Fourteen young detainees overcame their guard and fled a boot camp regime of physical training and psychological treatment designed to cure their addiction — to the internet. The group, aged 15 to 22, staged their mass breakout by grabbing a duty supervisor when he was in bed and immobilising him in his quilt. He shouted […]
Even Google can make mistakes… Nine days ago the data protection authority (DPA) in Hamburg, Germany asked to audit the WiFi data that our Street View cars collect for use in location-based products like Google Maps for mobile, which enables people to find local restaurants or get directions. His request prompted us to re-examine everything […]
Why do I have the feeling that this is far too likely to be true? Do we welcome our Health Care Overlords in 2014?
Caller ID spoofers, your days are numbered! The ‘Truth in Caller ID Act of 2010′ has just passed the House. The bill — which has been kickin’ around in one form or another since 2007, and which only passed the Senate as recently as this February — makes it illegal ‘to cause any caller ID […]
Draconian UK law gets SeedF**cked A block of 86 lines of C# code is creating a buzz online following claims it may make BitTorrent downloads untraceable. The code, sweetly named SeedF*cker, is actually an exploit discovered last November that would allow a BitTorent user to fake the IP address of a server from where a […]
Well, evidently here in New York, there a was a “temporary” surcharge on tire disposal… Why? The usual story, the budget’s tight, and we need someway to increase our state funding…. But it’s only going to be temporary…. Well, if there is one truthism, it is that there is nothing temporary about fee’s created by […]
The Government and it’s agencies are suppose to be trustworthy and have our best interests at heart, but the lack of oversight is astounding! Â Sometimes, it’s due to overwork, sometimes, due to general incompetence… But, evidently the Energy Star & related programs, have been approving devices with little oversight and no much more than a […]
Non-profit hackerspace The Geek Group has been hit with a hefty tax bill despite their tax-exempt status. It is the goal of The Geek Group to fulfill the thirst to explore and create by providing facilities, peer group, and camaraderie that make knowledge and learning not only acceptable, but desirable. In the video after the […]