Is Face Recognition Software versus Eavesdroppers For Real?

Beware to laptop eavesdropper,  there's a new way for you not to see information displayed at your mate's computer screen. "This is how it works. Oculis Labs has PrivateEye for general use and Chameleon for extra protection. Both programs rely on the embedded cameras...

One billion RFID cards vulnerable to hacks

Cash is starting to look so much more attractive.  Then again, aren't they also putting RFID in the currency now?"Even as RFID tech grows more and more ubiquitous, fears about its safety and security haven't dwindled -- which is why we're just disappointed, not...

Accessibility: Not Just For People with Disabilities

How many accounts do you have?Banks (savings, checking, ATM, etc.)Credit cards (more than one? More than four?)Car care clubsInsurance companies (multiple?)Mortgage(s)Maintenance service contracts (car, home, appliances, etc)Doctors (yours, your kids' and your pets')... What...

Digg.com: Site Is 'Aligned With the Users'

"Company stopped removing AACS code blog posts because it sides with users on copyright issues, says CEO Jay Adelson.Digg.com, the popular site where users determine the placement of new stories by voting, Wednesday found itself in the center of what some are calling a test...

Seagate Ships Super-Secure Hard Disk Drive

"Two years after first being announced by Seagate, the world's most secure hard drive is finally to go on sale in a laptop from system vendor ASI Computer Technologies. The ground-breaking 2.5 inch Momentus 5400 FDE.2 (full disk encryption) has had a long and winding...

Every Little Helps Credit Card Fraud?

I was thinking about this issue after Tesco failed to deliver my home delivery on Wednesday - a failed delivery which Tesco maintain was delivered! The issue I have is with the way they handle potential card fraud. If you ever use Tesco online to order groceries you will...

Ignorance of Your Own Wireless Security Is No Excuse!

The amount of non-secure wireless home networks is astounding. It seems that most people just plug the router in, make sure they have  “the internet” and just think that is all you have to do. It seems that Wireless Security which helps prevent bandwidth theft...

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E-Mail in Zeros and Ones

Easy encryption. What makes this so special is that it converts text into a string of zeros and ones. This is not an unbreakable encryption system. Unless you are a person with imagination. And you wouldn't be that type of person, would you? This software is freeware. ...

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The Inaugural Meeting of the IGF is taking place in Athens, Greece, from October 30 to November 2, at the Divani Apollon Palace.

Firefox extension to protect web searches from data-profiling

Remember how AOL released indentifiable user searches?   Here's an extension for Firefox from NYU to stop most popular search engines from doing it to you.

Creating A Safe Directory With PAM And EncFS

This HowTo is about creating a user-session-safe directory which offers security on- and offline. This is done with PAM, a module named pam_script and EncFS ("Encrypted Filesystem"). This safe directory is used to store credentials and other sensitive information...