Surveillance

News

WikiLeaks Uncovers Global Network Of Surveillance Companies For Hire

8:15AM December 2, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If you’re a wealthy, militant despot of a nation and your sovereignty is slipping away, WikiLeaks has discovered that you can attempt to prevent an uprising by hiring a network of spies who operate in the private sector and will keep tabs on citizens who threaten your reign. More »


Gadgets

7 Tools To Spy Better Than A CIA Agent

10:40AM November 22, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Today was a rough day for the spy community; spy captures in Lebanon only reinforced the fact that are operators aren’t always all that smooth. In fact, you could probably do better! Here are seven spy tools to get you started. More »


Science

Rotundus GroundBot Wheels Out 3D Video Surveillance On The Go

1:00PM October 24, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The Rotundus GroundBot is a dual-camera security bot that returns 3D video feeds to a security team located nearby. I think I’ll call him Wheelie from now on. Wheels? You tell me. More »


News

US Military’s New Spy-Blimp Struggling To Find Enough Helium

12:00AM September 23, 2011 | Brent Rose

Yes, the world’s helium supply is slowly running out, and as sad as it will be to see thousands of tear-stained cheeks of balloonless birthday boys and girls, the military is already feeling the sting. More »


Geek Out

Flying Drone Records Awesome Mountain Biking Action

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11:00AM September 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The remote Wi-Fi-hacking flying drone we covered the other day? Creepy. The concept of setting up a similar drone to follow you around on your mountain biking holiday? Excellent. More »


News

New York On Alert For Car Bomb Terror Attacks

5:30AM September 10, 2011 | Casey Chan

Federal officials are currently investigating a potential car bomb plot that Al Qaeda has planned for this weekend, the anniversary of 9/11. The car bomb plot is “credible” but not confirmed and is supposed to target bridges and tunnels. More »


Geek Out

What The NYPD’s Counter Terrorism Unit Actually Does

2:40AM September 9, 2011 | Casey Chan

Reuters just published a photo essay of the NYPD’s Counter Terrorism Unit. The unit is loaded with heavy weapons, Big Brother-esque technology and a determination to prevent something like 9/11 from happening again. More »


News

Aussie Instore Ads Are Watching You Right Now

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11:00AM September 5, 2011 | Alex Kidman

You’re probably aware that your online activities are tracked by all sorts of marketing malarkey, starting from the humble cookie upwards. But what about in-store ads? How would you feel if you knew they were tracking you, defining you and setting up advertising targeted at you? Turns out it’s already a reality. More »


News

International Tech Companies Helped Gaddafi Spy On Libyans

8:40AM August 31, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Muammar Gaddafi was a desperate man even before the civil war, and it shows more since the recent fall of Tripoli. the Wall Street Journal reports that Gaddafi had the Libyan people systematically spied upon online for years. And international tech companies helped. More »


News

Man Escapes Police Curfew Just By Taking Off His Fake Leg

2:20AM August 30, 2011 | Kwame Opam

29-year-old Christopher Lowcock was put under a court-ordered curfew for driving, drug charges and carrying a weapon. They even tagged his leg to keep him under surveillance. That didn’t stop him, of course. All he had to do was take the thing off and away he went. More »