German WW1 surveillance pigeon.
Some of the earliest ‘arial drones’ that were deployed in combat zones.
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If C-30 passes, Canadians too will get to enjoy their own free lifetime supply of surveillance.
Home security ?
Home automation robots just got a little more dangerous (?)
Charts: Sexy Ladies of the TSA
Don’t be alarmed..
This invasion of privacy is for your safety..
Trust us..
Dan Goodin has a good piece on one of Bruce Schneier’s recent talks. From the top of the article:
Unlike the security risks posed by criminals, the threat from government regulation and data hoarders such as Apple and Google are more insidious because they threaten to alter the fabric of the Internet itself. They’re also different from traditional Internet threats because the perpetrators are shielded in a cloak of legitimacy. As a result, many people don’t recognize that their personal information or fortunes are more susceptible to these new forces than they ever were to the Russian Business Network or other Internet gangsters.
The notion that government – largely composed of security novices – large corporations, and a feudal security environment (where were trust Apple, Google, etc instead of having a generalizable good surveillance footprint) are key threats of security is not terribly new. This said, Bruce (as always) does a terrific job in explaining the issues in technically accurate ways that are simultaneously accessible to the layperson. Read the article; it’s well worth your time and will quickly demonstrate some of the ‘big’ threats to online security, privacy, and liberty.
The folks at the University of Cambridge’s Security Research and Computer Laboratory have pulled together a terrific set of short (and accessible) papers on security and privacy. I’d highly recommend taking a look.
From GigaOm, we find that:
Korea Telecom in South Korea has taken an interesting twist on the idea [of network neutrality], and decided to block Samsung’s Smart TVs from accessing the Internet, according to this article from the Maeil Business Newspaper, a large S. Korean daily. That’s right, net neutrality isn’t just for applications anymore.
It’s absurd that so-called ‘SmartTVs’ are being blocked on the basis of data consumption: as content goes HD and it is piped over IP (and fibre optic lines!) it’s absurd that ‘data consumption’ could justify cutting these televisions from the IP network. No, what we’re seeing is an effort to stymie over-the-top growth unless the content owner/monopolist can find a way to extract unjustified rents. The Korean example is a clear example of why network neutrality regulations are so important.
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