by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the who-do-you-trust? dept. “A vulnerability discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley enabled attackers to eavesdrop on and modify calls and text messages sent using T-Mobile’s ‘Wi-Fi Calling’ feature. According to Jethro Beekman and...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | INTERNET, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS
SonicSpike excerpts from CNet’s coverage of the latest in the seemingly inevitable path toward consistently applied Internet sales taxes for U.S citizens: “Internet tax supporters are hoping that a vote in the U.S. Senate as early as today will finally...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, NERD NEWS
from the why-since-you-asked dept. Microsoft has released a report of all the subpoenas and other requests it got from law enforcement in 2012, and the way it responded to them. This is similar to the Google Transparency Report.
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY
Cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity and a web server are supposed to make it easier to take pictures and upload photo files, but they aren’t very secure against attackers. As two team members at security company ERNW of Heidelberg demonstrated at the Troopers 13...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the new-rules dept. A new manual for cyber war has been compiled by international legal experts and published by NATO. The manual proposes that hospitals and dams should be off-limits for online warfare, and says that a conventional response is justified if an...
