Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Britain’s CCTV Network to Track All Vehicle Movement in National Database
May 28th, 2009Via: BBC: A national network of cameras and computers automatically logging car number plates will be in place within months, the BBC has learned. Thousands of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are already operating on Britain’s roads. Police forces across England, Wales and Scotland will soon be able to share the information on one central […]
CIA’s In-Q-Tel invests in Sonitus Medical: Device Transmits Sound to Via Teeth
May 27th, 2009Via: Washington Business Journal: Sonitus Medical Inc., a business working on a hearing aid that uses the teeth, got an investment from In-Q-Tel, an investment firm started by the CIA. San Mateo, Calif.-based Sonitus didn’t say how much money In-Q-Tel invested. Led by CEO Amir Abolfathi, Sonitus is making an in-the-mouth hearing aid that transmits […]
Secret Power by Nicky Hager Available as Free eBook
May 26th, 2009Nicky Hager’s Secret Power should be on every Cryptogon reader’s list. Doubly so if you’re a Kiwi Cryptogon reader. Secret Power gives us a heretofore unprecedented look at how the UKUSA surveillance machine is really run. This was published in 1996, and when I read it back then I couldn’t believe what I was holding […]
Satellites to Streamline U.S. Intelligence Agency Narcotics Trafficking Operations
May 21st, 2009That’s not a misleading headline for those of us who have been paying attention. But then again, how many people have ever of SEASPRAY? This looks like an updated version of SEASPRAY, which is part of how Barry Seal was able to move tons of drugs into the U.S. It’s helpful to make sure that […]
Cellular Communication Through Light
May 19th, 2009This is just the abstract. The entire paper is available. Via: PloS One: Information transfer is a fundamental of life. A few studies have reported that cells use photons (from an endogenous source) as information carriers. This study finds that cells can have an influence on other cells even when separated with a glass barrier, […]
Saudi ‘Killer Chip’ Implant Would Track, Eliminate Undesirables
May 17th, 2009Via: Fox News: It could be the ultimate in political control — but it won’t be patented in Germany. German media outlets reported last week that a Saudi inventor’s application to patent a “killer chip,” as the Swiss tabloids put it, had been denied. The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed […]
And Now… DARPA’s Battlefield Telepathy Antics
May 15th, 2009Via: Wired: Forget the battlefield radios, the combat PDAs or even infantry hand signals. When the soldiers of the future want to communicate, they’ll read each other’s minds. At least, that’s the hope of researchers at the Pentagon’s mad-science division Darpa. The agency’s budget for the next fiscal year includes $4 million to start up […]
Brain Scanning May be Used in Security Checks; Ass Scanning, Too
May 12th, 2009Via: Guardian: Distinctive brain patterns could become the latest subject of biometric scanning after EU researchers successfully tested technology to verify identities for security checks. The experiments, which also examined the potential of heart rhythms to authenticate individuals, were conducted under an EU-funded inquiry into biometric systems that could be deployed at airports, borders and […]
Classified Anti-Missile System Details Found on Used Hard Drive
May 7th, 2009Via: Guardian: Highly sensitive details of a key US missile defence system have been found on the hard drive of a computer that was disposed of in California. The information about defence contractor Lockheed Martin included a document detailing test launch procedures, blueprints of facilities and photos and personal daat about employees – including their […]
UK: Pilots Refuse to Take Part in National Identity Card Trials
May 6th, 2009Via: Guardian: Airline pilots are to become the first group to refuse to take part in the national identity scheme when compulsory trials start at Manchester and London City airports this autumn. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa ), which represents more than 80% of commercial airline pilots, is to mount a legal challenge to […]
