Archive for the 'Technology' Category
U.S. Official Says Pre-Infected Computer Hardware and Software Entering Country
July 9th, 2011Yeah, but that shit from China is cheap, CHEAP! Bargains! Via: MSNBC: Confirming years of warnings from government and private security experts, a top Homeland Security official has acknowledged that computer hardware and software is already being imported to the United States preloaded with spyware and security-sabotaging components. Research Credit: m
Hackers Are Everywhere. Panic!
July 7th, 2011Via: PC Magazine: I think the number of recent hacks and the amount of news coverage on these attacks is suspicious. Could they be false flag events to help the government regulate the Internet? … Out of the blue, Citigroup was hacked, then the CIA, and then the FBI and other groups were hacked. Now […]
Huge Rare Earth Deposits Found in Pacific
July 4th, 2011Update: Map on Io9 See: A map of future undersea mining facilities. —End Update— Via: Reuters: Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday. “The deposits have a heavy concentration of […]
Grocery Shopping in South Korea
July 4th, 2011Tesco: Homeplus Subway Virtual Store. Via: Youtube: Research Credit: JH
South Korea: Entire Primary Education Curriculum Will Be Delivered Digitally By 2015
July 4th, 2011South Korea, a division of Samsung. Via: MIT Technology Review: By 2014, all of South Korea’s elementary-level educational materials will be digitized, and by 2015, the entire school-age curriculum will be delivered on an array of computers, smart phones and tablets. While the country’s education ministry is yet to announce the make or model of […]
Microsoft Admits Patriot Act Can Access EU-Based Cloud Data
July 3rd, 2011I can’t imagine that Cryptogon readers would store any personal or sensitive information on cloud based services, but just in case… Via: ZDnet: At the Office 365 launch, Gordon Frazer, managing director of Microsoft UK, gave the first admission that cloud data — regardless of where it is in the world — is not protected […]
IBM: Phase Change Memory
June 30th, 2011Via: PC World: Solid-state flash memory is widely used as a storage medium in tons of consumer devices, from cell phones to laptops like the MacBook Air. While it has big advantages over hard drives in terms of speed and a lack of moving parts, it has a limited lifespan. Now IBM researchers say they’ve […]
Judge: Google Can Be Sued for Wiretapping in Street View Debacle
June 30th, 2011Via: Wired: A federal judge has found that Google can be held liable for damages for secretly intercepting data on open Wi-Fi routers. The ruling is a serious legal setback for the search giant over activity it has engaged in across the United States for years. That decision, the first of its kind, was handed […]
Facebook: 10th Most Hated Company in America
June 30th, 2011Dvorak is right: Facebook is a sort of AOL. Via: Business Insider: #10 Facebook A common complaint includes user’s privacy and personal information protection. Social networkers worry about privacy and sometimes complain when Facebook introduces new features, like the news feed. Or when Facebook shuts down apps without warning users beforehand, like they did recently […]
Japan’s Newest Popstar Outed as CGI Creation
June 29th, 2011Via: Vigilant Citizen: Aimi Eguchi, the latest star of the popular girl band AKB 48, told fans on her website that she was a normal 16-year-old from Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo who enjoyed track and field sports. Her cute features made her a fan favorite and quickly created a buzz. … Miss Eguchi blogged […]
