Turkey - A police officer only known as S.D., allegedly responsible for placing a bugging device in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's study inside his Ankara residence, has reportedly been working as a bodyguard for Saudi Arabian businessman Yasin al-Qadi, the Taraf daily claimed on Tuesday.
“It has come out that S.D., who has been accused in connection with the bugging device discovered in Prime Minister Erdoğan's Ankara house, was assigned to protect Yasin al-Qadi,” Emre Uslu wrote in his Taraf column, which was also the daily's headline story.
Four covert listening devices, as Erdoğan explained in December 2012, had been discovered in the office of his Subayevleri home in Ankara, without detailing exactly when the devices had been found, adding that an investigation was being launched. (more)
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Netflix New Drone Delivery Service
Another nail in the Post Office's Coffin...
Sorry, this just couldn't wait until April 1st.
Sorry, this just couldn't wait until April 1st.
Going Down - Goldman Elevator Eavesdropper Exposed
The author of the anonymous Twitter feed purportedly recounting conversations in the elevators of Goldman Sachs has been unmasked as a former bond executive living in Texas who has never worked at the bank. The revelation hasn't affected John Lefevre's six-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster based on the feed @GSElevator. (more)
Monday, February 24, 2014
"My ankle bracelets are so good, I wear one myself!"
CA - FBI agents arrested a Mexican tycoon named Jose Susumo Azano Matsura at his Coronado, Calif. home on Wednesday as part of a political bribery investigation based on captured emails, seized banking records, and covertly recorded conversations.
The unfolding scandal is soaked in irony: Azano is a surveillance evangelist whose company won a secret, no-bid contract with the Mexican military for computer and mobile phone hacking and spying technology in 2011. He is chairman of a company called Security Tracking Devices SA de CV, and he is now chained to a tracking device—on house arrest. (more)
The unfolding scandal is soaked in irony: Azano is a surveillance evangelist whose company won a secret, no-bid contract with the Mexican military for computer and mobile phone hacking and spying technology in 2011. He is chairman of a company called Security Tracking Devices SA de CV, and he is now chained to a tracking device—on house arrest. (more)
Privacy Art that Tells You a Story... really
This company (lithographs.com) turns the text of various books into a piece of
appropriately themed text-art and makes lithographs, tees and tote-bags
out of it.
Cory Doctorow announced that the company has produced a line of Lithographs based on his novel Little Brother, with a gorgeous anti-surveillance design by Benjy Brooke. (more)
via wikipedia.com...
Little Brother is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. It was released on April 29, 2008. The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights. The novel is available for free on the author's website under a Creative Commons license, keeping it accessible to all.
The book debuted at No. 9 on The New York Times Best Seller list, children's chapter book section, in May 2008. As of July 2, it had spent a total of six weeks on the list, rising to the No. 8 spot. Little Brother won the 2009 White Pine Award, the 2009 Prometheus Award. and the 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It also was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Little Brother received the Sunburst Award in the young adult category.
The New York Times says, “Little Brother isn't shy about its intent to disseminate subversive ideas to a young audience. The novel comes with two afterword essays by cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier, and hacker Andrew "bunnie" Huang, and has a bibliography of techno-countercultural writings, from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" to Schneier’s "Applied Cryptography." (more)
via wikipedia.com...Little Brother is a novel by Cory Doctorow, published by Tor Books. It was released on April 29, 2008. The novel is about four teenagers in San Francisco who, in the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge and BART system, defend themselves against the Department of Homeland Security's attacks on the Bill of Rights. The novel is available for free on the author's website under a Creative Commons license, keeping it accessible to all.
The book debuted at No. 9 on The New York Times Best Seller list, children's chapter book section, in May 2008. As of July 2, it had spent a total of six weeks on the list, rising to the No. 8 spot. Little Brother won the 2009 White Pine Award, the 2009 Prometheus Award. and the 2009 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. It also was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Little Brother received the Sunburst Award in the young adult category.
