Yearly Archives: 2014

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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department has admitted it possesses and uses a controversial cellphone surveillance tool currently at the center of several legal debates across the country. The acknowledgement comes months after an investigative report filed by Sacramento television station KXTV that revealed several law enforcement agencies throughout California had purchased or possessed a cellphone surveillance tool called a “Stingray”.

Sound familiar?

Sacramento Sheriff’s Department Admits Using Stingray Spy Tool (Matthew Keys, The Blot)

Any excuse.

Pic: Extremetech

Previously: Same Sheet Different Day

Put A GSOC In It

“We Are Independent”

‘They’ve Done Their Damndest To Cover Up’

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Former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren suddenly experiences technical problems when he is asked about Israeli authorities eavesdropping on the US Secretary of State John Kerry.

A technique perfected by Chevy Chase almost thirty years ago.

Fmr Israeli Amb. Suddenly Can’t Hear MSNBC When Asked About Kerry Spying (Matt Wilstein, Mediaite)

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Good if you fall down a well. Not so good if you’re a meth-dealing fitness freak.

Symantec has found security risks in a large number of self-tracking devices and applications. One of the most significant findings was that all of the wearable activity-tracking devices examined, including those from leading brands, are vulnerable to location tracking.

MORE: How safe is your quantified self? Tracking, monitoring, and wearable tech (Symantec)

(H/T: Glass Dublin)