"Motion sensing digital camera enables you to capture those difficult close-up images of birds in their natural environment without disturbing their activities. [assuming this butt-ugly, Martian-ish bird box doesn't scare them to death] Images are easily stored on standard SD memory cards. Fully automatic digital camera designed especially for backyard birders. Great for capturing impromptu images of birds visiting bird feeders, bird houses and bird baths." [Ok modders, do your best.] (more)
Friday, January 26, 2007
Spy on Birds
"Motion sensing digital camera enables you to capture those difficult close-up images of birds in their natural environment without disturbing their activities. [assuming this butt-ugly, Martian-ish bird box doesn't scare them to death] Images are easily stored on standard SD memory cards. Fully automatic digital camera designed especially for backyard birders. Great for capturing impromptu images of birds visiting bird feeders, bird houses and bird baths." [Ok modders, do your best.] (more)
I spied on Dell for HP
A former Hewlett-Packard executive has cited the computer and printer giant's recent board-spying scandal in his suit against the company, claiming HP used similar fraudulent methods to obtain his private phone records in August 2005 after giving him a corporate espionage assignment to obtain trade secrets on rival Dell's printers. ...
Experts say corporate espionage has become common as competition rampages throughout industries, but there have been few cases made public.(more)
Experts say corporate espionage has become common as competition rampages throughout industries, but there have been few cases made public.(more)
UK reporter faces jail for royal phone bugging
UK - A senior journalist on Britain's biggest-selling newspaper hacked into the mobile telephones of members of the royal household 'several hundred' times, a London court heard.
The News of the World's royal affairs editor Clive Goodman listened to voice mail messages left for the press secretary of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and also for two officials who worked for his sons Princes William and Harry.
Goodman, 49, and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, 36, could face jail after admitting last November to plotting to unlawfully intercept communications.
Mulcaire also pleaded guilty to a further five charges of unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages. (more)
The News of the World's royal affairs editor Clive Goodman listened to voice mail messages left for the press secretary of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and also for two officials who worked for his sons Princes William and Harry.
Goodman, 49, and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, 36, could face jail after admitting last November to plotting to unlawfully intercept communications.
Mulcaire also pleaded guilty to a further five charges of unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages. (more)
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Job Opening - TSCM Instructor
NCI Information Systems, Inc. (NCI), is a leading provider of information technology solutions in the Federal government arena.
TSCM Instructor (149689-598)
Description
The duties and responsibilities of this position consist of, but are not limited to:
Manage all aspects of security technology fundamentals training for Department of State Security Engineering Officers and Security Technical Specialists to include developing schedules and coordinating students, instructors, facilities, and classrooms... (more)
TSCM Instructor (149689-598)
Description
The duties and responsibilities of this position consist of, but are not limited to:
Manage all aspects of security technology fundamentals training for Department of State Security Engineering Officers and Security Technical Specialists to include developing schedules and coordinating students, instructors, facilities, and classrooms... (more)
Jackson's Lawyer Sues Eavesdropping Jet Co.
Mark Geragos – the lawyer who was secretly videotaped while accompanying his client Michael Jackson on a flight from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara to surrender to child molestation charges – is suing the jet company for an alleged invasion of privacy. ...
Geragos testified this week that the secret videotaping was one of the worst experiences of his 24 years in legal work, and he now takes extreme measures to ensure that his private conversations with clients are not secretly recorded. He testified that he has met with some clients under freeway overpasses and in hotel rooms, and twice sent a colleague overseas to discuss a case rather than have them discuss it over the phone or by e-mail. (more)
Geragos testified this week that the secret videotaping was one of the worst experiences of his 24 years in legal work, and he now takes extreme measures to ensure that his private conversations with clients are not secretly recorded. He testified that he has met with some clients under freeway overpasses and in hotel rooms, and twice sent a colleague overseas to discuss a case rather than have them discuss it over the phone or by e-mail. (more)
Waffle House manager arrested for camera in restrooms
GA - A Waffle House manager has been arrested after authorities say he secretly installed a camera the restaurant's bathroom.
Keith Robert Christman, 28, was arrested Tuesday on charges of felony eavesdropping and illegal surveillance after police found a wireless camera hidden in the women's restroom of the Waffle House where he worked, Villa Rica police Capt. Brian Camp said.
Camp said Christman would go into the restroom and hide a wireless camera, which was found facing the toilet, and save the images onto a computer.
The spying also took place at four other restaurants in the area, Camp said. Christman would sometimes watch a live feed of the restroom footage from his car, Camp said.
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Thailand government to probe eavesdropping
The Information and Communication Technology Ministry has entered the wiretapping fray, and is to set up a special committee to probe eavesdropping claims against the Singapore-owned telecoms firm Shin Corp.
"I will today authorise the creation of a special committee chaired by the ICT ministry's permanent secretary to conduct an investigation into eavesdropping," said ICT Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom.
Council for National Security chairman Sonthi Boonyaratkalin last week claimed that Singapore could be listening in to confidential calls after Temasek Holdings purchased Shin Corp last year.
Both the Singapore government and Shin Corp's mobile phone company AIS - headquartered in Thailand - have denied the allegations. (more)
UPDATE...
It is not possible to prevent eavesdropping on mobile phones because radio signals spread in the air and can be tapped anywhere, Information and Communication Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said today.
"No country in the world can prevent phone tapping," said Mr Sitthichai during an interview with Channel 11 Saturday morning. Nor is it possible to know whether one's phone is being tapped.
Mr Sitthichai suggested that government agencies encrypt conversations with so-called "voice scramblers", to prevent casual eavesdropping. (more)
Mr. Sitthichai, let me introduce you to some folks in Korea. ~ Kevin
"I will today authorise the creation of a special committee chaired by the ICT ministry's permanent secretary to conduct an investigation into eavesdropping," said ICT Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom.
