Kevin's Security Scrapbook
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Cell Phone Tracking v. Right to Privacy - To be Decided

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A secretive technology which lets police locate and track people through their cellphones in alleged violation of the US constitution will b...

Digital Cameras Easily Turned into Spying Devices

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Newer cameras increasingly sport built-in Wi-Fi capabilities or allow users to add SD cards to achieve them in order to be able to upload a...

Range Wars Redux - Animal Welfare Group Drones v. Cattlemen

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Australia - Farming bodies have criticized an animal welfare group's plan to use a drone to film farming practices on properties around ...
Saturday, March 30, 2013

How to Have Safe Specs - Just Say No

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Amidst rising concerns about cyber spying and a House Intelligence Committee report last October, Sprint and Softbank have said they will n...

Putin on the Quits

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Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly told members of the All-Russia People's Front , a political movement he started, that he'...

Better Eyes for Flying Robots - A Runaway Hit

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New systems could improve the vision of micro aerial vehicles. Aerial robotics research has brought us flapping hummingbirds , seagulls , b...
Friday, March 29, 2013

FutureWatch Update - Skype Tapping

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When we last left Skype... Was Skype reworked by Microsoft to make it easier to wiretap? Hey kids, we bought and fixed Skype just for you! I...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Security Director Tip of the Month - More Secure Conferencing Calling

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Over the years, you have read many posts here about organizations being victimized by eavesdroppers on their conference calls. I am expecti...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Cell Phone Fingerprinting - GPS Tells WHO You Are

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Can you be identified only by where you take your phone? Yes, according to a new study, which finds it's not very hard at all. While mos...

Hello Federal! Give Me No Second Hand

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Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Goo...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Bugged Van, Other Man, "I'll kill him"... "Just kidding."

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A 44-year-old Howell man is facing felony charges after allegedly installing an eavesdropping device in his wife's van in an attempt to...
Friday, March 22, 2013

Zombie Privacy Bills Struggle to Become Laws

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Just two days after new legislative reform on e-mail privacy was re-introduced in Congress, another privacy bill was brought back from years...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

From the Security Scrapbook Archives - 2003

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Here is what the Security Scrapbook looked like 10 years ago... (Some links are now dead.) "They're GR-R-REAT!®" When the CI...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

World's Smallest Video Cameras

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Typical applications are medical endoscopy, dental imaging, surgical robots, guide wire visualization, intubation equipment visualization, d...

Criminals Spy Ops in Mexico

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via a Blue Blaze irregular... "I thought this might interest you. The Mexican drug cartels continue to exploit and develop their SIGIN...
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