Tag Archives: internet privacy
Anonymous avails Guantanamo hunger strike
The American military has turned off its wi-fi service inside the prison at Guantanamo Bay following threats by the hacker collective Anonymous. Anonymous had threatened to “disrupt activities” at the base, in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22608083 It launched “Operation Guantanamo” on Saturday, 18 May. The Anonymous three-day campaign began on the […]
Face recognition fully implemented
The odds are you are not just a face in the crowd any longer. Even if your picture isn’t plastered all over social networking and photo-sharing sites, facial recognition technology in public places is making it harder if not impossible to remain anonymous. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57584887/big-brother-is-big-business/ CBS reports on the new ways this technology is being used […]
FBI wants access to internet phone and video messages
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made it clear it wants to intercept Internet audio and video chats. And that, according to a new report being released Friday by a group of technologists, could pose “serious security risks” to ordinary Internet users, giving thieves and even foreign agents a way to listen in on Americans’ […]
Julian Assange: Why Wikileaks
“Let me first frame this. I looked at something that I had seen going on with the world. Which is that I thought there were too many unjust acts. And I wanted there to be more just acts, and fewer unjust acts. http://wikileaks.org/Transcript-Meeting-Assange-Schmidt?nocache And one can sort of say, well what are your philosophical axioms […]
German court finds Google offensive and defamatory
A German federal court has told Google to clean up the auto-complete results an its search engine suggestions and said Google must ensure terms generated by auto-complete are not offensive or defamatory. The court case was started by an unnamed German businessman who found that Google linked him with “scientology” and “fraud”. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22529357 A person’s […]
Google + Bilderberg = Global Technocracy
The secretive Bilderberg Group is currently undergoing a major transformation that will see it and other high profile networks merge under the banner of Google as the elite accelerates its plan to consolidate its technocratic agenda. http://www.infowars.com/google-berg-global-elite-transforms-itself-for-technocratic-revolution/ On the New World Order agenda this year: – Targeting Iran’s nuclear processing facilities for destruction via air […]
Robot insects for surveillance and assassination
Researchers have developed a remote-controlled robot about the size of a fat housefly that mimics a fly’s aerial prowess. Developing a robot to do the same took more than a decade and a variety of technologies. It weighs just 80 milligrams and is controlled remotely. Each wing can be controlled independently. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/science/a-remote-controlled-robot-the-size-of-a-fly.html?ref=science The robot fly […]
Bloomberg News teaches hacking
Reporters at Bloomberg News were trained to use a function on the company’s financial data terminals that allowed them to view subscribers’ contact information and, in some cases, monitor login activity. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/business/media/bloomberg-admits-terminal-snooping.html?ref=business&_r=0 The company acknowledged that at least one reporter had gained access to information on Goldman Sachs after the bank complained to the company […]
US to strengthen “back door” surveillance rules
The administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the Internet rather than by traditional phone services. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/us/politics/obama-may-back-fbi-plan-to-wiretap-web-users.html?hp&_r=0 The FBI since 2010 has pushed for a legal […]
UK looks to futher snooping capabilities
UK proposals to be brought forward would address the fact the police – who can already tell when, where and who made a mobile phone call or sent a text message – cannot always trace the origin of an email, a message sent via instant messaging or a phone call made over the internet. In […]
Standing up to Google Glass and the surveillance state
“This is just the beginning,” said a Los Angeles lawyer specializing in privacy issues. “Google Glass is going to cause quite a brawl.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/technology/personaltech/google-glass-picks-up-early-signal-keep-out.html?hp&_r=0 The glasseslike device, which allows users to access the Internet, take photos and film short snippets, has been pre-emptively banned by a Seattle bar. Large parts of Las Vegas will not […]
Eye movement tracker raises privacy concerns
An advertising system which is able to track your eye movements while you shop has been created by researchers. It could allow for video screens which change adverts depending on what you look at in a shop. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22351995 With many new technologies designed to learn more about how we act, concerns over privacy are likely to […]
Drones in America under guise of drug war
The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/04/27/world/americas/ap-cb-caribbean-drug-drones.html?ref=world One of the devices on display aboard the navy test ship is a type of drone that can be […]
Google wants your data after you die
Internet users around the world have expressed concern about what happens to their data after their demise. Google will allow users to decide what happens to their data after they die or become inactive online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22119227 Google said users can opt to have their data deleted after three, six, nine or 12 months of inactivity. […]
UK and Big Business launch cyberintelligence center
The UK has announced that a global centre for cybersecurity will be opened at the University of Oxford. “The new global centre for cybersecurity… will co-ordinate global work on cyber-threats and cyber-policies” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22078755 Countries around the world are keen to increase their levels of cybersecurity in the wake of an unprecedented number of threats.Part of […]
Facebook Home destroys privacy
Detailed data could be mined from home users could intrude on private life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22025729 Many took issue with the claim that home put people, not apps, at the heart of the mobile experience, saying it would help Facebook sell ads. The "always on" nature of home bothered industry watchers who said it could be a […]
Anonymous “Good Guys” against North Korea
The hacking collective Anonymous has said it has been "hacking" and vandalising social networking profiles linked to North Korea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22025724 Anonymous also claimed to have accessed 15,000 usernames and passwords from a university database. As part of action which the loosely organised collective has called "Operation Free Korea", the hackers have called for leader Kim […]
Google dodges EU privacy laws
Six European data protection agencies are contemplating legal action over Google’s privacy policy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22003551 In late October 2012, a European Commission working party reported that Google’s privacy policy did not meet Commission standards on data protection. The report said Google should do more to let users see what information was held about them, provide tools […]
UK and big business share cyber intelligence
The Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CISP) – has emerged out of a 2012 pilot scheme known as Project Auburn. Eighty companies from five sectors of the economy – finance, defense, energy, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals – were encouraged to share information with the UK government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21945702 At a new London base, large screens will monitor […]
