It turns out that it was something as simple as a thumb drive that helped Edward Snowden bring knowledge of PRISM to the public and throw the U.S. government into a tizzy. Thumb drives are banned within NSA locations, for obvious reasons, but Snowden snuck one into a Hawaii facility …
If you haven’t heard of PRISM yet, this is your introduction, and you’re going to be hearing about them a lot more. PRISM is a US government program, a collaboration between the NSA, FBI, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Through these tech companies, the government …
“Apple iPhones can be taken over with ‘alarming’ ease using a custom-built charger, security researchers warn,” BBC News reports. “Using the bogus charger, a team from Georgia Institute of Technology managed to infect a phone with a virus in less than a minute,” the Beeb reports. “Any device using Apple’s …
According to the Washington Post, Chinese hackers made their way into U.S. defense programs and have stolen blueprints for more than two dozen major U.S. weapons systems. Among what has been stolen are the blueprints for weapons like the advanced Patriot missile, a ballistic missile defense system, and the …
Looks like the collection of bookmarks has grown to epic proportions again, which means it’s clearly time for another showcase! Not all of these are goofy shapes, but they all offer something unique in the way of data storage. And there’s probably something for everyone here, so let’s dive right …
The Register in the UK is reporting that Apple requested very personal information from a customer in the form of a Driver’s License and bank statements in order to complete an online transaction.
A reader who works in the IT industry ordered an iPad online from the Apple Store received …
Did you know that an entire nation can just go completely offline? I live in the U.S., Michael Kwan and Stephen Fung both live in Canada, and it’s entirely possibly that we all take our constant, speedy Internet access for granted.
The entire country of Syria has gone offline, again; …
While they still have some finger crossing to do, the folks over at Blackberry can certainly pat themselves on the back now that BlackBerry 10 devices have been approved for use by the United States Department of Defense. The Z10, Q10, and the PlayBook have all been given the go …
CISPA, the misguided (or misleading) Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, has been a concern for Internet users since it was introduced in late 2011. After being shot down by the Senate a year ago, the legislation resurfaced in February of this year and has since passed the House. Fortunately, …
We’re still a ways away from Batman, but we’re getting there. The New York Police Department has begun equipping their police officers with Android smartphones, so that they’ll have access to relevant crime fighting data while on the go.
The phones can’t make or receive calls, but the data access …
For the longest time, airplane passengers have been forbidden from using electronic devices during a plane’s takeoff. Airlines claim that it’s for safety reasons, though this idea has been doubted and ridiculed for years, with television shows like The Simpsons and webcomics like Penny Arcade poking fun at it.
According …
Back in the early to middle part of the 1990s, mass media told parents all around the world that the brains of their children were being rotted out by inappropriate content. I would know. That’s where I spent my childhood. It was during that time that we were being “encouraged” …
