Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
ACLU Lawyer on License Plate Scanners: “What Kind of a Society Are We Creating Here?”
July 21st, 2011Via: Boston Herald: Civil libertarians are raising the alarm over the state’s plans to create a Big Brother database that could map drivers’ whereabouts with police cruiser-mounted scanners that capture thousands of license plates per hour — storing that information indefinitely where local cops, staties, feds and prosecutors could access it as they choose. “What […]
iPhone App Listens to Television Commercials
July 20th, 2011Definitely see the one about Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops before you read this. Via: AdAge: You’re sitting on the couch with the TV on and phone in hand. As a commercial starts, a smartphone app hears what you’re watching. It then serves up links, coupons or music downloads corresponding to what it hears […]
Problem, Reaction, Solution: Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops, “To Encourage Good Habits”
July 18th, 2011I like to think (and the sooner the better!) of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky. I like to think (right now please!) of a cybernetic forest filled with pines and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were […]
Location Intelligence by TruePosition: System for Tracking People via Mobile Devices
July 18th, 2011For years, I’ve been speculating that the secret sauce in Russell Tice’s, “Angle that you haven’t heard about yet,” is full time tracking of individuals via their mobile devices. My guess is that the capability is a key component of MAIN CORE: The U.S. Government has, almost certainly, established a database and tracking system for […]
Police Across the Nation Will Roll Out Face-Recognizing iPhone Tech This Year
July 17th, 2011Via: Popular Science: A controversial piece of facial recognition technology … is rolling out in police stations across the country this fall, and naturally not everyone is happy about it. The Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System (MORIS) uses an augmented iPhone to snap pictures of faces, scan fingerprints, and even to image irises, and […]
Pentagon Wants a Social Media Propaganda Machine
July 16th, 2011Via: Wired: You don’t need to have 5,000 friends of Facebook to know that social media can have a notorious mix of rumor, gossip and just plain disinformation. The Pentagon is looking to build a tool to sniff out social media propaganda campaigns and spit some counter-spin right back at it. On Thursday, Defense Department […]
SpaceX Heavy-Lift Rocket Will Launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base
July 15th, 2011Via: space.com: The company Space Exploration Technologies, better known as SpaceX, broke ground Wednesday (July 13) on a new launch site for its massive heavy-lift rocket. SpaceX is upgrading a site called Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbara, Calif. The refurbished launch complex will host SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, […]
Former CIA Director: Build a New Internet to Improve Cybersecurity
July 10th, 2011So, here are some guesses as to what voluntary will mean: Do you want to login to your bank? You’ll need your trusted credentials for that. Online trading account? You’ll need your trusted credentials for that. Book an airline ticket? You’ll need your trusted credentials for that. Sign up for Internet service? You’ll need your […]
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 […]
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 […]
