Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Firewall for Medical Implants
June 14th, 2011Via: MIT News: Millions of Americans have implantable medical devices, from pacemakers and defibrillators to brain stimulators and drug pumps; worldwide, 300,000 more people receive them every year. Most such devices have wireless connections, so that doctors can monitor patients’ vital signs or revise treatment programs. But recent research has shown that this leaves the […]
U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors
June 13th, 2011Mmm hmm. See: The American Culture Bomb: Satire from the Onion and a Long Forgotten U.S. Army War College Essay There will be no peace. At any given moment for the rest of our lifetimes, there will be multiple conflicts in mutating forms around the globe. Violent conflict will dominate the headlines, but cultural and […]
Britain: Sign Into the Dole Website with Facebook
June 13th, 2011Via: Register: Facebook and other social networks could be used by British citizens to sign into public services online, The Register has learned. A Cabinet Office spokeswoman confirmed to us this morning that the department was speaking to “a range of industry” about its ID assurance scheme, a prototype for which is expected in October […]
Investigation Into IMF Cyber Attack
June 12th, 2011In other news: Hacker Groups Thoroughly Infiltrated by Government Via: RTE: The FBI is helping the International Monetary Fund investigate a cyber attack on its computer systems. It is understood the breach was designed to install software which would create a ‘digital insider presence’. The IMF, which holds sensitive economic data about many countries, said […]
Not The Onion: Real-Life Mercenaries to Star in Blackwater Videogame
June 9th, 2011Via: Wired: Blackwater Worldwide, the real-life mercenary team linked to the killing of civilians and noncombatants in Iraq during U.S. operations there, will be the subject of a Kinect-supported videogame coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. Published by 505 Games and titled, simply, Blackwater, the game is being produced in consultation with the […]
Telecom New Zealand Overcharging: Contact the Commerce Commission
June 9th, 2011Reminder to those in New Zealand who are battling Telecom’s swindling: Gather all of your information and send it to the Commerce Commission. Via: New Zealand Herald: Telecom can’t count and could be overcharging thousands of customers’ broadband accounts. That’s the message from some customers who are complaining Telecom has been over-counting their broadband usage […]
Los Angeles Abandons Red Light Cameras; Most Citations Unpaid
June 8th, 2011Via: CBS: The civilian board that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department has put the brakes on the city’s red-light traffic camera program. The Police Commission agreed Tuesday to reject a proposal from police officials to award a new contract to the company that has been operating the cameras. An audit last year questioned the […]
Bank Not Responsible for Letting Hackers Steal $300K from Customer
June 8th, 2011Via: Wired: A judge in Maine has ruled that a bank that allowed hackers to steal more than $300,000 from a customer’s online account isn’t responsible for the lost money, saying the customer should have done more to protect the account credentials. Magistrate Judge John Rich sided with Ocean Bank in recommending that the U.S. […]
Facebook Quietly Switches On Facial Recognition Tech By Default
June 8th, 2011Via: Register: Facebook has rolled out its facial recognition technology to countries outside of the US, but has switched the feature on by default without telling its users first. UK-based security expert Graham Cluely noted earlier today that Facebook had slotted the tech into the social network. The Mark Zuckerberg-run company started using its facial […]
The Secret History of Boeing’s Killer Drone
June 7th, 2011Via: Wired: When the pilotless, wing-shaped warplane lifted off a runway at California’s Edwards Air Force Base for the first time on the morning of April 27, it was like the resurrection of the dead. The Boeing Phantom Ray — one of the most advanced drones ever built — came close to never flying at […]
