News tagged with home surveillance

Comcast enters smart thermostat game

Big news in the world of energy-saving home automation:

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say

People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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UK surveillance could yield window into lives

(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Spot a bot to stop a botnet

Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. The team ...

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Web inventor warns UK on surveillance plans

(AP) -- The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says he's warned Britain's government to ditch plans to extend surveillance of Internet activity.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

British interior ministry probes website attack

Britain's Home Office interior ministry said Saturday it was investigating reports that hacking group Anonymous had attacked its website over the government's plans to boost Internet surveillance.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Govt IDs more airwaves for commercial wireless

(AP) -- The federal government wants to alleviate data congestion on smartphones and other mobile devices by asking the Defense Department, NASA and other agencies to switch to new locations on the airwaves or share their ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Study over 145-year period: Murder-suicides occur at home, in close relationships

(PhysOrg.com) -- After examining murder-suicides over a 145-year period, a Ball State research team has found the majority of such acts occur in the home and the perpetrator and victim are in an intimate relationship.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Making surveillance cameras more efficient

A University of California, Riverside professor has recently co-authored a book about his surveillance camera research that has applications in everything from homeland security, environmental monitoring and home monitoring.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Futuristic wall display shows real-time energy usage

(PhysOrg.com) -- There's more to the home energy conservation system designed by Queensland University of Technology industrial design graduate Erica Pozzey than meets the eye.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Day labor halls can be a nightmare of rules for workers: study

Day labor halls are privately run temp agencies that provide a form of daily employment where potential workers show up at pre-dawn hours in the hope of landing a day’s work.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms

(AP) -- Eastern Europe's tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it's not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents say threatens ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0


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