by Joseph Forbes | Apr 2, 2013 | HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
from the it’ll-draw-blood-and-give-you-an-EKG dept. … it is an almost certainty that within the next few years, three biometric options will become standard features in every new phone: a fingerprint scanner built into the screen, facial recognition...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | Blog Entry
How to Create a Recovery Flash Drive for Windows 8 (and Free Up Some Hard Drive Space) Whenever Windows 7 had problems, you could just insert your Windows 7 installation CD and run its recovery tools. Most Windows 8 users, however, don’t have an installation CD....
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, LAW, NERD NEWS
from the bending-the-rules dept. Via the EFF comes news that, during a case involving the use of a Stingray device, the DOJ revealed that it was standard practice to use the devices without explicitly requesting permission in warrants. “When Rigmaiden filed a...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HEALTH, LAW, NERD NEWS
from the nothing-to-see-here-move-along dept. Responding to an earlier request by the estate of Aaron Swartz to disclose the names of those involved in the events leading to Aaron’s suicide, counsel for MIT snippily told the Court, “The Swartz Estate was...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 1, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, HEALTH, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the don’t-rush-yourselves dept. It’s been more than a decade and a half since the FCC adopted a set of standards for radiation exposure from cell phones. The guidelines set in 1996 (and based on studies from the ’80s) have applied to all cell...
