Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Adobe Photoshop Upcoming Feature: Unblur
October 11th, 2011*Gasp*
Time Capsule With Over 100-Year-Old Germs Found At Former Bellevue Hospital Medical College
October 9th, 2011Via: CBS: In 1897, a time capsule was sealed up and hidden away in the cornerstone of what was Bellevue Hospital Medical College in Manhattan. Now, it has been found. A few weeks ago, that building at East 26th Street and 1st Avenue was demolished. The contents of the time capsule were recovered and they’re […]
Chaos Computer Club Describes Possible German Government Spyware
October 9th, 2011Update: German Officials Admit Using Spyware on Citizens Via: MSNBC: A Germany-based hacker group claims a German government-created Trojan horse program is capable of secretly spying on Web users without their consent. The group says on its Web site that it obtained and analyzed a piece of software that is supposed to be a “lawful […]
‘Steve Jobs, The Pioneer Of The Computer As A Jail’
October 8th, 2011Via: Stallman: Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, “I’m not glad he’s dead, but I’m glad he’s gone.” Nobody deserves to have to die – not Jobs, not […]
Homeland Security Moves Forward with ‘Pre-Crime’ Detection
October 8th, 2011Via: Cnet: An internal U.S. Department of Homeland Security document indicates that a controversial program designed to predict whether a person will commit a crime is already being tested on some members of the public voluntarily, CNET has learned. If this sounds a bit like the Tom Cruise movie called “Minority Report,” or the CBS […]
FBI to Launch Nationwide Facial Recognition Service
October 8th, 2011Via: Nextgov: The FBI by mid-January will activate a nationwide facial recognition service in select states that will allow local police to identify unknown subjects in photos, bureau officials told Nextgov. The federal government is embarking on a multiyear, $1 billion dollar overhaul of the FBI’s existing fingerprint database to more quickly and accurately identify […]
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet
October 8th, 2011Via: Wired: A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military’s Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from […]
A Florida School District is Taking Attendance by Scanning Students’ Fingers
October 7th, 2011Via: Popular Science: Roll call is going high-tech in Washington County, Fla. Rather than the usual name calling and response, students are now checking into class with finger scanning devices. And to keep better track of students from the minute they come under district supervision until they are delivered safely home again, the scanners are […]
UBS Systems Detected £1.3bn Rogue Trader; Warnings Were Ignored
October 6th, 2011Via: ComputerWorldUK: UBS has insisted its IT systems did detect unusual and unauthorised trading activity, before rogue trader Kweku Adoboli ran up a $2 billion (£1.3 billion) loss on the bank’s derivatives desk. Interim chief executive Sergio Ermotti, who is running the company following Oswald Grubel’s resignation last month, sent a memo to employees saying […]
California Appeals Court Approves Cell Phone Searches During Traffic Stops; No Warrant Necessary
October 6th, 2011Via: The Blaze: …after initially striking down cell phone snooping, California has now joined the list of states that allow cops to go through your phone without a warrant. Related: Police Device Used To Steal Your Cell Phone Data During Traffic Stop
