Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Placing the New Zealand Internet Filter Story in Perspective
March 15th, 2010I rarely need to do this, but please stop submitting this story. Dozens of you guys think I have somehow missed this. I didn’t. Why didn’t I post it? First of all, given everything that’s out in the open about what governments are doing on the Internet, is this story even relevant for Cryptogon readers? […]
Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest
March 15th, 2010Via: Wired: Josh Gerstein over at Politico sent Threat Level his piece underscoring once again President Barack Obama is not the civil-liberties knight in shining armor many were expecting. Gerstein posts a televised interview of Obama and John Walsh of America’s Most Wanted. The nation’s chief executive extols the virtues of mandatory DNA testing of […]
Five Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted
March 12th, 2010Via: Cracked: Are some games intentionally designed to keep you compulsively playing, even when you’re not enjoying it? Oh, hell yes. And their methods are downright creepy. Related: The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens Research Credit: ltcolonelnemo
NSA Communication System Interfering with Garage Door Openers?
March 11th, 2010Via: San Antonio Express News: If the first complaints to City Councilman Ray Lopez’s office had come anywhere close to the truth, they probably wouldn’t have gotten much attention. I mean, “My garage door opener’s not working and I think the government’s involved”? That’s tinfoil hat territory. But the calls kept coming, and soon Lopez […]
Apple’s Secret iPhone Developer Agreement Goes Public
March 10th, 2010Via: Wired: The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program. Before you create software for the iPhone, Apple demands that you sign away a laundry list of rights, including the ability to sell rejected apps through other channels, the ability to sue Apple for more […]
Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System: One Library of Congress Per Second
March 9th, 2010Via: Press Release: Cisco today announced a major advancement in Internet networking — the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System (CRS) — designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and set the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond. … The […]
Biometric ID Card for Workers Is at Center of Immigration Plan
March 9th, 2010Via: Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain. Under the potentially controversial plan still taking shape in the Senate, all legal U.S. workers, including […]
Paypal Closing Cryptome’s Account
March 5th, 2010Via: Cryptome: PayPal sends: Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:03:37 -0800 to: cryptome[at]earthlink.net subject: Update to Your Account, PP-910-103-553 From: service[at]paypal.com SIZE=1555 Dear John Young, We have reviewed your PayPal Account, and due to the excessive risk involved, we would like to begin parting ways in a manner that is least disruptive to your business. […]
Point Mobile Phone at Someone, See Their Twitbook
March 5th, 2010Via: Technology Review: An application that lets users point a smart phone at a stranger and immediately learn about them premiered last Tuesday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Developed by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a Swedish mobile software and design firm, the prototype software combines computer vision, cloud computing, facial recognition, social […]
Baby Dies as Parents Raise Virtual Child Online
March 5th, 2010Via: NineMSN: A Korean couple let their baby starve to death while they were busy raising a virtual child online, police said. The couple, from Suwon in South Korea, would leave their three-month-old daughter home alone in their apartment while they spent up to 12 hours a day playing a Second-Life style3D fantasy game called […]
