Category: #CyberSpaceWar
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Net Neutrality: Triumph of the Ruling Class
from tucker.liberty.me: A triumph of “core of free expression and democratic principles”? How stupid do they think we are? It’s been painful to watch the gradual tightening of government control in the name of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to rewrite the rules and declare the Internet as a public utility seals the…
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Paris Has A Drone Problem
from theverge.com: Police in Paris yesterday detained three Al Jazeera journalists on charges of flying a drone without a license, marking the latest development in what’s been a bizarre week for a city still reeling from last month’s terrorist attacks. The arrests come amid growing anxiety surrounding unauthorized drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which…
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#NSA’s SIM Card Scandal Bigger Than You Think
from localorg.com: On February 16, researchers at the Moscow-based security group Kaspersky Lab announced the discovery of the ultimate virus which has virtually infected all spheres of military and civilian computing in more than 40 countries around the world. They’ve managed to discover a piece of malware that must have been installed on hard disks…
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An Ad Company Is Flying Surveillance Drones Over Los Angeles
from motherboard.vice.com: An ad company’s drones have been quietly collecting location information from Los Angeles residents’ cell phones for nearly a month, and there’s likely not much anybody can do about it without regulations in place that cover what kinds of data drones can hoover up. Adnear, a global marketing company that specializes in collecting…
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Tokyo Cyber Security Competition Draws 90 Hackers
from channelnewsasia.com: A cyber security competition began on Saturday (Feb 7) in Tokyo, with organisers aiming to show off the skills of young Japanese hackers by testing them against international rivals. The final rounds of the Security Contest 2014, or SECCON, brought together 90 participants in 24 teams from seven nations and regions: China, Japan,…
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The FCC Says Your City Can Build a Public Internet, Even If Your State Says No
from motherboard.vice.com: The Federal Communications Commission is going to allow two cities to ignore state laws that ban them from building community-owned broadband networks, according to chairman Tom Wheeler. It’s big news for Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Wilson, North Carolina, and it’s a signal to other cities in the 21 states that have laws restricting municipal…
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#SilkRoad Trial Dosed With Shaky Evidence
from youtube.com: Federal prosecutors are making their case against Ross Ulbricht, the alleged founder of online drug and weapon marketplace Silk Road. Authorities say they have identified Ulbricht as the pseudonymous Dread Pirate Roberts, who ran the site. “Wired” senior writer Andy Greenberg and CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman join “CBS This Morning: Saturday”…
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New Police Radars Can ‘See’ Inside Homes
from usatoday.com: At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have secretly equipped their officers with radar devices that allow them to effectively peer through the walls of houses to see whether anyone is inside, a practice raising new concerns about the extent of government surveillance. Those agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service,…
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Drone Detection Systems Provide Peace of Mind
from journal-neo.org: The scenario is in a dystopian future, where small, nearly undetectable unmanned flying machines are spying on the citizenry. These flying surveillance units hover overhead, peek into windows and have been known to carry a chemical weapons payload and can attack and kill. According to some pundits, that future has arrived. While drone…
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NASA Finds More Earth-like Planets Outside Solar System
from japantimes.com: More planets that are near twins to Earth have been found outside our solar system – tantalizing worlds that could host extraterrestrial life. Astronomers announced Tuesday that, depending on definitions, they have confirmed three or four more planets that are about the same size as Earth and are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold “Goldilocks…
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Our System Is So Broken, Almost No Patented Discoveries Ever Get Used
from wired.com: We all know the patent system is broken. But most people believe that the biggest problem with it is abusive litigants who extort so-called “license fees” from small businesses unable to pay the cost of standing up to them in court. Their activities, of course, have no more in common with real patent…
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‘The Interview’ premiere canceled in wake of Sony hacker ‘9/11-style’ terror threats
from RT.com: The premiere of ‘The Interview’, the comedy ridiculing the North Korean leadership, has been canceled in New York, allegedly due to a 9/11-style terror threat. But US security officials say “there is no credible intelligence” of an attack at this time. The Sunshine Cinema in Lower East Side has made the decision to…
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Pirate Bay Shutdown Has Had Virtually No Effect on Digital Piracy Levels
from variety.com: The Pirate Bay was deep-sixed this week in its home port of Stockholm, Sweden, after cops raided a data center hosting the world’s most famous piracy organization. But its absence appears to have put hardly a dent in global piracy activity over the last four days. On Monday, Dec. 8, a total of 101.5 million Internet worldwide…
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Cicret Bracelet Will Turn Your Arm Into A Tablet
from digit.in: A new Cicret bracelet can detect your gestures and projects a screen onto the skin, so you can take calls, check your emails, read books, all from your arm. Designed by Paris-based design company, the prototype bracelet can remotely connect with a mobile device and emits the interface onto the wearer’s arm. The…
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Red Planet Shows Signs of Life
from Press TV: NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back scientific data suggesting new evidence of water on Mars. The rover released pictures indicating that the Gale Crater on Mars used to be a huge lake of water far back in history. With the new evidence of water, the Red Planet must have been suitable for…