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Icarus Tech: Is New Technology Flying our Society too close to the Sun?

March 3, 2014 by David Glenn Leave a Comment

It’s a complaint that is as old as technology itself. Ever since the first caveman discovered fire, the older generation has been seeing all of the new gizmos and gadgets embraced by their children and grandchildren and wondered what kind of negative impacts these new-fangled devices will have on society.

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When radio first became available, there were those who wondered if it were a blessing or a curse. When the printing press first made possible the efficient reproduction of written works, Johannes Trithemius (a respected polymath) feared the damage that could be done when trained scribes were no longer needed. And even the invention of writing had its naysayers, including Plato, one of the most respected minds ever to live.

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Filed Under: Science Tagged With: NSA, technology

Protecting Your Privacy: 5 Tips to Securing Your Privacy

January 8, 2014 by David Glenn Leave a Comment

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In most countries in the world, including the United States, privacy is generally not a legally protected right. The incidences when an invasion of privacy goes punished are usually when it is in conjunction with another crime, such as breaking and entering or theft. As a result, there are constant risks coming from every angle and an army of different people and corporations who are looking to invade your personal privacy, both physically and online. And since it is both hard to catch and hard to prosecute, it is largely up to us to protect our own privacy. Here are five ways in which you can help secure your privacy every day. [Read more…] about Protecting Your Privacy: 5 Tips to Securing Your Privacy

Filed Under: Internet, Security Tagged With: Edward Snowden, home automation, home security, NSA, online security, personal security, protection, Security

NSA diverted computers and laptops from shipping facilities to install spyware

December 30, 2013 by DailyBits Leave a Comment

NSA diverted computers and laptops from shipping facilities to install spyware (via Raw Story )

Der Spiegel reported on Sunday that the NSA’s “Tailored Access Operations” (TAO) has been diverting desktops and laptops shipped to U.S. consumers and installing spyware on them. According to the report, the process, which TAO calls “interdiction…


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Filed Under: Security Tagged With: NSA, Privacy

How NSA Hacked Yahoo, Google Datacenter Networks

October 31, 2013 by DailyBits Leave a Comment

How NSA Hacked Yahoo, Google Datacenter Networks (via slashdot)

The National Security Agency secretly broke into the network connections between datacenters belonging to Yahoo, Google and other companies to drink data direct from the firehose, as well as collect metadata about the Internet use of U.S. residents,…


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Filed Under: Internet, Security Tagged With: google, NSA, online privacy, yahoo

NSA harvests email contacts

October 15, 2013 by DailyBits Leave a Comment

NSA harvests email contacts (via Pando Daily)

On October 14, 2013WaPo, with another Snowden facilitated leak, reports that the NSA is gathering hundreds of millions of emails through people’s contact lists and instant messaging accounts. It’s using the emails to analyze foreign intelligence…


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Filed Under: Security Tagged With: Internet security, NSA, Privacy

The NSA and Your Mobile Phone

September 10, 2013 by noemi Leave a Comment

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It’s the era of spying, monitoring, and of course, whistleblowers. We’ve had so many news items on governments making sure that they know what’s going on – hence the monitoring of practically all kinds of communication. We’ve also had quite a few high profile cases wherein people in the know have come public.

What’s the truth?

Remember, there are always at least two sides to a story, and the average person will probably never get to know the whole picture, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that the government is keeping tabs on what’s floating in the airwaves – or cables, for that matter. Whether you send an email or a text message or make a phone call, the chances are that there might be someone else listening in. [Read more…] about The NSA and Your Mobile Phone

Filed Under: Security Tagged With: NSA, Privacy, Security

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