The New York Times says, “Little Brother isn't shy about its intent to disseminate subversive ideas to a young audience. The novel comes with two afterword essays by cryptographer and computer security specialist Bruce Schneier, and hacker Andrew "bunnie" Huang, and has a bibliography of techno-countercultural writings, from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" to Schneier’s "Applied Cryptography." (more)
Blackphone - A Smartphone That Keeps Its Mouth Shut
via the Blackphone store...
Blackphone. The high-end smartphone which puts privacy and security ahead of everything else.
Blackphone includes a unique combination of operating system and application tools which offer unparalleled security and privacy to information workers, executives, public figures, and anyone else unwilling to cede ownership of their privacy to other authorities. Blackphone's PrivatOS, built on Android™, and combined with a full suite of privacy-enabled applications, allows users to regain control over their communications activities.
No longer will the use of a smartphone demand acceptance of unauthorized surveillance, commercial exploitation of activity data, and the loss of privacy, security and fundamental human rights...
Selling for US$629 (plus shipping and any local taxes or duties for the destination address), Blackphone is a real no-excuses solution for traveling executives looking to BYOD...
Blackphone comes unlocked and features several pre-installed privacy tools, all of which are fully enabled for at least two years of usage. These tools include the Silent Circle suite of apps, including Silent Phone, Silent Text, and Silent Contacts; anonymous search, private browsing, and VPN from Disconnect; and secure cloud file storage from SpiderOak. In addition, Blackphone ships with the Smart WiFi Manager from Mike Kershaw, Chief Architect for SGP Technologies, and a powerful remote-wipe and device recovery tool. (more)
Blackphone. The high-end smartphone which puts privacy and security ahead of everything else.
No longer will the use of a smartphone demand acceptance of unauthorized surveillance, commercial exploitation of activity data, and the loss of privacy, security and fundamental human rights...
Selling for US$629 (plus shipping and any local taxes or duties for the destination address), Blackphone is a real no-excuses solution for traveling executives looking to BYOD...
Blackphone comes unlocked and features several pre-installed privacy tools, all of which are fully enabled for at least two years of usage. These tools include the Silent Circle suite of apps, including Silent Phone, Silent Text, and Silent Contacts; anonymous search, private browsing, and VPN from Disconnect; and secure cloud file storage from SpiderOak. In addition, Blackphone ships with the Smart WiFi Manager from Mike Kershaw, Chief Architect for SGP Technologies, and a powerful remote-wipe and device recovery tool. (more)
Guzman Trapped By Tap
After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world's top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman using a cellphone found at a house where drugs were stored.
The phone belonging to a Guzman aide was recovered with clues from a U.S. wiretap and provided a key break in the long chase to find Guzman, officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Another big leap forward came after police analyzed information from a different wiretap that pointed them to a beachfront condo where the legendary leader of the Sinaloa cartel was hiding, according to a U.S. government official and a senior federal law enforcement official. (more)
Another big leap forward came after police analyzed information from a different wiretap that pointed them to a beachfront condo where the legendary leader of the Sinaloa cartel was hiding, according to a U.S. government official and a senior federal law enforcement official. (more)
Privacy Hero - Keep Your Snooping Nose Out of My Car
NY - Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling on federal regulators to set guidelines to protect consumers as car companies collect personal information through “smart car” technology and sell it to third parties.The New York Democrat announced Sunday that he’s asking the Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish guidelines requiring carmakers to notify drivers when they are being tracked and allow drivers to opt out from sharing information. (more)
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Ireland's Watergate Reveals Bug Sweeps (TSCM) are Common Business Practice
Ireland - The Department of Finance and the National Treasury Management Agency carry out regular sweeps to ensure they are not subject to any bugging or surveillance.
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan confirmed the steps were taken due to the commercial sensitivity of issues being discussed within the department... Mr Noonan said he was “aware of the importance of maintaining security given the commercially sensitive meetings held in the department and the sensitive information held by the department”...
A spokesman for the NTMA said it also carries out sweeps.
“Given the sensitivity of the business activities of the NTMA and its various linked business units, including Nama, the agency carries out regular, comprehensive security checks, including sweeps for any evidence of bugging. ” (more)
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan confirmed the steps were taken due to the commercial sensitivity of issues being discussed within the department... Mr Noonan said he was “aware of the importance of maintaining security given the commercially sensitive meetings held in the department and the sensitive information held by the department”... A spokesman for the NTMA said it also carries out sweeps.
