Tech

Child brain scans to pick out future criminals
By Andrew McCleese on February 22, 2011
The seeds of criminal and anti-social behaviour can be found in children as young as three, scientists have claimed.
US Gov. Software Creates ‘Fake People’ on Social Networks to Promote Propaganda
By Andrew McCleese on February 21, 2011
The US government is offering private intelligence companies contracts to create software to manage "fake people" on social media sites and create the illusion of...
Scientists warn of $2,000bn solar ‘Katrina’
By Andrew McCleese on February 20, 2011
The sun is waking up from a long quiet spell. Last week it sent out the strongest flare for four years – and scientists are...
FBI: Web-based Services Hurting Wiretapping Efforts
By Andrew McCleese on February 18, 2011
Web-based e-mail, social-networking and peer-to-peer services are frustrating law enforcement wiretapping efforts, a lawyer for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation told lawmakers Thursday, but...
Lawmakers urge FCC to investigate Google
By Andrew McCleese on February 17, 2011
Two lawmakers have urged the FCC to conduct a full investigation into a privacy breach involving Google's Street View.
U.S. Government Shuts Down 84,000 Websites, ‘By Mistake’
By Andrew McCleese on February 16, 2011
The US Government has yet again shuttered several domain names this week. The Department of Justice and Homeland Security’s ICE office proudly announced that they...
Hold your breath to hide from surveillance robot
By Andrew McCleese on February 8, 2011
If you want to creep past this new security bot, you'd better be good at holding your breath. TiaLinx's new Cougar20-H is a lightweight, remote-controlled surveillance...
Renewed Push to Give Obama an Internet “Kill Switch”
By Jason Rink on January 25, 2011
A controversial bill handing President Obama power over privately owned computer systems during a “national cyberemergency,” and prohibiting any review by the court system, will...
Using Your Blackberry In Illinois Could Send You To Prison
By Jason Rink on January 24, 2011
This is one of those technology and legal stories that is hard to believe in this day and age. If you are inIllinois, you better...
Why We Should Be Skeptical of Wikileaks
By Jason Rink on December 30, 2010
When considering Wikileaks, we must be cognizant of the following facts, which ought to give any sane person pause: 1. There is very little in the...