Apr 15
New documents released by the FBI show that the Bureau is well on its way toward its goal of a fully operational face recognition database by this summer.
Apr 15
We all know that Edward Snowden insists on secure email
Apr 14
In light of a recent legal spat, Google has updated its Terms of Service to notify Gmail users of automatic email analysis. The purpose is for targeting advertisements to the … Continue reading
Apr 14
Amidst the Heartbleed bug hoopla this month was a claim the NSA knew about and actively exploited the vulnerability, something the agency soon denied. Apparently in line with that claim, … Continue reading
Apr 14
This Tuesday, Google will throw open the order books for Glass and start its first round of invitation-free sales. To many it’s a hard sell – $1,500 worth of conspicuous … Continue reading
Apr 14
Google Glass Privacy App Spots Security Cameras & Other Glass Users: Soliton Radar
Posted in: Today's ChiliModern stealth action video games like the Metal Gear Solid series and the new Deus Ex often have a radar feature that lets you see enemies and cameras, among other things. New media artist Sander Veenhof made a similar app for Google Glass. He calls it Watch Your Privacy, and it uses open data to locate nearby surveillance cameras. That includes the mobile kind, i.e. other Glass users.
Watch Your Privacy uses a database of surveillance cameras called OSMcamera. Sander didn’t elaborate how his app spots other Glass users, just that it maps “the latitute/longitude coordinates of each Google Glass user.”
The app marks both cameras and users with a triangular warning sign along with a number, their distance from you and their coordinates. In addition, it marks the approximate coverage area of surveillance cameras. You can either have the area appear mark them as non-safe (red) or safe zones (green). If you want to stay hidden like Solid Snake, you’ll want to mark those areas red. If you feel more comfortable in a place with security cameras then you’ll mark their coverage areas green.
Glass users, crawl to your browser and head to Sander’s website to download his app.
[via Prosthetic Knowledge]
Apr 14
What’s alleged to be Banksy’s latest piece of artwork has popped up on the side of a house in Cheltenham, and it depicts security agents spying on a public phone—right round the corner from the UK’s intelligence center, GCHQ.
Apr 14
Over the weekend, it was revealed that President Obama thinks that when the National Security Agency discovers major flaws in Internet security, they should be allowed to exploit it if there’s a "a clear national security or law enforcement need."
Apr 11
The NSA has denied knowledge of the Heartbleed bug, following allegations that not only did the security agency discover the exploit two years ago, but that it opted to keep … Continue reading
Apr 11
Dropbox has responded to calls for a boycott over Dr. Condoleezza Rice joining the cloud company’s board, insisting that the former US Secretary of State “fully supports” its commitment to … Continue reading
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