Florida Voter DB Hacked…AGAIN
Earlier this week I posted about a hacker who broke into the Florida voting database to demonstrate how vulnerable it was (click here for original post on hacked Florda voter database). True to form,...
View ArticleLaptop Rental Company Takes Secret Pictures via the Web Cam
A somewhat sobering article appeared over on TechGoblin (click here to see the original story) regarding a Laptop Rental Company that installed software to take pictures using the computer’s built-in...
View ArticleSupressed Study that Shows That Movie Piracy Can Actually IMPROVE Movie Sales?
As you probably know, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), with their HUGE lobbying power in DC, has for years been telling us...
View ArticleHackers Claim They Stole 1 Gigbyte of Data From NATO
This happened a few days ago, but I thought I would comment briefly on the story that hackers from the group “Anonymous” are claiming not only to have stolen about 1 gigabyte of data from NATO computer...
View ArticleIt Was Only A Matter of Time – Angry Birds Game Hit With Patent Lawsuit
Sadly, another illustration as to all that is wrong with the US Patent system. Today we talk about the story of Patent Trolls. Once upon a time there was a country who loved to build things. They had...
View ArticleMisnamed Congressional Bill to Track Your Every Move on the Internet
I have noticed that when a major political topic is talked about in the news for some time (such as the debt crisis right now), some lawmakers see it as an opportunity to ram through legislation that...
View ArticleFor Secure Computing, the US Dept of Defense Promotes a Bootable Linux O/S
I have to say, this was an idea I had thought about years ago. If you want to be free of viruses and trojan horses and other malicious software while surfing the internet, the BEST way to go about it...
View ArticlePatent Stupidity: You can be Sued Because of Your Wireless Router
If you have read this blog at all you know I have a very dim view of software patents. The system is so horribly broken, and most Americans, unfamiliar with the details of the technology, have no idea...
View ArticleSOPA and PIPA – The Battle is Far From Over
Greetings all! It is hard to believe how much time has passed since I last posted on the blog. A string of illnesses in our family had us all gasping for air (and antibiotics) for a quite a while....
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