by Joseph Forbes | Apr 3, 2013 | DATA, LAW, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY
We’re all used to changing society over a weekend of coding. But changing the values of society takes much, much longer than that, and it requires all of us to keep patiently explaining what we understand to those who don’t. Here’s a primer on how. I founded the...
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 | 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...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the well-be-does-have-sort-of-a-guilty-look dept. Sven Olaf Kamphius, self-described ‘Internet freedom fighter,’ is reportedly at the center of the investigation into this week’s alleged cyber-attack against Spamhaus, a group that fights...
