This is just too cool…. a security expert used his skills to expose the fact that the police had not deleted a videotape they had made of him being arrested for obstructing justice when he refused to give his name when asked by a police officer. Eric Nalder tells the tale on SeattlePI. Enjoy! Via…
Category: Surveillance
NZ: Campaign to Stop the Search and Surveillance Bill
A national day of protest against the Search and Surveillance Bill will be held on Saturday, 24th April. Simultaneous protests will be held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. “It is time to get out on the street and show our disgust with this Bill,” Batch Hales, spokesperson for the Wellington Stop the Bill group said….
Britain: Details of hundreds of students handed to CIA
Odd that we should have to read about this on the World Socialist Web Site, but an article by Jordan Shilton provides more details on a situation reported on this site a few weeks ago (here). If this were a Christian group or a Jewish group, would we see more outrage and coverage? The details…
Legal spying via the cell phone system
Elinor Mills reports: Two researchers say they have found a way to exploit weaknesses in the mobile telecom system to legally spy on people by figuring out the private cell phone number of anyone they want, tracking their whereabouts, and listening to their voice mail. Independent security researcher Nick DePetrillo and Don Bailey, a security…