Piracy and Privacy
ArsTechnica reports that the California legislature is currently considering an anti-piracy bill that threatens to undermine privacy in a big way. Proposed by Senator Padilla, SB 550 would prohibit a…
NY case underscores Wi-Fi privacy dangers
Available at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110424/ap_on_hi_te/us_wi_fi_warning In Buffalo, a 25-year-old guy logged in to his neighbor house's Wi-Fi connection and downloaded child pornography through the wireless signal. Firstly, the FBI agents suspected the…
iPhone Location Tracing Controversy
Controversy over revelations regarding iPhone and iPad location tracking has been growing quickly. As the New York Times reports, the German, French, and Italian governments have either started or will…
iPhone and iPad Store Location Data of Everywhere You Go
Researchers Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan have discovered a file on the iPhone and 3G-enabled iPads that contain the "latitude and longitude of the phone's recorded coordinates along with a…
DOJ Pitches GPS Surveillance Case to Supreme Court
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/04/doj-pitches-gps-surveillance-case-to-supreme-court.html http://legaltimes.typepad.com/files/doj_gps_cert.pdf On Friday, the Solicitor General filed a certiorari petition with the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split on whether a warrant is required for GPS surveillance. The…
Do-Not-Track Bill
Article Link: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-do-not-track-20110406,0,3461978,full.story Link to Bill: http://dist27.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={2C530FAF-6F85-4236-BB30-293D33F815E5} Continuing the groundswell of support for Do-Not-Track across the nation, California State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation that would force Internet…
RandTXT – Chatroulette’s new cousin
Not long ago, denizens of the web were thrown into a frenzy by Chatroulette, an innovative website that randomly paired visitors with webcams for impromptu video chats. Hot off the…
Stalkers Exploit Cellphone GPS – The Wall Street Journal (August 3, 2010)
Available at: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748703467304575383522318244234-lMyQjAxMTAxMDAwMzEwNDMyWj.html; Stalkers Exploit Cellphone GPS - Mobile Location Tracking - WSJ.com In August of 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that global-positioning-system (GPS) technology offered by cellular carriers…
Google Making App That Would Identify People’s Faces – CNN.com (March 31, 2011)
Available at: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/31/google.face/index.html; Google making app that would identify people's faces - CNN.com Google has announced that it is working on a mobile application that would allow users to take…
Fools in April
Surely most of you have seen Google's "new" feature, Gmail Motion. If not, check out the video below: Gmail Motion The April Fools' posting has become a bit of a…