Category: Computer Security

IRS possessed Stingray cellphone surveillance gear, documents reveal | US news | The Guardian

Exclusive: Invoices reveal tax service, 13th federal agency to use secretive dragnet, upgraded device that pretends to be cellphone tower to gather metadata Source: IRS >>>

Posted: October 26, 2015 in Computer, Security

NYPD caught using X-ray vans to search the public, refuses court order to release details | ExtremeTech

The NYPD is fighting to avoid disclosing how it operates its fleet of X-ray vans, but both court decisions and previous law requires that citizens >>>

Posted: October 26, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security

Drivers are being idiots with Tesla’s new autopilot features

Tesla’s new autopilot features, which offer a basic autonomous driving feature that can change lanes, follow other cars and react to trouble, rolled out to >>>

Posted: October 25, 2015 in Computer, Gadgetry, Robotics, Security

CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance | Techdirt

Source: CISA Moves Forward: These 83 Senators Just Voted To Expand Surveillance | Techdirt

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Security

Radiation Sensors in Major U.S. Cities Turned Off By EPA

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T60X_vwkoKw Environmental Protection Agency officials confirmed 99 of 135 beta-radiation sensors in its RadNet system—which monitors in all 50 states, the District of >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Environmental, Reference, Social

Why Calling Slaves ‘Workers’ Is More Than An Editing Error : NPR Ed : NPR

This high school geography textbook calls slaves “workers” and “immigrants.” The publisher is working to correct the error, but what does it tell us about >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Editorial, Reference, Social

Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill | MIT Technology Review

Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets. But before they can become widespread, carmakers must solve an impossible ethical dilemma of algorithmic morality. Source: Why >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer

Confused about Bridgeton, West Lake landfills? Here’s what you should know | St. Louis Public Radio

Updated at 5 p.m., Oct. 20 with new information — St. Louis Public Radio is updating this FAQ to describe what we know — and >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Biological, Chemistry, Editorial, Environmental

Test and Measurement: Fluke expands 802.11ac support – RCR Wireless News

Fluke Networks expands support for enterprise 802.11ac deployment, plus ETSI and test language. This week’s test news from RCR Wireless. Source: Test and Measurement: Fluke >>>

Posted: October 23, 2015 in Gadgetry

Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones | Reuters

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, >>>

Posted: October 21, 2015 in Computer, Gadgetry, Mobile, Security