Council for National Security chairman Sonthi Boonyaratkalin last week claimed that Singapore could be listening in to confidential calls after Temasek Holdings purchased Shin Corp last year.
Both the Singapore government and Shin Corp's mobile phone company AIS - headquartered in Thailand - have denied the allegations. (more)
UPDATE...
It is not possible to prevent eavesdropping on mobile phones because radio signals spread in the air and can be tapped anywhere, Information and Communication Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said today.
"No country in the world can prevent phone tapping," said Mr Sitthichai during an interview with Channel 11 Saturday morning. Nor is it possible to know whether one's phone is being tapped.
Mr Sitthichai suggested that government agencies encrypt conversations with so-called "voice scramblers", to prevent casual eavesdropping. (more)
Mr. Sitthichai, let me introduce you to some folks in Korea. ~ Kevin
Cell Phone Camera Insights
"In 1984, George Orwell thought we'd be forced to behave because government cameras were always watching us. Instead, we'll have to behave because every person is a spycam operator. ... Cell-cam photos are the new autograph. See a celebrity, snap a picture and post it." (more)
There is a story that American Indians thought early photography was Spirit Capture, and didn't like it. Perhaps we are learning they were right. ~ Kevin
There is a story that American Indians thought early photography was Spirit Capture, and didn't like it. Perhaps we are learning they were right. ~ Kevin
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Alleged school spying incident
GA - Boynton Elementary School has strengthened security since a 66-year-old man was arrested last week after neighbors accused him of watching the campus through binoculars. Assistant Principal Jason Carter said Catoosa County Sheriff's officers told school officials that Johnny Thomas Bennett of the Boynton community was arrested on Jan. 18 and charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer, making false statements, carrying a concealed weapon and trespassing. (more)
The Phone Company Has Been Lying to Us for Years
...now they will help you do it with just your cell phone!
"Mobile Faker is designed to help consumers [lie]
Ever been at a bar and needed to look busy because some loser is giving you the eye? Schedule a Faux Call and your handset will rescue you.
Someone asked for your number, and you're afraid to tell the person you've been flirting with for two hours that you're married? Give her a Faux Number."
Additional assistance... Pick-up Lines, Rejections and a Fake Breathalyzer.
Mobile Faker is available as a JME application on Sprint Nextel under the Applications > Entertainment menu on the handset. (more)
Opie opines. Andy argues. Bug busted.
Sheriff Andy Griffith teaching Opie (Ron Howard) about the 4th amendment and the due process of law after Opie eavesdrops on a private conversation.
VoIP security barely a blip on SMBs' radar
Security is a low priority among most small and midsized businesses (SMBs), as well as vendors, when it comes to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP - Internet telephony), experts say. That will quickly change once hackers take aim, however.
As with anything, the risk [of a security breach] is theoretical risk right now," Ridolfo said. He said today it's much easier to write a virus or steal data off a file-sharing system than it is to build an exploit for VoIP.
"Does that mean someone isn't working on it right now? No," Ridolfo said. "A high-profile attack, such as a single, crucially important phone call, that will be intercepted, whether it is commercial or government. Then you'll see a bunch of those in short succession. Then there will be a big push to introduce security."
Voice is just as vulnerable to exploits as data communication, Ostrowski said, "because at the end of the day it's running over an IP network and it's 'packetized' data."
One analyst was surprised by how many SMBs said they felt VoIP was secure.(more)
As with anything, the risk [of a security breach] is theoretical risk right now," Ridolfo said. He said today it's much easier to write a virus or steal data off a file-sharing system than it is to build an exploit for VoIP.
"Does that mean someone isn't working on it right now? No," Ridolfo said. "A high-profile attack, such as a single, crucially important phone call, that will be intercepted, whether it is commercial or government. Then you'll see a bunch of those in short succession. Then there will be a big push to introduce security."
Voice is just as vulnerable to exploits as data communication, Ostrowski said, "because at the end of the day it's running over an IP network and it's 'packetized' data."
One analyst was surprised by how many SMBs said they felt VoIP was secure.(more)
News from Sweden
Bugging proposal 'enjoys support of government partners'...
When presenting his proposal on secret telephone call and e-mail monitoring, defence minister Mikael Odenberg stressed that he enjoyed the support of his government partners. (more)
Head of Sweden intelligence dies at 61...
Klas Bergenstrand, the head of Sweden's intelligence agency, died from an apparent heart attack. He was 61. (more)
When presenting his proposal on secret telephone call and e-mail monitoring, defence minister Mikael Odenberg stressed that he enjoyed the support of his government partners. (more)
Head of Sweden intelligence dies at 61...
Klas Bergenstrand, the head of Sweden's intelligence agency, died from an apparent heart attack. He was 61. (more)
Spying on employees is legal
Malta - Education minister Louis Galea has said in parliament that employment laws do not prohibit employers from installing CCTV cameras in every nook and cranny of an office to monitor employees. (more)
E. Howard Hunt, Watergate Figure, Dies at 88
E. Howard Hunt, who helped organize the Watergate break-in, leading to the greatest scandal in American political history and the downfall of Richard Nixon's presidency, died Tuesday. He was 88.
Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. Twenty-five men were sent to prison for their involvement in the botched plan, and a new era of skepticism toward government began.
"I will always be called a Watergate burglar, even though I was never in the damn place," Hunt told The Miami Herald in 1997. "But it happened. Now I have to make the best of it." (more)
Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. Twenty-five men were sent to prison for their involvement in the botched plan, and a new era of skepticism toward government began.
"I will always be called a Watergate burglar, even though I was never in the damn place," Hunt told The Miami Herald in 1997. "But it happened. Now I have to make the best of it." (more)
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