Archive for the 'Technology' Category
India to Issue all 1.2 Billion Citizens with Biometric ID Cards
July 15th, 2009Via: Times Online: It is surely the biggest Big Brother project yet conceived. India is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens, millions of whom live in remote villages and possess no documentary proof of existence, with cyber-age biometric identity cards. The Government in Delhi recently created the Unique Identification Authority, a new state […]
Why the NSA-Twitter Rumor Is Dumb
July 15th, 2009The NSA wouldn’t have to ask Twitter for permission to install a dump feed because NSA already has it. It’s very safe to assume that NSA is already splitting everything off from NTT/Verio, Twitter’s hosting provider. In other words, the NSA had the capability in place long before Twitter was even a glimmer. There’s no […]
“The Monkey Cannot Feel The Electrodes In Its Brain, And Did Not Appear To Be Distressed By The Wires Leading From A Socket On Its Head”
July 14th, 2009Via: Sky: A monkey fitted with a hi-tech brain chip has learned to move a complex robotic arm using mind control. The animal can operate the robot with such dexterity that it can reach out to grab, and turn a handle. The mechanical arm has an arm, elbow, wrist and simple hand, which the monkey […]
Power Sockets Can be Used to Eavesdrop on What People Type on a Computer
July 13th, 2009Via: BBC: Power sockets can be used to eavesdrop on what people type on a computer. Security researchers found that poor shielding on some keyboard cables means useful data can be leaked about each character typed. By analysing the information leaking onto power circuits, the researchers could see what a target was typing. The attack […]
Feds: Wrap Up Those RFID E-Documents in Tin Foil
July 12th, 2009Via: Washington Post: To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced driver’s licenses in “radio-opaque” sleeves. That’s because experiments have shown that the e-passport begins transmitting some data when opened even a half inch, and chipped […]
After Goldman, Citadel Files Its Own Espionage Suit
July 10th, 2009Via: New York Times: Citadel Investment Group has joined the Goldman Sachs espionage potboiler with a lawsuit of its own. Citadel, one of the world’s most successful hedge fund firms, sued a former top executive in its highly successful quantitative trading unit and two others for setting up their own firm — the same firm […]
Ex-Goldman Programmer Detailed His Code Downloads to FBI Agent
July 10th, 2009It looks like there’s a large bozo factor in this case. If there was criminal intent, this will be one for America’s Dumbest Criminals. Via: Bloomberg: Sergey Aleynikov, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. computer programmer arrested last week for stealing software, told an FBI agent he uploaded proprietary code to an encrypted server he […]
U.S. Federal Prosecutor: Stolen Goldman Sachs Software Could be Used to “Manipulate Markets in Unfair Ways”
July 8th, 2009This isn’t a free market; it’s a black magic trick, involving supercomputers, psychological operations and lots and lots of leverage. —CBOT Resembles Carnival Act as Billion Dollar Black Box Operators Move In Imagine my shock. Via: CNBC / Reuters: The purported theft of a Goldman Sachs trading platform threatens to cost it millions of dollars, […]
Japan: Smile Scans for Workers
July 8th, 2009Maybe one of these smile scanners should be placed at the entrance of Aokigahara Forest: Aokigahara Forest is known for two things in Japan: breathtaking views of Mount Fuji and suicides. Also called the Sea of Trees, this destination for the desperate is a place where the suicidal disappear, often never to be found in […]
Federal Web Sites Knocked Out by Cyber Attack
July 8th, 2009Via: AP: A widespread and unusually resilient computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime, The Associated Press has learned. The Treasury Department, Secret Service, Federal Trade Commission and Transportation Department Web sites were all down at varying points […]
