News tagged with surveillance tool

Internet has become 'surveillance machine': Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange blasted the mainstream media, Washington, banks and the Internet itself as he addressed journalists in Hong Kong on Monday via videolink from house arrest in England.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8

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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US, Iran dig in for long cyber war

The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists take a giant step forward in understanding plutonium

Plutonium is the most complex element in the periodic table, yet it is also one of the most poorly understood ones. But now a well-known scientific technique, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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

Researchers combat global disease with a cell phone, Google Maps and a lot of ingenuity

(Phys.org) -- In the fight against emerging public health threats, early diagnosis of infectious diseases is crucial. And in poor and remote areas of the globe where conventional medical tools like microscopes and cytometers ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer surveillance will help keep an eye on national security

Protecting community through intelligent surveillance technology is vital but current facial recognition systems make it difficult to identify people in unconstrained environments.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A divided Congress confronts a rising cyberthreat

(AP) -- The mysterious caller claimed to be from Microsoft and offered step-by-step instructions to repair damage from a software virus. The electric power companies weren't falling for it.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Protest targets US cyber intelligence legislation

Civil liberties groups on Monday launched protests targeting proposed US cyber intelligence law that they fear would let police freely dip into people's private online information.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Global media watchdog names enemies of Internet

(AP) -- The Arab Spring is changing the face of Internet freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders, which released its latest "Enemies of the Internet" list Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

Researcher presents latest work on tracking ideas in social media

Indiana University's Filippo Menczer has shown how to "out" political astroturfers through his complex networks laboratory's study of information diffusion on Twitter. The research team went on to learn that while retweet ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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