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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
NYT editor to discuss eavesdropping
OR - The freedom of the media to publish government secrets is the subject of a free talk Wednesday at Willamette University.
Philip Taubman, associate editor and special correspondent for The New York Times, will discuss "Why We Publish Secrets" at 8 p.m. in Smith Auditorium at Willamette, 900 State St.
He will talk about the decision to publish the National Security Agency eavesdropping story, White House pressure on the paper not to publish, and the ongoing constitutional and legal issues concerning that decision.
Taubman became associate editor for The Times in March, covering national security. He had been the paper's Washington bureau chief since August 2003. (more)
If you go...
What: Philip Taubman lecture
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Smith Auditorium, Willamette University, 900 State St., Salem, OR
Free Call: (503) 370-6058
Philip Taubman, associate editor and special correspondent for The New York Times, will discuss "Why We Publish Secrets" at 8 p.m. in Smith Auditorium at Willamette, 900 State St.
He will talk about the decision to publish the National Security Agency eavesdropping story, White House pressure on the paper not to publish, and the ongoing constitutional and legal issues concerning that decision.
Taubman became associate editor for The Times in March, covering national security. He had been the paper's Washington bureau chief since August 2003. (more)
If you go...
What: Philip Taubman lecture
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Smith Auditorium, Willamette University, 900 State St., Salem, OR
Free Call: (503) 370-6058
...or, your could play that old Joe Jones song through the ceiling speakers.
South Africa - The Msunduzi Municipality is considering tapping the telephone lines of its employees to restrict runaway bills which cost more than R500 000 ($76,745.00) a month. ...
SA Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jody Kollapen said that while he opposed the abuse of public money, the move to tap telephone lines would be objectionable as it construed an invasion of privacy. (more) (Joe Jones song)
SA Human Rights Commission Chairperson Jody Kollapen said that while he opposed the abuse of public money, the move to tap telephone lines would be objectionable as it construed an invasion of privacy. (more) (Joe Jones song)
...whereupon the guy with the headphones blew his coffee and shorted out the patchbay.
Canada - The Law Society of Upper Canada is taking the RCMP to court in a bid to get its hands on wiretaps...
Mr. Peter Shoniker, a Toronto investment banker and one-time Crown prosecutor, was caught on police wiretaps in late 2003 boasting that there wasn't a "f---ing judge'' who would authorize a wiretap on his conversations.
"I'm untouchable, untouchable, untouchable by police," he said during one phone call. "Not a cop in this country would dare burn me, question my integrity." (more... much more)
"Laugha while you can, monkeyboy!" ~ Dr. Emilio Lizardo
Mr. Peter Shoniker, a Toronto investment banker and one-time Crown prosecutor, was caught on police wiretaps in late 2003 boasting that there wasn't a "f---ing judge'' who would authorize a wiretap on his conversations.
"I'm untouchable, untouchable, untouchable by police," he said during one phone call. "Not a cop in this country would dare burn me, question my integrity." (more... much more)
"Laugha while you can, monkeyboy!" ~ Dr. Emilio Lizardo
SpyCam Story #399 - Counseling Counselor?
NY - A former Legal Aid Society lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally using a hidden videocamera to spy on female co-workers as they changed clothes in their offices.
Peter Barta, 32, of Queens, used a camera hidden in a clock to videotape five co-workers in the public defense agency's Manhattan offices, recording at least one woman with her breasts and buttocks bared.
The women told police they regularly changed clothes in their offices before and after work. (more)
Peter Barta, 32, of Queens, used a camera hidden in a clock to videotape five co-workers in the public defense agency's Manhattan offices, recording at least one woman with her breasts and buttocks bared.
The women told police they regularly changed clothes in their offices before and after work. (more)
Woman 'sacked for spying'
Scotland - A Council employee who was sacked after using her work computer to spy on her landlord husband's tenants has claimed she was unfairly dismissed. (more)
VoIP Security Alert - Eavesdropping, Spoofing, DoS
Sipera Systems, a VoIP security solutions company, said users of VoIP services and equipment from Vonage, Globe7 and Grandstream were vulnerable to eavesdropping, spam, spoofing, and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
...the Globe7 VoIP Client does not use a secure connection, making it possible for an attacker to eavesdrop on calls, according to Sipera. (more) (threat advisory list)
...the Globe7 VoIP Client does not use a secure connection, making it possible for an attacker to eavesdrop on calls, according to Sipera. (more) (threat advisory list)
Privacy Paradigm Shifts Shiftily. Worldwide Implications.
Australia - Police and other investigative bodies will be able to bug or track people for up to five days without needing a warrant, under legislation the State Government describes as "the biggest ever shake-up of surveillance laws in NSW law enforcement history".
