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more about #privacy more comments → fuchikoma: I'm glad I don't have a GPS phone... not that cels couldn't always be triangulated by the carrier already, but now it's trivial, and even the first GP... more » The5thElephant: Am I the only one who thinks the whole obsession over privacy on the internet is primarily a symptom of the pre-internet generation still being alive?... more » Xagest: Hey, if they want to browse through my Fleshbot history, they're free to do so. more » something_unique_and_descriptive: And you think it's just a coincidence that the government is essentially subsidizing Sprint's existence through contracts? more » Elvisisdead: OK - former Fed here. You can't just submit a request. You have to have a judge issue a wiretap order before you can get any of this information. It's... more » Die Fledermaus: Well I guess I am sort of glad I ditched Sprint for another evil cellular company, which probably does the same. I guess it is time to put the tin foi... more » Bertone77: Heres a question: if you have a phone without GPS functionality can you still be accurately tracked? I have a friend who is a cop, he said if you cal... more » FriarNurgle: I got nothing to hide... honest Anyone know of any good no contract pay as you go phones. more » Mikestan: I wonder how bad AT&T is with this stuff. My iPhone ain't looking so good to me right now. more » Segador: Don't most cellphones have an option to disallow this in the firmware? more » uptown: So I've called 911 twice in the past year in NYC to report emergencies. I know it activates my phone's GPS and sends my phone #, but now I find out t... more » OCEntertainment: Rule number one, for would-be criminals: Don't carry traceable cell phones. If you're on a contract, kill it. If you have a pre-paid and it gets confi... more » spider2544: isn't this sort of on par with them finger printing someone? only its your cell phones finger print this time more » Norbs: Hmm is the courtesy of the famous Patriot Act, thanks GWB. Your all terrorists! more » psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!: Welcome to the world of tomorrow Rosa. Wait for the cameras to be installed in your own home, then write an article about it...if you still can. more » -
#privacy
Sprint to Humans: We Know Where You Are, and So Do the Police
In the last year alone, Sprint turned over users' GPS data to authorities 8 million times. While that number is misleadingly high—this could translate to under a thousand individual users—it's still terrifying. But wait, it gets even better! More » -
#privacy
NYPD May Track Your Cellphone If You're Arrested For...Any Reason
The folks at the NYPD are so sweet! No matter what you're arrested for, they're nice enough to remove your cellphone's battery "to avoid leakage" and jot down your IMEI number. They'll even add it to a database. More » -
#privacy
Snoop On Your Neighbors, Get Pleasure, Money
In another step in their Short March to become the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, the United Kingdom of Great Britain is about to get a "game" that will allow any citizen to watch CCTV cameras every day. And get prizes. More » -
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Attn Nerdy Pervs: See Through Walls Using a Wireless Network
Here's something creepy: researchers at the University of Utah have developed a way to use wireless signals to detect movement through solid walls and doors. More » -
#law
Bill Would Give The President Control Of The Internet During a "Cybersecurity Emergency"
A revised version of a bill first introduced in the Senate this past spring would give the President power to disconnect private sector computers from the internet in the event of a "cybersecurity emergency." More » -
#wtf
That's Right Folks, This Beautiful Laptop Burqa Can Be Yours for Just $35
Burqa: a robe worn by some Muslim women in public (mostly Afghanistan). But it's not some creepy cloak that connects to your hat so you can do who-knows-what on your laptop in public. More » -
#satire
Google Offers Users Total Privacy (In an Airless, Deadly Mountain Prison)
Today's Onion News Network video attacks Google's scary-if-you-think-about-it access to all our browsing habits and personal data. If you want privacy, no problem: Just relocate to a giant boxlike mountain prison, and you'll be secure (and dead). Zing! More » -
#privacy
IBM SNAzzy Knows Your Circle of Friends Better Than You Do
That heavy breathing you hear on the phone sometimes? It's IBM. More » -
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#privacy
Prankster Gets Verizon's CEO Private Address, Visits Him to Discuss Privacy
John Hargrave tracked down Verizon CEO's private address and cellphone number. Then he went to his home—megaphone in hand—to ask him to stop Verizon's lousy privacy policies. The video is quite funny and his message is clear: More » -
#privacy
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More » -
#crime
Looking Through Mugshots Has Never Been This Slick or Easy
In Denton, Texas, if you get arrested, your mugshot gets blasted over Twitter. In Tampa Bay, you'll wind up on this incredibly slick site detailing the crime, height, age, and of course, your glamorous mugshot. More » -
#privacy
The Private Numeric Keypad
Have some numeric passwords to hide? Top secret numerical strings to enter while out in the wild? Well, don't let those shifty-eyed data thieves get the best of you. More » -
#accressories
Mobile Visor Confirms That You Are, In Fact, Looking At Porn
So you say you're a somewhat shady person, but you really want to confirm that trait for anyone who's still on the fence about you. Enter the Mobile Visor. It'll do the trick. Easy. More » -
#streetview
Google Blacks Out Hundreds of Entertaining, Voyeuristic Street View Shots
Goodbye, creepy guy holding a rifle. Goodbye, dude walking out of a sex shop. Goodbye, public urinators. Due to privacy complaints, Google has been forced to delete scores of its best Street View shots. More » -
#emergingtech
New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
Living in an apartment building, I can spot about twenty active Wi-Fi networks at a time. And the worst part is that they can all see me, too. More » -
#privacy
Obama Supports Warrantless Wiretapping, Just Like Bush
So much for change: Wired reports that Obama's administration is lining with Bush on supporting the warrantless-eavesdropping program, urging the courts to drop a case against it. Paraphrasing Stewart: It's only f*ck*ng day one. More » -
#privacy
CCTV to Spy Four Year Old Kids at School
Are these people out of their spanking-loving, English-disciplined, bloody psycho minds? Judging from these news, yes they are: Schools in Britain are now installing CCTV and microphones in classrooms for four-year-old kids.