“Given the sensitivity of the business activities of the NTMA and its various linked business units, including Nama, the agency carries out regular, comprehensive security checks, including sweeps for any evidence of bugging. ” (more)
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Business Espionage: Casino Caught Spying - Fine $1 million
NV - The commission considered a two-count complaint by the Gaming Control
Board against Peppermill Casinos Inc., which owns operations in Reno,
Sparks, Henderson and Wendover, for sending out an employee to illegally
gather information on the slot machine win percentages of its
competitors. The complaint also recommended a $1 million fine.
The complaint alleged that since 2011, Peppermill employee Ryan Tors had a slot machine "reset" key that allowed him to enter the slots in other competitors to determine the amount of hold — the amount kept by casinos on wagers.
On July 12, hotel security officers at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno caught Tors using a reset key at their property. An investigation revealed that, beginning at least in 2011, Tors had used the reset key to obtain the information in 10 other casinos in the Reno-Sparks and Wendover areas. (more)
On July 12, hotel security officers at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno caught Tors using a reset key at their property. An investigation revealed that, beginning at least in 2011, Tors had used the reset key to obtain the information in 10 other casinos in the Reno-Sparks and Wendover areas. (more)
FutureWatch: Your Visitors are Spying, Just by Walking Around
Google on Thursday unveiled Project Tango, an effort to "give mobile devices a human-scale understanding of space and motion" using a combination of robotics and computer vision.
The project has a prototype phone loaded with sensors and software "designed to track the full 3D motion of the device, while simultaneously creating a map of the environment," the Project Tango leader Johnny Lee said in a blog post. (more)
FutureWatch...
Smartphone business espionage spy tools are coming. A visitor to your organization will be able to walk out with a floor map, record the sounds of your manufacturing process (for later analysis), and use other sensors to gather competitive intelligence. And, they won't be as obvious as the folks you saw in the video.
Security Directors: I wasn't kidding. It is time to create a Surreptitious Workplace Recording Policy.
Need help?
Call me.
The project has a prototype phone loaded with sensors and software "designed to track the full 3D motion of the device, while simultaneously creating a map of the environment," the Project Tango leader Johnny Lee said in a blog post. (more)
FutureWatch...
Smartphone business espionage spy tools are coming. A visitor to your organization will be able to walk out with a floor map, record the sounds of your manufacturing process (for later analysis), and use other sensors to gather competitive intelligence. And, they won't be as obvious as the folks you saw in the video.
Security Directors: I wasn't kidding. It is time to create a Surreptitious Workplace Recording Policy.
Need help?
Call me.
Security Director Alert - New Audio & Video Bug. Records and Stores 24-hours. Blasts it out via Wi-Fi in 5-minutes.
This is the new eavesdropping technology you are up against.
• Do you conduct regular information security surveys (TSCM)?
• Are your current current TSCM bug sweeps capable of detecting new technologies like the device shown?
If the answer to either question is no, contact me.
via Acustek...
The concept of the GEM AUDIO/VIDEO is... storing audio and video files on micro-SD card up to 32 GB and then forward, ultra-fast download, through protected WiFi connection.
DESIGNED FOR COVERT USE
The GEM WiFi A/V is a small device integrating a small powerful audio-video recorder, external miniature video camera and concealed built-in Wifi antenna for transmission together. This allows the user ultra fast download of large volumes of high quality audio and video without the need of direct connection with the recorder. It can be set up to record with multiple advanced timers or by voice activation mode. The supplied video camera is capable to provide good quality picture at very low light conditions, with sensitivity of .3lux.
HIGH AUTONOMY AND CAPACITY All audio records are stored to micro SD memory (up-to 32Gb) and can be downloaded at any time, or listened to "Live".
ULTRA FAST DOWNLOAD SPEED Downloading over WiFi is very fast and takes approx. 5 minutes for every 24 hours stored audio record.