Under the Surveillance Devices Bill police will also be given warrants to use the listening and tracking devices and hidden cameras for 90 days, instead of 21, to "cut red tape", the Premier, Morris Iemma, said in Parliament yesterday. (more)
Under the Surveillance Devices Bill police will also be given warrants to use the listening and tracking devices and hidden cameras for 90 days, instead of 21, to "cut red tape", the Premier, Morris Iemma, said in Parliament yesterday. (more)
CIA Venture Fund Focuses on Spy Gadgets
CA - Since In-Q-Tel was founded in 1999, the firm has reviewed more than 6,300 business plans for everything from identity recognition software to nano-sized electronic circuits. Many proposals come in via its Web site.
In-Q-Tel has put about $200 million into more than 100 companies, beating traditional VC investors to technologies such as the mapping software that's become Google Earth.
...In-Q-Tel is the Arlington, Virginia-based VC business of the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. spying organization. (more)
In-Q-Tel has put about $200 million into more than 100 companies, beating traditional VC investors to technologies such as the mapping software that's become Google Earth.
...In-Q-Tel is the Arlington, Virginia-based VC business of the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. spying organization. (more)
...and its only a little larger than New Jersey!
Taiwan - The investigation authorities have resorted to wiretapping in 24,700 cases in the first nine months of this year, Minister of Justice Shih Mao-lin said Wednesday. (more)
Forget Valerie Plame...
Forget OS X 10.5...The Spy Museum 2007 Holiday Catalog gets 'outted' today!
That's right, folks. Their cover is blown and everyone is after this document! Over 200 of the world's most wanted spy gadgets, clothing, toys, games, books and music ("there's a man who leads a life of danger...") (more)
This just in... "I'm not going away."
SpyCam Story #397 - Bond on a budget
Google Earth allows users to see detailed satellite images of almost anywhere on the planet, including some of the world's most high security locations. ITV's Damon Green explains why it has now been dubbed "the poor man's spy in the sky". (video)
Our clients have already been warned about the Google Earth vulnerability.
FutureWatch trends for companies vulnerable to aerial espionage or attack...
- Camouflage Retrofits (Lockheed Burbank aircraft plant 1941)
- Architectural 'Deceptiondesign' (underground parking, piping, roads, etc.)
- Decentralization
- Sight and Sound Abatement (clues to what is going on inside)
- Increased attention to counterespionage and eavesdropping detection.
Our clients have already been warned about the Google Earth vulnerability.
FutureWatch trends for companies vulnerable to aerial espionage or attack...
- Camouflage Retrofits (Lockheed Burbank aircraft plant 1941)
- Architectural 'Deceptiondesign' (underground parking, piping, roads, etc.)
- Decentralization
- Sight and Sound Abatement (clues to what is going on inside)
- Increased attention to counterespionage and eavesdropping detection.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A Constitutional History of Wiretapping
Free College Lecture (.mp4 video)The history of wiretapping from 1920-1970
Fundamental knowledge every (USA-based) professional TSCM'er should know.
"On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. Georgia Tech commemorated this historic event with a week of presentations and discussions concerning one of our country's most important founding documents." This is the wiretapping seminar.
Presented by: Robert Pikowsky, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Public Policy, September 18, 2007 (video)
Cape Town PI Spy Investigation
South Africa - Premier Ebrahim Rasool announced an investigation after being briefed by Western Cape Police Commissioner Mzwandile Petros.
This came as police confirmed that they were investigating whether the country's bugging laws had been broken during the city's private-eye investigation.
At the centre of the saga is whether the private investigator contracted to probe controversial councillor Badih Chaaban, or any politicians involved, may have bugged or illegally intercepted communications. Recordings and transcripts were found at the home of a private eye. (more)
This came as police confirmed that they were investigating whether the country's bugging laws had been broken during the city's private-eye investigation.
At the centre of the saga is whether the private investigator contracted to probe controversial councillor Badih Chaaban, or any politicians involved, may have bugged or illegally intercepted communications. Recordings and transcripts were found at the home of a private eye. (more)
The Birddog is alive and selling well
from their press release...
Law Enforcement Associates Corporation, the largest U.S. developer and manufacturer of undercover surveillance equipment, today announced that year-to-date sales of the company's new Birddog(TM) GPS tracking system have surpassed 100 units and have contributed approximately $750,000 to fiscal 2007 revenue.
About the Birddog
The Birddog was originally released by AID in the 1970s as a radio frequency (RF)-enabled tracking system. The Birddog ultimately became the most widely used covert tracking device by local and federal law enforcement agencies. LEA re-launched the Birddog in January 2007, when the company introduced an all-new tracking device based on advanced GPS technology. (more)
Law Enforcement Associates Corporation, the largest U.S. developer and manufacturer of undercover surveillance equipment, today announced that year-to-date sales of the company's new Birddog(TM) GPS tracking system have surpassed 100 units and have contributed approximately $750,000 to fiscal 2007 revenue.
About the Birddog
The Birddog was originally released by AID in the 1970s as a radio frequency (RF)-enabled tracking system. The Birddog ultimately became the most widely used covert tracking device by local and federal law enforcement agencies. LEA re-launched the Birddog in January 2007, when the company introduced an all-new tracking device based on advanced GPS technology. (more)
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