spying
Software
Microsoft Denies Programming Backdoors For NSA In Windows 7
5:32AM Mark Wilson | Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn’t mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organisation to spy on us… right? More »
Gadgets
Next Room’s Eavesdropping Device Is Better Than A Drinking Glass
9:20AM Sean Fallon | Next Room is kind of like a mash-up between a stethoscope, MP3 player and an old-fashioned drinking glass. According to the product page, you can hear what is being said through wooden walls, doors, windows and even steel plates. More »
GPS
Stick This Thing On Your Kid And You Won’t Lose Them
12:40AM Mark Wilson | The Insignia Little Buddy is a $US100 child-tracking GPS system. You simply duct tape the Little Buddy to your kid, and you’ll never lose the little bugger again (involuntarily). More »
Gadgets
Wi-Fi Bracelet Tracks Grandma Or That Lying Whore Of A Husband
1:40AM Mark Wilson | Ekahau’s T301W Wi-Fi Bracelet can pinpoint the exact location of anyone wearing it, without the use of GPS. But there’s a catch. More »
Random Stuff
Snoop On Your Neighbours, Get Pleasure, Money
2:00AM Jesus Diaz | In another step in their Short March to become the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, the United Kingdom of Great Britain is about to get a “game” that will allow any citizen to watch CCTV cameras every day and get prizes. More »
Science
Attn Nerdy Pervs: See Through Walls Using A Wireless Network
2:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s something creepy: Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a way to use wireless signals to detect movement through solid walls and doors. More »
Gadgets
IBM SNAzzy Knows Your Circle Of Friends Better Than You Do
3:00AM Jack Loftus | That heavy breathing you hear on the phone sometimes? It’s IBM. More »
Business
Microsoft Says Former Employee Spied On Them For His Startup Company
6:00AM Sean Fallon | The guys at SeattlePi have uncovered a bit of espionage going on in Redmond. According to Microsoft, a former employee took a position with the company in order to spy on them for his startup. More »
Press
PlayStation Cases, The Tools of International Espionage
3:20AM Mark Wilson | Harold Nicholson was a CIA operative convicted of espionage for selling CIA identities to Russia. Since 1997, he’s been in jail. But allegedly, his son Nathan has carried on the family business… More »
Gadgets
