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If You Buy an iPhone Off Craigslist for Really Cheap in a Dark Alley in a Shady Neighborhood, You Will Get Mugged
And now, a Giz PSA: The iPhone 3G might have dealt a pretty solid blow to the value of a vanilla iPhone, but when you see an offer on Craigslist for a case of 10 iPhones for $2,000 with a meetup in an isolated part of a shady neighborhood, it might not be legit! More »
camera crime
Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card Helps Catch Dumb Thieves
That Eye-Fi Wi-Fi SD memory card isn't just useful for uploading pictures automatically whenever there's a hotspot in range, it's also useful for catching thieves. Not all thieves, however, just ones stupid enough to take pictures of themselves using a camera they stole that has an Eye-Fi inserted. This brilliant guy made off with $1000+ worth of Alison's camera equipment while she was on vacation, only to be caught when Alison saw her pictures—plus some that didn't belong to her—being uploaded onto her machine. Thankfully none of those pictures were of the thief "using" her toothbrush, if you know what we mean. And we think you do.
security
Computer viruses no longer come from the US or Europe; the hottest hotbeds of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now, but even that will shift. Soon, the most dangerous internet criminals might hail from Mexico, India and Africa, says a new study. Shouldn't somebody call Nick Negroponte?
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Globalization and Its Malcontents: Mexico, India and Africa Will Be New Epicenters of Internet Crime
Computer viruses no longer come from the US or Europe; the hottest hotbeds of hackerdom may be in China and Russia now, but even that will shift. Soon, the most dangerous internet criminals might hail from Mexico, India and Africa, says a new study. Shouldn't somebody call Nick Negroponte?
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wireless
Bluetooth Headset Foils Crime, Makes Someone Else Look Like a D-Bag For a Change
We seldom find a use for wearing a Bluetooth headset on our ear when we're not making calls, but this Wendy's employee has found one of the only three valid exceptions. It all started when a potential robber went up and asked the two employees at local Wendy's to open up a safe when one of the employee's phones went off. More »
gadgets
GPS Darts: Where Were You When We Needed You?
Looks like LAPD cops are getting tired of chasing modern-day O. J.s up and down the freeways of Southern California. Someone came up with a great idea, the GPS Dart, a global positioning system embedded in a gummy substance that can be shot up to 60 feet from an air gun mounted to the radiator of a squad car. More »
4:00 PM on Tue Feb 7 2006
By Charlie White
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Latest by Enrique: This is going to make "Cops" MUCH less interesting to watch... more »
