Dangerous Knowledge
A fine BBC documentary by David Malone, at Google Video. The film explores the idea that some fundamental questions in science may …
Point, Click … Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates
An excellent article in Wired, by Ryan Singel The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs …
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U.S. domestic surveillance grid goes orbital
You’re seeing the cameras everywhere, right? On the corner, over the intersection, in stores and public places, and a lot …
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Life imitates art: Hacker uncovers nuke plant vulnerability
Security researcher Scott Lunsford recently found that hacking into the SCADA-linked control system of a nuclear power plant was disturbingly …
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Terror law puts Britons at risk of surveillance by US agents
from Jamie Doward, for The Observer A new law swept through Congress by the US government before the summer recess …
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Chinese cyber-dissident jailed for four years
Oh, and his lawyer’s also been disbarred, supposedly for taking on one too many such cases… Despite China’s pledge to …
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New spying law has Gonzales in charge of decisions AND oversight
The Bush administration plans to leave oversight of its expanded foreign eavesdropping program, which permits intercepting Americans’ calls and e-mails …
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Our government’s response to outrage over illegal, warrantless wiretapping: Just legalize it
The three branches of our system of government are designed to protect us, the people, by pushing back vigorously against …
Undercover NBC Dateline reporter bolts from DEFCON 2007
This is just precious. Besides being a consistently amazing convention (where you could easily find great real-life examples of most …
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Bottled water and snake oil
Like a lot of successful, improbable marketing campaigns, the sale of tap water isn’t so much about outright lying as it …
$20 billion US arms sale to Saudis in the works
It would be helpful to have a sense of the overall, long-term plan in this case (as in so many others), …
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Most vote machines lose test to hackers
Interesting story, but I’m going to take issue with the “hacker” implications. It’s probably just an editorial oversight, but the article …
