Archive for December, 2011
Apple: Carrier IQ Still on iPhone 4
December 2nd, 2011Via: Ars Technica: Apple is circulating a new statement to media outlets that seems to put to rest any fears about software tracking in the iPhone and iPad. “We stopped supporting Carrier IQ [a piece of software that tracks user activity] with iOS 5 in most of our products, and we’re going to remove it […]
X-37B Spacecraft: “It’s Still Up There”
December 1st, 2011Via: MSNBC: The secretive X-37B robotic space plane is about to set its own space-endurance record on a hush-hush project operated by the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. The craft, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle-2, was boosted into Earth orbit atop an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 5. […]
Armed U.S. Police Officers Will Be Allowed to Operate in Canada
December 1st, 2011Via: The Star: Armed U.S. police officers will for the first time be allowed to operate in Canada along with the RCMP as part of far-reaching changes in Canadian-American border operations to be unveiled next week by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama. The joint action plan to be announced at the White […]
Woman “Imprisoned” on Scientology Cruise Ship for 12 Years
December 1st, 2011Via: The Sideshow: For most people, an extended stay aboard a luxury cruise liner sounds like a dream vacation. But Valeska Paris says she was held against her will aboard the Scientology cruise ship “Freewinds” for more than a decade. During her stay on the vessel, she alleges, she was forced into hard labor and […]
Bloomberg Refers to NYPD as His Own Army
December 1st, 2011Via: Politicker NY: “I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom’s annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have,” Mayor […]
Ray Bradbury Allows Publishing of Fahrenheit 451 as Ebook
December 1st, 2011But it’s still not available on Amazon’s Kindle or Fire. *chortle* *snort* Via: BBC: The science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 has been published as an e-book despite its author’s dislike of the format. Ray Bradbury previously claimed electronic books “smell like burned fuel”. Mr Bradbury’s agent said the rights for the author’s book had been […]
CarrierIQ Story
December 1st, 2011Dozens of people are submitting this one now for some reason. I posted it two weeks ago: Many Android Phones Ship with Rootkit/Surveillance System Called ‘CarrierIQ’.
Movers, Deputies Refuse to Evict 103-Year-Old Woman
December 1st, 2011Via: WSBTV: A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff’s deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action. Channel 2’s Ryan Young was there when the family started thanking God for the miracle. At just […]
Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely
December 1st, 2011Via: Huffington Post: The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial — prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat. The measure, part of the massive National Defense Authorization Act, was also opposed by civil libertarians on […]
