Monday, March 5, 2007

Real Life "Candid Camera" in Advertising Billboards No, no, no, the government isn't spying on us again this time around. Advertisers are actually putting hidden cameras in their billboards to see how customers react to their slogans, products, and pictures. It's all apart of a grocery store experiment/product that senses when people come to an item, and zooms into their faces to find how out what their expression is. 5:00:18 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

What Are You? A Mind Reader? What Are You? A Mind Reader?  Well, in a manner of speaking, yes. Researchers use a brain scan that lets them identify your intentions before you actually do anything. By the Associated Press. [Wired News: Top Stories] 4:50:34 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Wired: AP Tech - Diebold Weighs Strategy for Voting Unit CLEVELAND (AP) -- Diebold Inc. saw great potential in the modernization of elections equipment. Now, analysts say, executives may be angling for ways to dump its e-voting subsidiary that's widely seen as tarnishing the company's reputation. Though Diebold Election Systems - the company's smallest business segment - has shown growth and profit, it's faced persistent criticism over the reliability and security of its touch-screen voting machines. About 150,000 of its touch-screen or optical scan systems were used in 34 states in last November's election. 4:48:03 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Diebold to Withdraw from E-Voting? Diebold to Withdraw from E-Voting?  ICA writes "It appears after years of criticism, Diebold may be ready to withdraw from electronic voting entirely. The company is concerned that this relatively small and marginally profitable unit is hurting the company's overall image." [Slashdot] 4:44:56 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Top Secret: We're Wiretapping You. Top Secret: We're Wiretapping You. The feds accidentally give a D.C. attorney a classified document showing that the NSA intercepted his phone calls without a warrant. When they ask for it back, they get a $2 million lawsuit along with it. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News: Security Blanket] 4:41:41 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Most Detected Computer Infections in February Were Spyware and Trojans, Says Report. Most Detected Computer Infections in February Were Spyware and Trojans, Says Report. "The aim of malware creators is purely financial and Trojans and spyware are the best types of malware for this purpose." [GT: Security and Privacy] 4:40:04 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Texas counties illegally posting Social Security numbers online, AG says. Texas counties illegally posting Social Security numbers online, AG says. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot has ruled that the posting of sensitive data online by county and district clerks is illegal. But the clerks are fighting back by pushing for a state law that would allow them to continue to do so. [Computerworld Privacy News] 4:38:14 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

F2C: Freedom to Connect being webcast starting March 5 F2C is a meeting of people engaged with Internet connectivity and all that it enables, including vendors, customers, regulators, legislators, analysts, financiers, citizens and co-creators. This year, the theme of F2C is how universal connectivity and the plunging capital requirements of information production are changing our fundamental economic and social assumptions. (F2C is produced by David S. Isenberg of isen.com, LLC.) Tune into F2C Group Chat   beginning about 8:30AM, Monday 5 March F2C Webcast available for those who can't be there.   (Please participate in Group Chat too.) 3:57:29 PM  PermaLink   / trackback []

Released Audio Tapes Shed Light on Court Hearings. Released Audio Tapes Shed Light on Court Hearings. The Supreme Court has released the audio tapes of some of its highest profile hearings, granting the public unprecedented access to courtroom proceedings. NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the sounds of the Supreme Court. By NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. [NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Podcast | PBS] 1:19:33 AM  PermaLink   / trackback []