Presidential Campaign Reps at CFP 2008
Today at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference, we opened with statements from representatives from the Obama and McCain campaigns (Clinton declined to attend).
Obama
Daniel Weitzner from MIT represented Obama's campaign. He opened by talking about Obama's major views as they relate to privacy and technology. Obama believes in:- Greater accountability in government
- Keeping government information and .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Deceptive Voting Practices – CFP 2008
I'm at the Computers Freedom and Privacy conference of 2008 and I'm currently sitting in an interesting panel about something I had no idea about. I assumed that deceptive voting practices meant e-voting, but what they're actually talking about is modern-day Jim Crow laws.
I suppose I should have known better, but I wasn't aware that there were still .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Voting Rights, Your RightsHow to Peel an Egg in 10 Seconds
This is one of the coolest things I've seen and the best part is that it works! Take a hard-boiled eggs, crack and then tear a little bit of the shell from the top and bottom, blow into it and it pops right out! I was making egg salad yesterday and I found this tip online and tried it .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Eggs, Lifehack, Peeling EggsFirefox 3 To Be Fastest Browser
If there was a disadvantage to Firefox, it would be stability and memory. Those have apparently been fixed in version 3 (due out in June), but one of the most exciting features will be Firefox's brand new speed advantage.
Mozilla VP of engineering Mike Schroepfer claims that Firefox 3 is 9.3x faster than Microsoft Internet .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Myths About Internet Sexual Predators
Some very interesting facts from the Crimes Against Children Research Center:
In the vast majority of Internet sex crimes against young people, offenders did not actually deceive youth about the fact that they were adults who had sexual intentions. Acknowledging that they were older, the .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Malls Tracking Customer Movements Via Cellphones
Customers in shopping centres are having their every move tracked by a new type of surveillance that listens in on the whisperings of their mobile phones. The main point here is that business are highly interested in knowing everything they possibly can about you. The more then know, the more they can .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Big Business, Customer Abuse, RFIDRFID Tracking Capabilities Exhibited at Conference
As part of a social experiment, attendees at a hacker conference in July will be issued badges with electronic tracking devices. Large displays will show in real-time where people go, with whom they associate, for how long and how often. Hopefully after seeing how easy it is to tag and track someone with RFID, .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Big Brother, RFIDComputers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference of 2008 – Coming Soon!
I'm really jazzed about going to this conference. They've got some really cool events lined up like:
Hate Speech and Oppression in CyberspaceKids taunting classmates (with resulting emotional scars and even suicide); harassment, stalking, and death threats; and organized and race-, gender-, religion-based hate groups; prominent bloggers like Kathy Sierra and Blackamazon have take their blogs .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]Man Spends 3 Million in only 3 Months on ID Theft
Using only a photocopy of a driver's license and a social security number, James Harman bought over 3 million dollars worth of goods in his brother's name.
The most important point to this story? It wouldn't have happened in the first place if he'd had a credit freeze, but it still would have even .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]
Tags: Identity Theft, LifelockThe Best Super-Power Ever
There have been a rash of really good superhero movies recently with the most current being the much-touted Iron Man (which I've yet to see so don't spoil it!) and Batman Begins (not only the best Batman movie ever, but one of the best movies ever made in my opinion).
Haven't you ever asked yourself, 'How cool would it .... [Click here to read the rest of this post]