News tagged with telephone conversations

British anti-terror hotline breached by hackers: police

Hackers have recorded calls between staff manning Britain's anti-terrorist hotline, Scotland Yard revealed Thursday, in the second security breach involving the force in recent months.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists break satellite telephony security standards

Satellite telephony was thought to be secure against eavesdropping. German researchers at the Horst Gortz Institute for IT-Security (HGI) at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) have cracked the encryption algorithms of the European ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic

(AP) -- Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Mobile tech 'can replace cheques'

(PhysOrg.com) -- With cheques due to be phased out in the UK by 2018 new security technology developed at Oxford University could offer a replacement, allowing people a secure way to pay in almost any situation.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Federal judge tosses warrantless wiretap cases

(AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's e-mail and telephone eavesdropping program ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web founder makes online privacy plea

Plans by Internet service providers to deliver targeted adverts to consumers based on their Web searches threaten online privacy and should be opposed, the founder of the Web said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Do doodle: Research shows doodling can help memory recall

Doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering as is the common perception. According to a study published today in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, subjec ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0