4 Scary Toys in Big Brother’s Toolbox

BY MEGHAN HOLOHAN. It seems like government agencies are ready to party like it’s 1984. In its zeal to prevent another terrorism attack, the U.S. has relaxed laws that protect our privacy, making it easier for the government to keep an eye on you. The following four products could help Big Brother keep watch. 1. Wristy Business: Monitors [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 18:39:21

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New ID Scanners at Borders Raise Privacy Alarm

Monday, December 1, 2008 6:19 PMBy: Dave EberhartThe federal government has already deployed new detection machines that can scan citizens without ... Identification (RFID) machines, allow officials to read remotely any passports, pass cards, and driver's ... be able to steal the personal information off the ID cards remotely.Tien and other critics warn [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:11:00

Passports....

Mom and I have to renew our US Passports soon, before the expire. Since we are both such intrepid world travelers, of course ... in a remarkly efficient online form that creates a .pdf file for you to print out and sign. Get your 4 passport ... . But it really does include an RFID chip in the card, so they can "scan" you and look you up even before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:24:00

tikitag: address security and privacy in alpha

Contributed by Joanne C. Kelleher Alcatel-Lucent Ventures, which commercializes research developed in Bell Labs, is launching tikitag ... physical objects with online information and applications. Starter kits containing an NFC reader, 10 ... that the tikitag is a HF RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz with a read range of about 4 cm.  For now, only [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 20:34:34

The Implications of Implanted Chips

In June of 2007, the American Medical Association’s Council on Ethics and Judicial Affairs stated, “RFID tags may promote the timely identification of patients and expedite access to their medical ... risk of tumors in small lab animals that were implanted with RFID’s, but there is no evidence [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 15:28:18

2008 Medical Sci-Fi Contest: Please Meet the Stories!

We are excited to announce the results of this year's medical sci-fi contest, and to present to all our readers the top three stories, ... that he is a Senior Writer for Exhibitor and Corporate Event magazines, was also Yahoo Internet Life's ... , It's a Bitter Little World, an ode to film noir, was published in 2005 by Writer's Digest Books. Please [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 04:51:14

Can You Be a Good Parent and a Good Blogger?

 That’s my personal struggle, but you could insert many all-consuming tasks — such as starting up a company, ... me, a professional news writer who’s passionate about technology — but not to the point where I want ... that I love. So my passions are pretty much destined to never meet — unless I want to implant an RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 23:09:57

State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, November 2008

Law firm marketing and business development professionals have been politely getting after Kevin McKeown, our VP of Client Development, for an updated report on large law's use of blogs. Innovators, such as Gloria Fox at Blank Rome, are looking for hard data for their law firm's management that their competition has effectively addressed any [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:14:23

Pervasive ICT

ONE THING VISITORS to my blogs continue to tell me is the era of pervasive information and communications technology (PICT) ... meetings, RFID, satnav, free wifi, and smart phones. Put them all together and you have a PICT cocktail ... actually work to help me register the tag because it's actually powered by RFID. I'm looking at ways [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 15:49:00

Protecting Privacy of Children, Rights of Parents Unfinished in California

By Zack Kaldveer Consumer Federation of California In 2005 a tiny school district in Northern California inadvertently ignited a statewide debate over the appropriate use of modern technologies in the school system. The technology in question was Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, which the district had embedded in student badges... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 13:25:39

The Great Debate

Yesterday Grover Norquist’s think tank presented a debate among the candidates for RNC chairmanship, the only significant national leadership position left that the Republicans could compete for. You can find the debate on C-SPAN.  I wouldn’t recommend it. From the excerpts I’ve seen, the questions were as expected and so were the answers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:43:22

ALA2008 Privacy Revolution Panel

does anyone care if their library records are being tracked? should they? ALA OIF has received a grant from the Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation to explore the issue of privacy in the digital age Panelists: Dan Roth (Wired), Cory Doctorow (CrapHound), and Beth Givens (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse) [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 07:27:11

Technology, Privacy, and Sousveillance

I posted earlier about a panel I went to yesterday at the ACLU membership conference ... of potential new threats, including thermal imaging in the dead of night, see-though airport scanners, border-patrol drones, and RFID tracking devices. But the panelists spent the greatest amount of time [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 19:45:21

#25C3 Security Conference recordings online

'Creating a rogue root CA certificate)! Read on below for details. Presentation 1: I started with Not Soy Fast: Genetically Modified, Resource Greedy, and coming to a Supermarket Near You. Soy has been a healthy source of proteins for some time, but genetically modified soy comes with a price (in more than one way) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 13:42:40

NanoNews

David RejeskiDirectorProject on Emerging Nanotechnologies Abstract:The National Research Council (NRC), which carries out studies for the U.S. National Academies, released a report in December that highlights the significant shortfalls of the Bush administration in identifying and addressing the environment, health and safety (EHS) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:33:00

"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks

This week the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, proposed legislation that could lead to the creation of an "enhanced drivers licence" ... (RFID) within the card, is the outcome of that work. While the enhanced card will be optional ... as a photo card for non-drivers - has received little public attention despite the urgent concerns [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 09:25:14

REAL ID in a nutshell

The REAL ID Act has sparked a lot of controversy — but what is it? The REAL ID Act of 2005 enshrines in law a set of federal standards for state ID and driver’s license authentication, issuance, and security protocols. Identification cards that do not meet these standards cannot, according to this law, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:23:06

Virginia to join list of states to reject Real ID?

