Smart meter scheme could be IT disaster, says IoD
Nearly 1.4 million UK households have already had a smart meter fitted…
Tag: Big Brother
Is your smart home safe or has it become an evil botnet?
‘It’s nice to think that when you connect your fridge to the Internet of Things nobody is going to care how much milk you have, so why would anyone want to hack into it? Does […]
NSA and Facebook Work Together
‘Earlier this week the European Commission’s attorney Bernhard Schima told the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) the US-EU Safe Harbor framework does not work. The framework process supposedly protects personal data. In […]
Hamas seizes spying Israeli electronic insects in Gaza
‘The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas have seized electronic insects that were flying the skies of the Gaza Strip, according to Al-Majd, a security website close to Hamas. Al-Majd reports that the devices are used by […]
Hamas seizes spying Israeli electronic insects in Gaza
‘The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas have seized electronic insects that were flying the skies of the Gaza Strip, according to Al-Majd, a security website close to Hamas. Al-Majd reports that the devices are used by […]
U.S. Government Secrecy At All-Time High. ‘Secret Witnesses’ and ‘Secret Evidence’ To Prosecute Americans
‘US Supreme Court Justice Brandeis said: Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman. But there’s […]
Fed Tries to Figure Out How to Raise Interest Rates by a 1/4 of 1%
New York Fed have been asking traders, financial firms, and even other central bankers.
Yawning, whistling, big hair: How the TSA picks you for extra screening
More needs to be known about the Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques program.
How The US Government Legally Stole Millions From Kim Dotcom
Internet giant deemed fugitive by US authorities.
Ford’s new car will force you to obey the speed limit
‘Much as we’d like to emulate our NASCAR heroes, breaking the speed limit often comes at a price. Ford is hoping to prevent accidents and speeding tickets by introducing cars that can see what the […]
Facebook reveals its internet drones will be as big as a 737 but weigh as much as a car – and have already been flown in the UK
‘Facebook has already begun flying its giant drones designed to bring internet access to the world, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed. ‘As part of our effort to connect the world, we’ve designed unmanned aircraft that can […]
U.S. government allows itself to copy all your old emails
‘As the government continues to widen its electronic surveillance in the ongoing fight against “terrorism,” Americans are witnessing the slow, steady erosion of their constitutional right to privacy embodied within the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment. As […]
Spanish parliament approves controversial security laws
‘The Spanish lower house of parliament has approved new controversial security laws which are likely to restrict the right to protest and freedom of the press. The country’s ruling conservative Popular Party got the bills, […]
U.S. DEA agents had sex parties funded by drug cartels: watchdog
Seven of the agents admitted attending the parties.