‘At an 18th-century mansion in England’s countryside last week, current and former spy chiefs from seven countries faced off with representatives from tech giants Apple and Google to discuss government surveillance in the aftermath of Edward […]
‘Hundreds of thousands of households are still trapped in ‘billing limbo’ – unable to pay promptly for energy usage because of errant computer systems introduced by suppliers. Many of the billing problems stem from the […]
‘Unbeknownst to most Americans, the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency has its own air force and uses it to spy on people. As reported by ARS Technica, as tensions surrounding the recent protests and […]
‘iRobot, the maker of the popular Roomba robot vacuum, wants to develop roving robots which use on-board cameras to map your home and identify what you own. The intent, according to iRobot CEO Colin Angle, […]
‘Imagine you get a letter in the post offering you free water. Instead of paying Irish Water for your supply, another company promises you a generous quantity of free water. The catch? Instead of water […]
‘The US National Security Agency asked German intelligence service to spy on the European country’s technology giant Siemens, a new report reveals. The NSA suspected that Siemens was providing communications technology to a Russian secret […]
‘David Cameron will use the Conservative Party’s first majority in the House of Commons for nearly 20 years to “deliver” on a radical agenda to cut welfare, shrink the size of the state and re-define […]
By now most of us know that the government can read our emails, and listen to our phone conversations. They even know where we are at all times, especially if we use GPS. But their […]
A federal judge threw out claims by a California man who became a media sensation after he found a government GPS tracker in his car. ‘Yasir Afifi says he was due for an oil change […]
‘Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in the French capital city of Paris to show their anger at a new controversial bill that would give the intelligence services sweeping espionage powers, Press TV […]
‘German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her country’s intelligence agency over its cooperation with US National Security Agency to spy on EU countries and entities. “In the face of international terrorism threats, they can only […]
‘In a major victory for civil rights activists, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the body which considers complaints about UK government surveillance, has held GCHQ guilty of illegal surveillance and monitoring of privileged attorney-client communications. Coming […]
‘An article on an annual border security expo for the so-called US “border-industrial complex” over at the London Guardian starts off by featuring spy rocks. Yes. Exactly as it sounds. Spy rocks. Fake rocks with […]
‘“Science is a double-edged sword; it creates as many problems as it solves, but always on a higher level.” In November of 2012, the National Health Federation published a book review on the Physics of […]
‘By the time I found the National Security Agency booth on the expo floor at last week’s RSA Conference, all the best shwag was gone. The most prized giveaway was a faux-leather Post-it Note kit […]