FBI Admits Apple Encryption Case Means Legal Precedent, Not Just One Phone
The director of the FBI has conceded that future judges will look to his battle with Apple as a precedent for law enforcement access to…
Total Surveillance Society
LED Lighting Will Deliver Li-Fi Internet Data At 100 Times Fastest Wi-Fi
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp — that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi…
Insatiable: Secret Memo Says Government Now Wants All Of Your Cell Phone Data
Silicon Valley celebrated last fall when the White House revealed it would not seek legislation forcing technology makers to install “backdoors” in their software —…
Why Sustainable Development Always Has An Insatiable Appetite For More Data
Sustainable development is in the spotlight in 2016, which marks the start of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an initiative that is both aspirational…
Pentagon’s Secret Pre-Crime Program To Know Your Thoughts, Predict Your Future
The US Department of Defense (DoD) wants contractors to mine your social media posts to develop new ways for the US government to infer what…
Apple Fighting FBI’s Demands To Unlock Terrorist’s iPhone
On Tuesday, a US judge ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an encrypted iPhone. The Cupertino, California-based company has reacted furiously. Apple CEO Tim…
NYPD Routinely Tracked Citizen’s Cellphones Without Warrants Since 2008
New York City police have tracked citizens’ cellphones over 1,000 times since 2008 without using warrants, according to public records obtained by the New York…
U.S. Director Of National Intelligence: We Might Use Smart Home Devices To Spy On You
If you want evidence that US intelligence agencies aren’t losing surveillance abilities because of the rising use of encryption by tech companies, look no further…
Private Company Tracked Iowa Caucusgoers’ Cellphones In Real Time To Analyze Voting
Who needs exit polls when you can track caucusgoers’ phones? That’s what one company did. Dstillery, which has been called “Picasso in the dark art of…
Cockroach Robots: Scientists Discover New Mobility Techniques
After running roaches through tunnels that were only as high as two pennies stacked flat, researchers at UC Berkeley have designed a cockroach robot that’s…
