Monthly Archives: January 2008

FBI Wiretaps Canceled for Non-Payment

This is hilarious if it is true: Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau’s repeated failures to pay their phone bills on time.read more | digg story

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2504 Steps to Closing Your Facebook Account

Blogger finally deletes his Facebook account from the Internets: Yes, it’s true! I finally managed to close my Facebook account. It was a long, arduous road – the hardest part was slaying the Gorgon on level 16 – and I’m … Continue reading

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Errors Transposing Votes and Diebold Machines Issues

Allegations of vote fraud in New Hampshire ’s primary are growing. The data from Diebold electronic voting machines is up to 5% points different than the hand-written ballots that were cast. Sutton Town has now reported an error in transposing … Continue reading

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The ethics of Stealing Wifi “wifi piggybacking”

“A recently released study by a security firm says that using an open WiFi network without permission is stealing. Ars looks at the ethics of open WiFi. Amazingly, accessing an unsecured, wide-open WiFi network without permission is illegal in some … Continue reading

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Hackers exploit Bhutto assassination

Hackers tempt websurfers with bogus assassination videoread more | digg story

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Malware Evolving Too Fast for Antivirus Apps

Bad guys use sophisticated testing to create malware that can evade even the best security programs.read more | digg story

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