Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Two Mexicans Face 30 Years in Prison Over Tweeting Bogus Information
September 6th, 2011Via: AP: Think before you tweet. A former teacher turned radio commentator and a math tutor who lives with his mother sit in a prison in southern Mexico, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what may be the most serious charges ever brought against anyone using a Twitter social network account. Research […]
Snowballing DigiNotar Situation: Rogue SSL Certificates Were Also Issued for CIA, MI6, Mossad
September 5th, 2011SSLLOL. Via: HelpNetSecurity: The number of rogue SSL certificates issued by Dutch CA DigiNotar has balooned from one to a couple dozen to over 250 to 531 in just a few days. As Jacob Appelbaum of the Tor project shared the full list of the rogue certificates, it became clear that fraudulent certificates for domains […]
Introducing iImpersonateThePolice: Apple Corporate Security Team Searched a Man’s House While SFPD Waited Outside
September 3rd, 2011In my opinion, the fact that Calderón consented to the search, even though he thought the Apple employees were police officers, is the most terrifying aspect of this. No warrant, no search. It’s pretty simple. Why he opened the door, and said anything to these people, is also a mystery to me. Anyway, here’s a […]
The Urban Farming Guys
September 3rd, 2011Via: The Urban Farming Guys: We took the seeds in our pockets and every square foot we owned and went about like mad scientists testing out innovative ideas from all around world and making them work in one of the most blighted neighborhoods in the US. Everything from urban fish farming to alternate energy. Now […]
Biological ‘Computer’ Destroys Cancer Cells: Diagnostic Network Incorporated Into Human Cells
September 3rd, 2011This is interesting, especially if you liked the film, I Am Legend. Via: Science Daily: Researchers led by ETH professor Yaakov Benenson and MIT professor Ron Weiss have successfully incorporated a diagnostic biological “computer” network in human cells. This network recognizes certain cancer cells using logic combinations of five cancer-specific molecular factors, triggering cancer cells […]
Microsoft Sued Over Phone Tracking
September 2nd, 2011Via: Information Week: Microsoft on Wednesday was sued in a district court in Seattle for allegedly tracking Windows Phone users without consent. Plaintiff Rebecca Cousineau claims in the complaint that Microsoft is racing to develop a targeted location-based advertising system and has to map the locations of cell towers, wireless routers, mobile phones, and computers […]
Documents Reveal New Details About DHS Development of Mobile Body Scanners; Not Certified “People Scanners”
September 1st, 2011Too much radiation. No consent. Via: EPIC: EPIC has obtained more than one hundred fifty pages of documents detailing the Department of Homeland Security’s development of mobile body scanners and other crowd surveillance technology. The documents were obtained as a result of a Freedom Information Act lawsuit brought by EPIC against the federal agency. According […]
Pakistan Bans Use of VPNs
September 1st, 2011Maniac fascism. Via: Guardian: Millions of internet users in Pakistan will be unable to send emails and messages without fear of government snooping after authorities banned the use of encryption software. A legal notice sent to all internet providers (ISPs) by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, seen by the Guardian, orders the ISPs to inform authorities […]
Lasers Could Be Used to Start or Stop Rainfall
September 1st, 2011Via: Guardian: Ever since ancient farmers called on the gods to send rain to save their harvests, humans have longed to have the weather at their command. That dream has now received a boost after researchers used a powerful laser to produce water droplets in the air, a step that could ultimately help trigger rainfall. […]
Chinese Want to Place an Asteroid in Earth Orbit and Mine It – “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
August 31st, 2011Fantastic plan, comrade! In other news: Chinese Bullet Train Crash Kills 40. Via: MIT Technology Review: Most of the discussion about near Earth asteroids focuses on whether they represent a threat to Earth and what to do take if they turn out to be heading our way. But today, Hexi Baoyin and pals at Tsinghua […]
