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Rant: Will Smartphones Ever Be Recognised As Valid Forms Of ID?

Over the weekend, I flew to attend the wedding of my mother’s cousin, a beautiful ceremony, right on the ocean. Vows were exchanged and champagne flowed. As soon as we were seated inside for dinner, I was hit with a world of ridiculous.


March 28, 2012
News

AWOL Soldier Tries To Steal The Identity Of One Of The World’s Richest Men

The feds have locked up an AWOL soldier because he tried to use Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s identity to pay his bills. Oops.


September 10, 2011
Online

Twitter Doesn’t Give A Damn Who You Are

Twitter had a meeting yesterday to talk about how big it was. But what really came across was that while Facebook and Google+ value your identity, Twitter doesn’t care who you are, as long as you’ve got something to say.


Online

Real-Life Crime Victims Are Also More Likely To Be Victims Of Online

Norton put out a study on cybercrime, deducing that people who fall victim to acts of real-worl crime, such as burglary or robbery, are also more likely to have their identity stolen or fall victim to a phishing scheme.


September 8, 2011
Science

Watch How You Walk If You Want To Remain Anonymous

If you’re in a crowd, it doesn’t take long to notice that people walk differently. A recent study suggests each person’s gait is supposedly so distinctive that their way of walking could be used for identification purposes.


September 2, 2011
News

Murderer Tricks Victim’s Family Into Thinking Their Son Was Alive

Disturbing. Morbid. Calculated. Cold-blooded. Nothing can quite describe Edward Younghoon Shin, a man who murdered his business partner, Christopher Ryan Smith, and then sent emails to Smith’s family pretending to be Smith so they would think their son was still alive.


August 26, 2011
Online

Nobody Uses Their Real Name Online, And Other Outdated Notions

Usernames and anonymity have their place. But is it time to move towards using our true identities online? A personal reflection on the past, present, and future of names on the Internet.


August 20, 2011
Online

Google+’s New ‘Verified Profiles’ Feature: Redundant?

Looks like Google+ is following Twitter’s lead on the whole “Verified Account” thing, letting you know for sure if you have the real Kim Kardashian in your circle or not. But, considering their stringent “real names” policy, what’s the point?


August 14, 2011
Online

Rant: Google’s Real Names Policy Is Evil

Google’s horrible new policy on using real names in Google+ effectively means that the service is now a danger to real people. You have to ask yourself why a company that pledged to not be evil would do this.


August 8, 2011
Online

Your Facebook Photos Can Identify You In Real Life

Well, this is scary. Researchers have created software that uses public information to ID basically anybody just walking down the street. Stalkers, rejoice. Everyone else, time to find a comfortable mask that you’ll never take off.