Despite failing in numerous attempts last year, some Virginia legislators are back in hopes of garnering enough votes to join the growing chorus of states that have defied the federal government by refusing to participate in a national identification program - also known as REAL ID [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:24:00

Radiator 09: Exploits in the Wireless City

I’m bound for Nottingham later this week for the Raditor Festival and Symposium, ... will be networked in a complex system of information exchange. Based on technologies such as RFID (radio frequency identification tags), our environment would turn into a space of “ambient intelligence” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:39:09

Arphid Watch: In Your Underwear

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2008 Protest Today Against RFID in Clothing and Shoes RFID WHERE? ... Frequency Identification or RFID technology. Past attendees include New Balance Athletic Shoes, Reebok ... Carrie know?))) Protesters will gather today in Manhattan to greet attendees of the third annual "RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 17:03:18

Most Technically Advanced Hotel

Most Technically Advanced HotelHotel Name: ARIA Resorts & CasinoCity: Las VegasUpon opening in late 2009, ... -up calls, draperies and requests for services through a single, easy-to-use remote control. Each ... will incorporate keyless locks utilizing RFID technology, which enables guests to unlock the door [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:55:00

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Industries Face RFID / SCM Challenges and Opportunities in 2009

An increase in government activity affecting the use of RFID and other related SCM technologies in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries ... . The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission are eager to promote RFID in Europe ... U.S./EU RFID symposium last fall, both sides have committed to jointly pursue frameworks for advancing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:10:50

"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks

"Enhanced" Licence May Enhance Privacy and Security Risks: Michael Geist “This week the Ontario legislature will resume debate on Bill 85, ... requirements for entry into the country (passports are now required at most border crossings ... , which will embed new technologies including a radio frequency identification device (RFID) within [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 01:33:48

Federal privacy watchdog weighs in

For the London Free Press - December 22, 2008 Read this on Canoe Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart recently published her 2007-08 annual report to Parliament on the Privacy Act. The report highlights concerns over the general increase in surveillance and the government’s lack of recognition that collecting and analysing a [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 13:07:35

RFID and Digital Signage Integration

RFID tag integration for digital signage targeting and information display If we were to throw privacy out the window and just talk about the “far-out” technological possibilities of RFID and digital signage, we may well see how both ... ll certainly see more integration with other devices like mobile phones. In fact, RFID chips [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:29:14

Incubation innovation

The timing of the depressed global economic outlook could not have come at a worse time for Alcatel-Lucent. The situation only confounds further the technology company’s efforts to turn the corner of a post-merger era that has resulted in an underperforming share price and integration challenges [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:00:00

Home of the future

Today I had the privilege of visiting the Microsoft HQ at Redwood where were were taken on a tour of the Microsoft Home of ... part in how the home operates - with family members recognised by their mobile devices, and RFID (radio-frequency-identification) technology embedded in virtually everything in the home. So, if family [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 02:08:28

Notes from CCC 2008

While attending CCC 2008, I was making notes, as usual (see DIMVA, DeepSec) ... the data Security Failures in Smart Card Payment systems UK process: card reports account #, … ... for a fall-back transaction with a cloned card = PIN entry device should be temper-proof, are certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:17:17

2008 Terrorism

As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... , gaping holes in our security. Dave Gaubatz* comments on the recent Department of Homeland Security's ... the report itself to be a national security threat for America ??? more importantly for the children [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07

Second Batch Of Vulgar Websites Exposed In China

Second Batch Of Vulgar Websites Exposed In China Other China News China Hospitality News: ... : Colorful Oriental Omelet Emergency Chinese: Buying Airline Tickets China Trivia: Who Is Not A Writer ... Travel Fair to be held again next March RFID World China to Host the First 2009 China International [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:27:37

Battling the Mark of the Beast By Bankruptcy

http://www.coastalpost.com/08/10/24.html Link: Coastal Post Online Article October, 2008 ... implantable microchip identification device which people have implanted in their hands or arms in order ... of privacy that using such technology entails. He is calling for a nation-wide boycott of the device [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 19:46:12

Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise

Chip Implants To Avoid Identity Frauds? By Mary Wise Posted by: admin In: ... . However it is said that its pay system, based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology ... of the owner’s interests? Not So New RFID tags are becoming popular, especially with those companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:55:12

I know where you drove last summer - the secrets your satnav could tell

Happy Independence Day, America! ... him because he failed." Happy 4th July! Project Wonderful - Your ad here, right now, for as low ... blasts back (0) RFID and the future of social networking (2) Innocence-Sensitive Spy Cams (0) Future [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 07:17:37

ALA2008: Privacy: Is it time for a revolution?

