Topic: SPY - on September 24, 2008 at 3:18:00 PM CEST
"U.S. drone" crashes in northwest Pakistan
A suspected U.S. pilotless drone has crashed in the northwestern Pakistani region of South Waziristan after a spate of missile attacks by unmanned U.S. aircraft in Pakistan strained ties between the allies.
Pakistan has said U.S. missile attacks and one U.S. ground assault are a violation of its sovereignty and the army has vowed to defend Pakistani territory.
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Topic: SPY - on September 16, 2008 at 11:39:00 AM CEST
Spy Camera-Bluetooth Headset-TFT LCD Display Unit
The Smallest Video Camera and Mic embedded in a Bluetooth Headset! It is a Real Spy Video Cam, a Real BT Receiver for your Mobile Phone, also, a Video Player with built-in 2GB Memory and 2.4 inch TFT LCD. While you are making Phone call through the BT Receiver, you can still shot the Video at the same time. The Video Clip will be stored in the Built-in 2GB Memory Video Display Unit. Just simply Press-and-Record!
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Topic: SPY - on August 20, 2008 at 2:48:00 PM CEST
Teddy camera catches carer thief
A forensic science graduate and her father caught his terminally ill mother's care assistant stealing by putting a camera in a teddy bear's eye.
Robert Sampson, 46, and Emma, 21, fixed the tiny camera in the Liverpool home of his mother Thelma Sampson, 75.
Last week, care assistant Yvonne Allen, 28, of Halewood, Liverpool, was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of theft.
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Topic: SPY - on July 29, 2008 at 11:30:43 AM CEST
FBI Celebrates 100 Years of “Absolutely Not” Spying on Americans
As we know, the FBI is celebrating its 100th year this year. In honor of the anniversary, the agency recently released "Top Ten Myths in FBI History." Threat Level found "Myth #10) The FBI has Nikola Tesla’s plans for a ‘death ray’" the most entertaining of the 10. But our favorite has to be #4: "The Bureau routinely spies on the American people." The FBI claims:
Absolutely not…It’s always been a delicate balance between harnessing the tools at our disposal to solve crimes and prevent attacks and upholding the civil liberties of all Americans. Over the course of a century, we’ve made some mistakes, but they’ve been few and far between compared to the vast amount of work we do every day… After all, we live and work in our communities and cherish our country’s rights and freedoms like everyone else!
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Topic: SPY - on July 16, 2008 at 1:32:45 PM CEST
B-2 Stealth Bomber Crash Scene Photos: Exclusive First Look
After taking you inside the Air Force’s investigation into the crash of a B-2 stealth bomber, PopularMechanics.com has obtained the first still photos of the February accident—and they’re pretty stunning. With last month’s technical report detailing the demise of the Spirit of Kansas came footage from security cameras at Andersen Air Force base in Guam.
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Topic: SPY - on July 3, 2008 at 10:02:57 AM CEST
Frankreich erfasst 13-Jährige in Störer-Datenbank
Die Erfassung 13-jähriger Kinder in einer "Datenbank potenzieller Störer" hat in Frankreich Proteste bei Pädagogen und der Opposition ausgelöst. Künftig soll der neue Inlandsgeheimdienst DCRI Personen ab 13 Jahren, deren Verhalten für die Zukunft eine mögliche Störung der öffentlichen Ordnung befürchten lässt, in der Datenbank "Edvige" erfassen. Dabei können Fotos, Körper- und Wesensmerkmale, Adressen und andere Daten gespeichert werden, auch wenn die Person keine Straftat begangen hat. Bisher durften persönliche Daten von Jugendlichen nur im Zusammenhang mit Straftaten gespeichert werden.
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Topic: SPY - on June 26, 2008 at 11:50:24 AM CEST
RFID could kill you
Researchers in the Netherlands have discovered that RFID systems, intended for tracking hospital kit, can fatally interfere with life-support systems from a distance of 30 centimetres.
The tests were pretty rigorous: 41 different devices from 22 manufacturers were each tested against passive and active RFID systems. The passive system, operating at 868MHz, generated problems in 26 devices, while the active system, sitting at 125kHz, only affected 8 of them.
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Topic: SPY - on June 21, 2008 at 1:50:26 PM CEST
Photographer Documents Secret Satellites — All 189 of Them
For most people, photographing something that isn't there might be tough. Not so for Trevor Paglen.
His shots of 189 secret spy satellites are the subject of a new exhibit -- despite the fact that, officially speaking, the satellites don't exist. The Other Night Sky, on display at the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum through September 14, is only a small selection from the 1,500 astrophotographs Paglen has taken thus far.
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Topic: SPY - on June 12, 2008 at 1:03:22 PM CEST
Millimeter Wave
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin testing millimeter wave passenger imaging technology at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) as a voluntary alternative to a pat-down during secondary screening. In a matter of seconds, this technology can detect weapons, explosives and other threat items concealed under layers of clothing without physical contact.
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Topic: SPY - on June 12, 2008 at 12:51:37 PM CEST
CIA explains its Wikipedia-like national security project
For any company moving to embrace Enterprise 2.0, some resistance to the tools that first gained traction within the consumer space is often inevitable.
But when some in the CIA began pitching Intellipedia, a Wikipedia-like project for its analysts and spies, they were met with some fierce critics.
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Topic: SPY - on June 12, 2008 at 12:49:18 PM CEST
Secret Spy Court Repeatedly Questions FBI Wiretap Network
Does the FBI track cellphone users' physical movements without a warrant? Does the Bureau store recordings of innocent Americans caught up in wiretaps in a searchable database? Does the FBI's wiretap equipment store information like voicemail passwords and bank account numbers without legal authorization to do so?
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Topic: SPY - on May 22, 2008 at 3:50:25 PM CEST
FBI Wiretapping Audit Secrets Uncovered Via Ctrl+C
Once again, supposedly sensitive information blacked out from a government report turns out to be visible by computer experts armed with the Ctrl+C keys — and that information turns out to be not very sensitive after all... [Among] the tidbits considered too sensitive to be aired publicly: The FBI paid Verizon $2,500 apiece to upgrade 1,140 old telephone switches. Oddly the report didn't redact the total amount paid to the telecom — slightly more than $2.9 million dollars — but somehow the bad guys will win if they knew the number of switches and the cost paid
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