Archive for May, 2010
Google’s Wi-Fi Spying: What Were They Thinking?
May 16th, 2010Via: PCWorld: “Don’t be evil” has gone all 1984 on us. Or so it seems after Google revealed Friday that its Street View cars, in addition to snapping photos of the world’s roadways, have also been collecting sensitive personal information from unencrypted wireless networks. It was no secret that Google’s cars had already been collecting […]
New York Midwives Lose Right to Deliver Babies at Home
May 16th, 2010Via: New York Times: As residents of the world’s consumer capital, New Yorkers can have anything delivered to their door at any time. They can have their hair cut in the living room, have champagne and caviar rushed to them on a whim, enjoy a shiatsu massage in their own bed or invite a clairvoyant […]
Gulf of Mexico Underwater Oil Plumes 10 Miles Long, 3 Miles Wide and 300 Feet Thick in Spots
May 16th, 2010Via: New York Times: Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates […]
Prominent Mexican Politician Kidnapped
May 16th, 2010Via: Reuters: A major figure in Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s conservative party was missing and feared dead on Saturday after his abandoned car was found with signs of violence, the attorney general’s office said. Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, 69, an outspoken lawyer who was a presidential candidate for Calderon’s National Action Party, or PAN, in […]
FYI: Amazon Now Pays Commissions on Kindle Ebook Purchases
May 16th, 2010Really quick: Amazon began paying affiliate commissions on Kindle Ebook purchases in May. The notice says: In addition to earning advertising fees on Kindle devices and Kindle books, Associates can also earn advertising fees on qualifying sales of Kindle accessories and magazine, newspaper, & blog subscriptions. Thanks for remembering to generate earnings for Cryptogon by […]
Cryptogon Readers Sent Contributions in First Half of May
May 16th, 2010Thank you. Pookie $75 HC NZ$35 PK €10 metalsdb.com $25 MW $20 AS £10
April Earnings
May 16th, 2010Earnings in April came to a total of $1248.37. Thank you to everyone who supported Cryptogon in April with direct contributions and the use of affiliate links.
Conficker Worm: The Enemy Within
May 16th, 2010Via: The Atlantic: When the Conficker computer “worm” was unleashed on the world in November 2008, cyber-security experts didn’t know what to make of it. It infiltrated millions of computers around the globe. It constantly checks in with its unknown creators. It uses an encryption code so sophisticated that only a very few people could […]
Facebook Founder Called Trusting Users “Dumb Fucks”
May 16th, 2010Via: Register: Loveable Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called his first few thousand users “dumb fucks” for trusting him with their data, published IM transcripts show. Facebook hasn’t disputed the authenticity of the transcript. Zuckerberg was chatting with an unnamed friend, apparently in early 2004. Business Insider, which has a series of quite juicy anecdotes about […]
Phantom Ray UAV Capable of Completely Autonomous Operation
May 15th, 2010Via: MSNBC: Boeing’s sleek fighter-size Phantom Ray stealth jet will make its first flight by year’s end. This unmanned airborne system is designed for a variety of warfighter roles ranging from reconnaissance and surveillance to aerial refueling, electronic attack and hunter/killer missions. The 36-foot-long aircraft, which will serve as a test bed for advanced technologies, […]
