Researchers show it’s possible to steal someone’s password using WiFi signals
Wifi hotspots can be used to steal your passwords - this is a warning almost as old as public wireless hotspots are. However, there is a new theoretical attack vector…
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Told you so: Airport-style identity checks coming to train travel
Several European countries will start requiring photo ID from passengers to ride trains, similar to airport identity checks. The requirement concerns the high-speed Thalys and Eurostar services in Europe, with…
Despite promises, metadata gathered by Australian mass surveillance may be made available to civil litigators, not just law enforcement
Australia, one of many countries that conducts mass surveillance with mandatory metadata logging laws, is planning to make your private information available in civil proceedings. When Australia initially passed the…
A French man has been sentenced to two years in jail because of the contents of his internet history
The contents of your internet history are more than enough to send you to jail in France. A French man has been sentenced to two years in jail for visiting…
The opportunity cost of mass surveillance is lost innovation and jobs
Surveillance kills jobs and drives investment and innovation elsewhere. Lost among the common talking points of liberty, human rights, and Big Brother, there's a much more economic effect when you…
A country with perfect law enforcement based on perfect surveillance will stop dead in its tracks
Britain passed the Snooper's Charter, as expected. Legislators worldwide are making the crucial mistake of seeing privacy as an individual luxury, instead of as a collective necessity: a country that…
Nvidia has made your GPU the newest spying device in your PC
The newest Windows driver update from graphics silicon manufacturer nVidia comes with more than just game optimizations and bug-fixes (and disappointingly little of those at that.) If you have an…
Mass surveillance: First it was for terrorism, then it was for drug trade, and now it’s for unlicensed driving
As mass surveillance was introduced, we were promised it was only for combating terrorism and violent uprisings. Then, it was used mostly to combat illegal drug trade. As the surveillance…
AT&T actually sells leads to DEA and local law enforcement using Project Hemisphere
AT&T has been running a for-profit mass surveillance program, called Project Hemisphere, since 2007. Everybody already knows about AT&T cooperation with NSA mass surveillance metadata database... This is a separate program…
Active 4G LTE vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on conversations, read texts, and track your smartphone location
Zhang Wanqiao, a Chinese researcher from Qihoo 360 has demonstrated an active 4G LTE vulnerability that allows any dedicated attacker to intercept your calls and texts as well as track your…