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Your GPS Unit Can Tattle on You In Court
A lot of us gizmo goons use GPS all the time now, but it may not have occurred to many of us that our mild-mannered and innocent GPS units are constantly gathering data, including rate of speed, location, and time of day. Not that we're ashamed of anything we've done or anywhere we've been, but Garmin spokeswoman Jessica Myers has implied that the company knows how to retrieve that data from your GPS unit and is willing to give it up to authorities, but only does that on, as she put it, a "case-by-case basis." That would probably involve a subpoena. Too bad there's no easy way to delete that data and cover your tracks, you tomcatting Romeos. [Press Democrat]
2:45 PM on Wed Oct 3 2007
By Charlie White
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Latest by OMG! Ponies!: @AlfaSpider: I'm talking about in a civil setting. In a civil lawsuit, if you destroy, fail to preserve, or more »
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The iPatch Guards Your Privacy
Are you often masturbating with the worry that someone's staring at you through your iSight? Fear not, the iPatch is here to save your dignity. Just place the plastic iPatch—which is available in four different colors and two different shapes—over your iSight and you can be sure that nobody is looking at you. More »
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TextSpy: Paranoid, Suspicious Giz Readers Gather Round...
...Because this little 'mo could be the perfect gadget for you. Text Spy can retrieve up any SMS that has been recently deleted from a cellphone - so that could be good if you've accidently deleted the address of the bar you were going to meet your ladyfriend in. For that, I think it's useful. If you think that your ladyfriend has been playing hide the sausage with the pizza delivery boy, then I suppose it's useful too, but you are going down a dangerous road, my friend. More »
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Bug, Phone-Tap and SpyCam Detector
Someone is watching you. Did you hear that click on your phone line, or do you feel like someone is hiding around the next corner, listening to your every word? You need the MCD-22H Miniature Combination Detector, a crude-looking handheld unit that can detect eavesdropping bugs, telephone taps, body wires, and even video cameras and GPS vehicle-tracking devices—any analog or digital device with frequencies between 1MHz and 6GHz. Its four red lights flash when it detects any transmitters within a 25-foot range. It can even detect one of the most popular devices used by today's snoopers, the ominously-named Infinity Device. More »
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iPatch: Covering the Prying Eyes of Big Brother
If you feel like somebody's watching you when you're using that iMac or MacBook Pro, the iPatch iSight lens cover will make sure Big Brother isn't keeping tabs on your stuff. Available in four colors, this little piece of plastic fits right over that lens, and there is also an adhesive sticker to permanently cover up the camera for those workplaces where no cameras are allowed. Sure, when it's not turned on, no one can see anything through the iSight, can they? Well, can they? More »
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RFID-Blocking Wallet and Passport Case
For those who are paranoid about RFID readers lurking around every dark corner, here's a wallet that blocks those signals, assuring you perfect privacy. Its shielding will make sure any passive tags you have stored in this wallet won't be able to inadvertently reveal any of your personal information. More »
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NEC Shows Hyper-Secure Laptop
NEC introduced its Generation laptop for the education market, but it looks like it's aimed at somebody who lives in a really bad neighborhood. It's loaded with security measures that are so extensive they border on paranoia. First, the notebook is password-protected and login is done with via a hardware fingerprint security chip, great for schoolkids because they won't have to remember a password. There's an NEC security control panel, which allows administrators to disable USB or optical drives, keeping that unauthorized software out of the picture. Is also has a Kensington lock slot, a Stoptrack anti-theft label and Webtrack geographical tracking software. Of course, the thing is loaded with antivirus protection and to top it all off, it's covered by three years of antitheft insurance. Just reading this feature list make you wonder exactly what awful thing happened to this notebook's designer. Pricing starts at $1138. More »
9:22 AM on Tue Mar 7 2006
By Charlie White
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5 comments
Latest by Uncle Bill: This is probably good for companies giving out laptops to their employees...keep em from playing Quake on company time... I more »
