the Attorney General’s […]
DHS Moving X-ray Body Scanners from Large Airports to Smaller Ones
October 24th, 2012Via: CNBC: The Transportation Security Administration is removing full-body, X-ray scanners from major U.S. airports, and shipping them to less busy locations.
Satire: Nation Tunes In To See Which Sociopath More Likable This Time
October 22nd, 2012Via: The Onion: According to reports, millions of viewers across the country are expected to tune in to tonight’s town-hall-style presidential debate at Hofstra University in order to determine which complete and utter sociopath they find more likable this time around. “I’m very curious to see which one of these two clinically sociopathic individuals will […]
Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012
October 17th, 2012Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012, and more Photos of US/NATO Troops Patrolling Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan. And more again. Related: State Department Official: Negotiations to Extend U.S. Troop Presence in Afghanistan Starting Soon The House I Live In Research Credit: LoneWolf
The Disney ‘Magic Band’
October 13th, 2012Via: ABC News: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is reportedly considering replacing paper tickets with electronic wrist bands for admission to its theme parks, based on a company filing with the Federal Communications Commission. Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts has filed an application with the FCC for a radio-frequency identification wrist band, as reported […]
The Unintended Consequences Of China’s One-Child Policy
October 10th, 2012Via: io9: “Historically, societies in which men substantially outnumber women are not nice places to live,” writes Hvistendahl, “Often they are unstable. Sometimes they are violent.” She points to examples in history, such as fourth century B.C. Athens and China’s Taiping Rebellion in mid-19th century — both of which were the result of wide scale […]
Big Brother Invades Classrooms
October 10th, 2012Homeschool. Via: Salon: The RFID tag system popularly known as “Tag and Track” is being sold to schools system across the country by a variety of vendors, including AIM Truancy Solutions, ID Card Group and DataCard. In general, these systems consist of a school photo ID card affixed to a lanyard that is worn around […]
Florida School District Considers ‘Trash-Cams’ in Lunchrooms to Study Wasted Food
October 9th, 2012Via: NBC: Cafeteria trash cans in some Florida schools may soon be getting a high-tech makeover. After finding out that most of the fruits and vegetables on the school lunch menu ended up in the trash, school board members in the Lake County school district in central Florida are considering attaching cameras to school cafeteria […]
German Neuroscientist: Computer Use by Very Young Children Causes Brain Development Deficits That Are Irreversible
September 24th, 2012Via: WorldCrunch: Dr. Manfred Spitzer knows that people find his arguments provocative. In his first book, he warned parents of the very real dangers of letting their children spend too much time in front of the TV. Now, in a second book called Digitale Demenz [Digital Dementia], he’s telling them that teaching young kids finger-counting […]
Not The Onion: NYPD Urges iPhone 5 Owners to Register Device, Deploys Officers to Stores
September 24th, 2012Oh sure. Via: Reuters: In response to a sharp spike in iPhone thefts from unwitting consumers this year, the New York City Police Department will station officers at Apple Inc. sales locations throughout the city for Friday’s release of the new iPhone 5. The officers will help customers register iPhone serial numbers, or engrave them […]
