If something goes wrong, blame IT!
“On Thursday, a US House committee investigating Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server voted along party lines to hold the Democratic presidential candidate’s [...]
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Regulated 3D printing: Can it be done?
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against Defense Distributed, the Texas organization that promotes 3D-printed guns, in a lawsuit that it brought last year against the [...]
War on the Internet
“Unidentified hackers are carrying out a campaign to find out how to take down the net, warns a security expert. In a blogpost, security guru Bruce Schneier said [...]
Will Bitcoin ever become real money?
“A Manhattan-based federal judge ruled on Monday (PDF) that a man accused of running an illegal Bitcoin exchange website could not have two charges of running an unlicensed [...]
Another Twitter account hacked, now the AOL’s CEO’s
“The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. ” Writes The Next Web. Source: The [...]
Another Twitter account hacked, now the AOL's CEO's
“The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. ” Writes The Next Web. Source: The [...]
Security sacrificed on the altar of convenience. Again.
“The upgrade transports a flurry of added functionality to the instant messaging platform, including the ability to use Siri to place calls and compose messages, but [...]
Where is the line?
The ACLU of Connecticut is suing state police for fabricating retaliatory criminal charges against a protester after troopers were recorded discussing how to trump up charges [...]
Do not use emergency lines to catch terrorists, please!
“It’s the first time this kind an emergency alert has been sent to aid the search for a wanted suspect — normally the system is used only in cases of extreme weather [...]
How can hacking be so real in a show?
“With the Season 2 finale of “Mr. Robot” upon us this Wednesday — and Sunday’s Emmy Award win for Rami Malek as Outstanding Lead Actor — it feels like an [...]
The Cyber-Secret Futurist 