Surveillance & Counter Surveillance
Google To Launch New Privacy Tools To Limit Cookies
Chrome users will get more information on what cookies are tracking them and how to block them. Google To Launch New Privacy Tools To Limit Cookies Google is set to launch new tools to limit the use of tracking cookies, a move that could strengthen the search giant’s advertising dominance…
China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?)
Officials say the country’s recruitment and cyber theft efforts are becoming more pervasive. China’s Spying Poses Rising Threat To U.S. (#GotBitcoin?) Chinese spies are increasingly recruiting U.S. intelligence officers as part of a widening, sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Senior U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have escalated…
Parents Can’t Monitor Autistic Son With GPS Tracker At School, Nevada Ruling Says (#GotBitcoin?)
Family wanted to keep tabs on boy’s whereabouts and listen to his surroundings; ruling cites privacy issues. Parents Can’t Monitor Autistic Son With GPS Tracker At School, Nevada Ruling Says (#GotBitcoin?) The parents of an autistic child in Nevada who fought to have his school let him wear a GPS…
Big Brother In The Shopping Mall, TV And Smartphone (#GotBitcoin)
The privacy debate moves beyond e-commerce as magic mirrors and beacons log shoppers’ data in bricks-and-mortar stores. Big Brother In The Shopping Mall, TV And Smartphone (#GotBitcoin?) The battle to protect consumer data is moving from cyberspace to shopping malls, as Congress scrutinizes how advanced technology increasingly follows shoppers around…
Families Use Apps To Track Relatives With Dementia (#GotBitcoin?)
Technology can keep tabs on people with dementia, but apps crash, batteries die and systems fail. Families Use Apps To Track Relatives With Dementia (#GotBitcoin?) PERSONAL (RFID-BASED) TRACKER / LOCATOR Kim Rice tracks her husband’s every move, including his arrival home each night from adult day care. She’s among the…
Do The Latest Baby Monitors Ease Fears or Add Anxiety? (#GotBitcoin?)
Tech companies promise to track your baby’s bedtime well-being so you can follow that longstanding parenting adage: Sleep when the baby sleeps. But advanced baby monitors like Owlet and Angelcare are causing parental anxiety, too. Do The Latest Baby Monitors Ease Fears or Add Anxiety? (#GotBitcoin?) Hovering over a sleeping…
Amazon Reportedly Has Thousands of People Listening To Snippets of Alexa Conversations (#GotBitcoin?)
Amazon Has Thousands Of Workers Around The World Who Review Alexa Conversations, Bloomberg Reported. Amazon Reportedly Has Thousands of People Listening To Snippets of Alexa Conversations (#GotBitcoin?)Key Points Their work is intended to help improve Alexa’s speech recognition technology. Amazon has never disclosed that it has human workers listening…
Chinese Woman Arrested At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Had A Hidden Camera Finder, Prosecutor Says (#GotBitcoin?)
Yujing Zhang 32 years old, had a device that can detect hidden cameras, nine USB drives and five SIM cards in her room, among other piece of equipment, the prosecutor said Monday. Chinese Woman Arrested At Trump's Mar-a-Lago Had A Hidden Camera Finder, Prosecutor Says (#GotBitcoin?) WIRELESS / WIRED HIDDEN…
$5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?)
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Qc5Umpx7o&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNnfPsD2sDxiTW3j14nWXJ4[/embed] Aglaya's latest product, dubbed SpiderMonkey, a device that detects “Stingrays” or IMSI-catchers, the surveillance gizmos used by police and intelligence around the world to track and intercept cellphone data. $5 Billion A Year Market For DisInformation (#GotBitcoin?) But Aglaya had much more to offer, according to its brochure. For eight to…
Airbnb Has A Hidden-Camera Problem (#GotBitcoin)
The home-rental start-up says it’s cracking down on hosts who record guests. Is it doing enough? Airbnb Has A Hidden-Camera Problem (#GotBitcoin) When Max Vest shook hands with the host of his Miami Airbnb back in January, the man introduced himself as Ralph—even though “Ray” was the name he’d used…
What You Can Learn From The Best Hackers And Spies (#GotBitcoin?)
When my nanny sends me a photo of my 18-month-old son busy at play, my immediate thought: He’s a genius. What You Can Learn From The Best Hackers And Spies (#GotBitcoin?) When a hacker sent me a photo of my son, after breaking into the baby monitor on my…
Marie Van Brittan Brown: Home Security System Inventor (#GotBitcoin?)
Marie Van Brittan Brown and her husband, Albert, created an early closed-circuit television system to be used for home monitoring. That security system was the forerunner of all advanced home security technology in use today. Marie Van Brittan Brown: Home Security System Inventor How Marie Van Brittan Brown Became an…