Posts Tagged ‘panopticon’

Japanese camera can scan 36 million faces per second

Could governments and private corporations recognise ANYONE instantly via CCTV?  Remember that London is the most densely surveilled city in the world The Occupy Wallstreet protesters were heavily surveillanced – […]

Is Your Dating Site Selling Your Profile?

If your data is out there, it WILL get sold…for pennies. From Betabeat: Angela, who asked that her last name be withheld, has been dating online for years. But she […]

What can we learn from the Dharun Ravi case?

What can we learn from the Dharun Ravi case? 1) All the evidence was digital / social media 2) Dharun’s computers & phones self-incriminated him They relied primarily on statements […]

Nassau County Bar Attorneys & Accountants Committee 2/27/12

The Nassau County Bar Attorneys Accountants Committee has asked me to present on selected Cyber-Security topics.   When; Feb 27, 2012 Where: Nassau County Bar Association 15th & West Streets […]

FTC tears into Apple, Google over kids' privacy – or lack of

The FTC has notified Apple & Google that they actually need to read, abide by and enforce their own privacy policies.  Specifically, these two operators can’t turn a blind-eye to […]

Google Caught Tracking Safari Users – What You Need to Know

Don’t be evil.  That’s Google’s job.   In contravention of Apple’s policies, and their own statements about consumer privacy, Google bypassed Safari’s security settings to store permanent cookies on Apple […]

Feds Want to Warrantlessly Track Phones Bought with Fake Names

In US vs Warshak, the DOJ argued in court that since email accounts are hacked into, people die, and people forget their passwords, email should have no 4th amendment protections. […]

Germany’s intelligence services Ignore current neo-nazi threats, focus on elected Officials

According to the Economist, the German Federal & State intelligence services are stuck in the past.   Rather that focusing on current threats, like a neo-naze group that murdered 10 […]

Aussie Police spy on web, phone usage with no warrants

George Orwell was such an optimist…   The Australian police have been spying on web surfing, emails, cell phones with warrants for quite some time.   At least they’re in […]

The Minority Report is Here

Do you recall how in The Minority Report, stores were trying to sell Tom Cruise products based on his retina scans? What would you do if a Retailer knew you […]