Social engineering: how sneaky malware companies get you to bug your own phone for them
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Search Results for ‘surveillance cameras’ — 218 articles
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MA Congressman Ed Markey introduces privacy protective drone legislation
Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey (D) has introduced legislation that aims to limit privacy violations resulting from the incoming domestic drone invasion. A statement on the Congressman's website reads in part:
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Spy tech secretly embeds itself in phones, monitors and operates them from afar
In 2008, a Reston, VA based corporation called Oceans' Edge, Inc. applied for a patent. On March, 2012 the company's application for an advanced mobile snooping technology suite was approved.
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Trapwire and data mining: What we know
These days every news cycle brings us more thoroughly disturbing reasons to be concerned about pervasive digital monitoring in the United States. This week things got extra interesting with the revelation of an enormous, shadowy surveillance company with deep ties to the CIA: Trapwire exploded on the surveillance scene like a bat out of hell. And people are justifiably freaked out about it.
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Thursday technology links round-up
Lots in the news at the intersection of privacy and technology this week. Take a look at some of the stuff you might have missed:
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Terror Tuesday: Accelerating the use of drones at home
That’s what the Senate Armed Services Committee wants to do. In a June 4, 2012 report on the 2013 Defense Authorization Bill, it is pulling out the stops.
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New Lockheed robot on duty in Afghanistan
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Wired describes Lockheed Martin's 'Squad Mission Support System' ("SMSS") robot, now on patrol in Afghanistan:
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