Former Prosecutor: Google Wi-Fi Snafu ‘Likely’ Illegal
Google “likely” breached a U.S. federal criminal statute in connection with its accidental Wi-Fi sniffing, but not for siphoning private data from internet surfers using unsecured networks, a former federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Ironically, says former prosecutor Paul Ohm, it’s likely Google did not violate wiretap regulations, but instead might have breached the Pen Register…
Can Apple’s Stock Beat The New iPhone Curse?
Can Apple’s stock beat the new iPhone curse this time? For the last three years, Apple’s stock fell during the month following a new iPhone announcement. It was down 10% in 2007 after the iPhone was first announced, down 4% in 2008 after the iPhone 3G unveiling, and down 5% after the iPhone 3GS was…
Video: Drone Swarm Assembles Itself, Terrifies Humanity
For those of you counting down to the robot uprising, you may be interested in the latest news from engineers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. They’ve created autonomous robots that randomly dock with each other. The little hexagonal modules that make up the flying drone are completely self-sufficient. In the context of…