Tag: wifi
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#MorningMonarchy: June 27, 2018
Dropping Starbursts, generating buzz and losing Koko + this day in history w/Tony Bliar resigns and our song of the day by Jim James on your Morning Monarchy for June 27, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: November 17, 2017
Bombshell blockbuster, Warped forever and tangled up in green + this day in history w/Nixon’s not a crook and our song of the day by Godflesh on your Morning Monarchy for November 17, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: October 17, 2017
Democracy bots, KRACK attack and a FriendFace sandwich + this day in history w/the World Series earthquake and our song of the day by Stars on your Morning Monarchy for October 17, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 5, 2017
Unfolding tragedy, ‘OutlawCountry’ and class-action corn + this day in history w/the bikini and our song of the day by Gorillaz on your Morning Monarchy for July 5, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: June 20, 2017
Gray zone videos, hyper-fast data and price-checking prevention + this day in history w/West Virginia Day and our song of the day by Night Drive on your Morning Monarchy for June 20, 2017.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Saudi Biometrics, BBC Detector Vans, DIY ISP (Audio)
Saudis scan fingerprints for SIMs; the BBC’s imaginary detector vans are now pretending to sniff your wi-fi; and rural Minnesota towns take high-speed internet into their own hands.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Imaginary BBC Detector Vans Now Scanning WiFi? (Video)
Saudis scan fingerprints for SIMs; the BBC’s imaginary detector vans are now pretending to sniff your wi-fi; and rural Minnesota towns take high-speed internet into their own hands.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 12, 2016
Pokémon control, broader biometrics and the drone zone + this day in history w/the Bisbee Deportation and our song of the day by Mindz Of A Different Kind on your Morning Monarchy for July 12, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 8, 2016
The Dallas Purge, Hollywood insiders and ‘Zero Days’ + this day in history w/Francis Gary Powers and our song of the day by The Avalanches on your Morning Monarchy for July 8, 2016.
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Comcast Converting 50,000 Houston Home Routers Into Public WiFi Hotspots (Without Users Consent)
from slashdot.com: As a Houston resident with limited home broadband options, I found the following interesting: Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle reports (warning: paywalled) that Comcast plans to turn 50,000 home routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots without their users providing consent. Comcast plans to eventually convert 150,000 home routers into a city-wide WiFi network.…
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Future of Wearable Tech: Solar-Powered Dresses and Wi-Fi Suits
from livescience.com: From fitness trackers to smartwatches, wearable technology is infiltrating the fashion world. But are tech companies creating fashions anyone would actually wear? A dress that goes transparent when the wearer’s heart races, a quilted onesie that doubles as a Wi-Fi hotspot and a chic outfit that sports solar cells are just a few…
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Wi-fi Computer Virus Goes ‘Airborne’ Like Common Cold
from RT.com: Researchers in Britain have shown for the first time how a computer virus can spread through Wi-Fi “as efficiently as the common cold spreads between humans.” The ‘Chameleon’ Wi-Fi AP-AP virus infiltrates dense networks and spreads at an alarming rate. Chameleon was designed by a team of researchers from the University of Liverpool,…
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Seattle Police Deactivate Downtown Wi-Fi Spy Network
from ap.org: The Seattle Police Department has agreed to deactivate a downtown WiFi network that some worried could be used to spy on residents. The ACLU raised concerns last week about the network, which has equipment visible on utility poles. KOMO reports the wireless mesh network was installed with Homeland Security money and was intended…
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Police Now Can Switch off iPhone Camera and Wi-Fi
from veteranstoday.com: Police throughout the globe have been embarrassed to see online videos of their officers pepper spraying tied captives. In our age of mobile gadgets the pictures can be uploaded online in seconds, making supervisors to answer the questions. But now the police may not need to fear scrutiny anymore, because Apple has recently…
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WiFi + USB Drive = Your Own Mini-Internet
Worried about draconian Internet laws? Creeping surveillance? The inability to share with others without being criminalized?