DEDICATED FOR CONCEALED OPERATION All records are exported or reviewed securely via the included software. GEM WiFi doesn't transmit anything on air when disconnected from the host computer. It searches for the WiFi signal only from user host computer; this makes this device very confidential and makes it virtually impossible to find by any WiFi wireless spy detection technology such as RF Analysers. (We know how to find it.)
SECURITY The audio data transfer is encrypted, each record has a precision timeline and can only be reviewed using the supplied software, the records may also be password protected. If the recorder is intercepted then the micro SD card is unusable. (more)
• Do you conduct regular information security surveys (TSCM)?
• Are your current current TSCM bug sweeps capable of detecting new technologies like the device shown?
If the answer to either question is no, contact me.
via Acustek...
The concept of the GEM AUDIO/VIDEO is... storing audio and video files on micro-SD card up to 32 GB and then forward, ultra-fast download, through protected WiFi connection.
DESIGNED FOR COVERT USE
The GEM WiFi A/V is a small device integrating a small powerful audio-video recorder, external miniature video camera and concealed built-in Wifi antenna for transmission together. This allows the user ultra fast download of large volumes of high quality audio and video without the need of direct connection with the recorder. It can be set up to record with multiple advanced timers or by voice activation mode. The supplied video camera is capable to provide good quality picture at very low light conditions, with sensitivity of .3lux.
HIGH AUTONOMY AND CAPACITY All audio records are stored to micro SD memory (up-to 32Gb) and can be downloaded at any time, or listened to "Live".
ULTRA FAST DOWNLOAD SPEED Downloading over WiFi is very fast and takes approx. 5 minutes for every 24 hours stored audio record.
DEDICATED FOR CONCEALED OPERATION All records are exported or reviewed securely via the included software. GEM WiFi doesn't transmit anything on air when disconnected from the host computer. It searches for the WiFi signal only from user host computer; this makes this device very confidential and makes it virtually impossible to find by any WiFi wireless spy detection technology such as RF Analysers. (We know how to find it.)
SECURITY The audio data transfer is encrypted, each record has a precision timeline and can only be reviewed using the supplied software, the records may also be password protected. If the recorder is intercepted then the micro SD card is unusable. (more)
Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams on Electronic Surveillance Bugs
Bugging devices in all shapes and forms, tracking devices to monitor movement, and remote controlled surveillance cameras were all an integral part of the British government’s war in the north. Over the years they were found in the homes of republican activists, under floor boards and cabinets, attached to wooden beams in attics, and hidden in the insides of cars.
In the years since the war ended the surveillance war has continued. It has become ever more sophisticated. Now according to some reports they can even bug your clothes...
The surveillance technology involved today reads like science fiction but it is real not imagined and very effective, and most times you don’t know that it is there. (more)
In the years since the war ended the surveillance war has continued. It has become ever more sophisticated. Now according to some reports they can even bug your clothes...
The surveillance technology involved today reads like science fiction but it is real not imagined and very effective, and most times you don’t know that it is there. (more)
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Thank You for Punching Those Goofy Little Buttons
Thank you to all my readers...
who are pressing the goofy little buttons at the bottom of each Scrapbook posting. I sincerely appreciate it, as do the people who would have missed a cool bit of news had you not generously shared. ~Kevin
who are pressing the goofy little buttons at the bottom of each Scrapbook posting. I sincerely appreciate it, as do the people who would have missed a cool bit of news had you not generously shared. ~Kevin
TSCM Find Confirmed - Three Bugs Found in Jakarta Governor's Home Office
Indonesia - Jakarta Governor, Joko `Jokowi` Widodo confirmed the bugging device findings at his home office...
Jokowi stated that the findings of some bugging devices in his home office was found using a detector device in December 2013...
He described, those bugging devices were found in three different places, such as bedroom, private living room, and dining room used to hold meetings "Actually, I don`t want to talk about this. But in fact there are three devices in the home office found," he disclosed. (more)
Jokowi stated that the findings of some bugging devices in his home office was found using a detector device in December 2013...He described, those bugging devices were found in three different places, such as bedroom, private living room, and dining room used to hold meetings "Actually, I don`t want to talk about this. But in fact there are three devices in the home office found," he disclosed. (more)
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