Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
Lenticular Photo Used To Secretly Convey Hot Line Number To Abused Kids
May 6th, 2013I wonder if states have targeted children with this technology… You can imagine how some of these might read in the U.S. Via: DIY Photography: The ANAR Foundation is a Spanish organization which helps kids in risk. They Operate a unique phone number – 116 111 – where minors at risk can get aid and […]
Former FBI Agent: U.S. Government Recording All Telephone Calls, Internet Activity; ‘There’s a Way to Look At Digital Communications in the Past… No Digital Communication Is Secure’
May 5th, 2013Well, Cryptogon readers have only been aware of this for about a decade. Via: Guardian: The real capabilities and behavior of the US surveillance state are almost entirely unknown to the American public because, like most things of significance done by the US government, it operates behind an impenetrable wall of secrecy. But a seemingly […]
RoboBee
May 3rd, 2013It requires a tether for power and control, but who knows how long that constraint will last… Via: Christian Science Monitor: The successful controlled flight of the tiny RoboBee – designed by a team at Harvard – represents a key step in the development of insect-size drones with a range of potential uses. A robotic […]
Digital Camera System Based on Insect Eyes
May 3rd, 2013Via: The Verge: Samsung may claim its smartphones are inspired by nature, but researchers at the University of Illinois are taking that concept much farther — they’ve designed a new digital camera system that draws from the eyes of insects. The system, which relies on a large range of miniscule focusing lenses and detectors arranged […]
FinFisher Now Used in 36 Countries
May 2nd, 2013Via: Quartz: A new report from Citizen Lab, a Canadian research center, shows surveillance software sold by FinFisher, a “governmental IT intrusion” company owned by the UK-registered Gamma International, is now active in 36 countries. That’s up from the 25 countries reported two months ago. Gamma’s product, which it sells exclusively to governments, infects computers […]
Digital Cash Replacement from Royal Canadian Mint in the Works
April 30th, 2013Via: The Star: The Royal Canadian Mint has been pushing forward with its “MintChip” prototype, a digital cash replacement aimed at transactions under $10, since it surfaced a year ago. The Crown corporation is factoring in developer feedback, hiring a product manager and consulting with the financial sector. “I would look on it very much […]
DoJ Granted Immunity to Companies Participating in NSA Surveillance Programs
April 29th, 2013ISP = Internet Surveillance Provider. Via: Cnet: Justice Department agreed to issue “2511 letters” immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on […]
Post 9/11 Domestic Security Spending Exceeds Cost of New Deal
April 28th, 2013Via: CNN / Fortune: Video surveillance is already big business. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, expect it to get even bigger. … In response to security concerns after 9/11, Americans witnessed the growth of a massive domestic security apparatus, fueled by federal largesse. According to Tomdispatch’s Mattea Kramer and Chris Heilman, post-9/11 […]
Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Caught on Russian Wiretap
April 28th, 2013He was on the U.S. watch lists, which means that NSA definitely had all of his comms.: The upshot of the American inquiries into Mr. Tsarnaev’s background was that even though he was found to have no connections to extremist groups, his name was entered into two different United States government watch lists in late […]
Registry System Being Set Up to Track Your Vaccination Status
April 28th, 2013Via: Vactruth: The Centers for Disease Control has been quietly rolling out a nationwide program called the Immunization Information Systems (IIS), registering your vaccine information into a database. This effort has been run in parallel with state vaccine registry implementations. What is the intention of such programs? My colleague Leslie Manookian, writer and director of […]