Comments for 10 minutes, then a series of questions - first from the moderator, then from the bloggers, then attendees. @privacyala - taking twitter questions Dan Roth, Wired senior writer Little incentive ... (go to the bathroom) RFID - not a way to create policies and capacities for individuals to choose [more...]

Date: 2008-06-29 21:43:33

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:51:06

A peek into the future of innovation

Last Thursday, Alcatel Lucent was holding its Innovation Days 2008 in Paris ... ), communications, data speed and quality (bytes) and services. The environment that I was most interested ... is: which are the services that are going to drive the demand for next-generation access. They did [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:54:51

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50

5 Big Implications of YouTube's New Govt Channels

5 Big Implications of YouTube's New Govt Channels by Alvis Brigis | 2 Comments 4 Sentilla raises $7.5 million for 'smart' software-sensor solutions ... by Garry Golden | 0 Comments 3 Earth 2100 Game Imagines "Perfect Storm" Catastrophe Scenario by Adam Cutsinger | 0 Comments 3 Surge of Hybrid and Electric Cars in India, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:03:37

What’s nobody’s business is everybody’s

by Lady Liberty It seems that some people - in fact, most people - will give up all sorts of things if they think they’re getting something desirable in return. Lately, the thing we all seem to be giving up the most of is privacy. We think we’re exchanging it for cost savings or security, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 05:00:23

Embeded RFID Chips Add Big Brother To New York Driver's Licenses [Enhanced Drivers License]

For just $30 extra, New York state residents can opt for a new Enhanced Driver's License (EDL), complete with RFID chip ... for a normal license? The selling point is that the radio frequency identification chip in the EDL ... an identification number. But the Ron Paul supporters conspiracy theorists will no doubt see this as another step [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:40:00

A Summary of the National Research Council Report on Healthcare IT

The full text of the report is available free here. I’ve gone through the report and will summarize it loosely below (the most interesting parts, anyway). A couple of industry experts have volunteered to provide their interpretation. Bill Stead, chair of the group, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:46:31

minilinks for 2008-10-03

minilinks for 2008-10-03 miniLinks by Hugh D'Andrade Passport Hack Resurrects Elvis A hacker was able to access the personal data on an RFID ... to prevent websites from crashing. Schneier Covers Privacy and the Presidential Election On Oct. 6, Privacy Guru Bruce Schneier will discuss privacy and its role in the upcoming election at the National [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 18:46:00

ITAA Cautions Against Over-Regulation of the 'Internet of Things'

On December 2, 2008, ITAA issued a press release (see below) on regulation and the "Internet of Things" ... in the RFID sector. EU regulatory decisions will impact US policy and vice-versa. Companies ... of Things” assumes an unlikely deployment scenario for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 17:08:53

25C3: State of the art wearable computing

from the Embedded Systems Lab at Passau came to 25C3 to talk about Cyborgs and Gargoyles: ... linux computer under his coat which was attached to an RFID reader on his wrist. He would read the patients RFID wrist band, which would display their chart on the screen. He could then scroll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:00:31

police state international: false flags & the strategy of tension

german intel agents caught staging false flag terrorfrom paul joseph watons: German intelligence agents have been caught staging a false flag terror attack against an EU building in Kosovo, apparently in an attempt to create a pretext for EU police to be deployed in Kosovo after government leaders rejected the UN-mandated proposal [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 07:11:00

Failed Predictions

Failed Predictions Predicting the future is a notoriously difficult endeavor and yet there is never a shortage of people willing to play the game, especially at the end of a year.  Many of the predictions for 2009 seem to involve world politics.  For example, over at Psychic World, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 23:28:47

Who is Number One?

Patrick McGoohan has died. Star, writer, director, creative genius behind the TV show “The Prisoner”, which combined cold-war paranoia, ... , as government store our emails, our web searches, our IM chats, tracks us by Oyster Card and RFID [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:50:59

News 12/17/08

From MM: "Re: EMR. $83 million for an EMR? Unbelievable! Who besides me thinks EMRs cost a little less than an order of magnitude too much? I don’t blame vendors entirely. I blame the conceptual model used in the industry (CDR-centric that duplicates data already available electronically) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 03:07:57

10 Tips to Keep Identity Theft from Ruining Holiday Travel Plans

From Brian Lapidus, Chief Operating Officer for Kroll Fraud Solutions Attention Holiday Travelers: There’s good news and bad news to report about the 2008 holiday travel season. The good news? Despite current economic challenges, Americans are still planning to travel to spend the holidays with family and friends, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 06:24:11

Crystal Ball Gazing at the Coming Year in Tech Law

Technology law and policy is notoriously unpredictable and crystal ball gazing in Canada this year is particularly challenging given the current political and economic uncertainty. With that caveat, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:55:50

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