Author Archives: Rob

Jul 11
2012

Laser Scanner Can Read Your Blood From 50 Metres

I’m not sure if the story has gotten a little exaggerated, but according to the Daily Mail: The latest scanners acquired by the U.S. government will be able detect the most minute traces of molecular discrepancies in both individuals’ bloodstream … Continue reading

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Jul 11
2012

Cell Phone Privacy

Without a warrant, a U.S. law enforcement agency can obtain the following pieces of information about your cell phone use: text messages voicemails geolocation data phone numbers you called when you called In fact, everything but a phone conversation, because … Continue reading

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Jun 24
2012

Drone Laws

According to Wired magazine, there are few laws that specifically apply to private drones (yet), but plenty of existing regulations that might cover their behavior. Peeping Tom laws say you can’t view a fully or partially nude person without their knowledge, so … Continue reading

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Jun 19
2012

Map of USA Drone Bases

The US military have operated 66 bases (in 33 states) for unmanned drone aircraft within the USA itself, and has 22 more planned across the country. This does not mean that active drones are taking off from those bases, although … Continue reading

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Jun 16
2012

The Word Triggers to Avoid/Embrace

Seriously, the more commonplace these words become, the less useful they are to the authorities who are spying on all of us. Imagine tweeting about the power outage caused by the tsunami and hoping it didn’t affect nuclear power plants … Continue reading

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Jun 14
2012

American Highways: Spy Network

As time passes by, more and more surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers are watching the highways of the United States. Sometimes you can see what they see, like in Virginia – but it’s not as if you have license … Continue reading

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Jun 12
2012

Two-Tier Citizenship

Did you know that News Corp and Facebook have two tiers of stockholders? These enable key shareholders to sell down their ownership while maintaining control of the company. Mark Zuckerberg has a 22% ownership share in Facebook, yet he owns … Continue reading

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Jun 09
2012

USA: Here Come the Drones

In the long term, expect government surveillance to increase, and laws put in place to restrict private surveillance. They’ll probably never stop private CCTV cameras, or people taking videos of what they see in public. But vehicles are a different … Continue reading

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May 27
2012

New York: Internet Anonymity Legislation

Draft Internet anonymity legislation would place burdens upon New York-based website owners, forcing them to delete any anonymous posts that other Internet users have indicated are instances of cyberbullying. If the bills pass, any Internet user would have the right … Continue reading

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May 11
2012

RC Helicopter with Video Camera

An Australian company is making radio-controlled helicopters with a built-in video camera: The Swann Sky Eye™ RC helicopter is a one of a kind. With authentic-looking military markings and jungle green camouflage coloring, it’s a chopper with hidden talents. The … Continue reading

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