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  1. A Question of Trust - RIPA review. on Fake Mobile Phone Towers Found To Be "Actively Listening In" On Calls In UK · · Score: 3, Informative

    “A Question of Trust”, the report of my Investigatory Powers Review under DRIPA 2014 s7, was laid before Parliament today. It is available here in print and web accessible versions, together with the accompanying press release and (so far as the authors were willing for it to be published) the evidence submitted to the Review in writing. https://terrorismlegislationre... which may be of interest to some who are viewing this thread.

  2. Re:I dont get why... on Tweets To Appear In Google Search Results · · Score: 1

    Perhaps the likes of uBlock will make a filter that makes all this go away?

  3. 7 people who hold the keys to the internet on U.S. Gov't Grapples With Clash Between Privacy, Security · · Score: 1

    The idea could work. Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security http://www.theguardian.com/tec...

  4. Re:Here's what you tell your potential boss on Ask Slashdot: Living Without Social Media In 2015? · · Score: 1

    Good luck with that.

  5. Re:civil vs criminal on UK IP Chief Wants ISPs To Police Piracy Proactively · · Score: 1
  6. Re:meh. on X-37B To Fly Again · · Score: 3, Informative

    ZZ Top had the right idea all those years ago https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...

  7. One more view. on Ellen Pao Loses Silicon Valley Gender Bias Case Against Kleiner Perkins · · Score: 0

    Jury: Kleiner Perkins not liable for Pao’s gender discrimination claims [Updated] Trial highlighted Silicon Valley's male-dominated tech and investment culture. via http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  8. Bank Of England looking at this for a while on UK Setting Itself Up To Be More Friendly To Bitcoin Startups · · Score: 2

    News Release - Quarterly Bulletin pre-release articles: âInnovations in payment technologies and the emergence of digital currenciesâ(TM) and âThe economics of digital currenciesâ(TM) http://www.bankofengland.co.uk... and The economics of digital currencies http://www.bankofengland.co.uk...

  9. A lot of it about. on RadioShack Puts Customer Data Up For Sale In Bankruptcy Auction · · Score: 2

    Despite privacy policy, RadioShack customer data up for sale in auction Data includes names, phone numbers, mailing and e-mail addresses, and purchases. http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

  10. Re:And now, things get Ugly. on Uber To Turn Into a Big Data Company By Selling Location Data · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Once again you are the product.

  11. Re:War crime on Finland To Fly "Open Skies" Surveillance Flight Over Russia · · Score: 1

    The rules say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... what is allowed and the 340 is allowed.

  12. Re:spying for peace. on Finland To Fly "Open Skies" Surveillance Flight Over Russia · · Score: 1

    Might be able to follow the progress of the Swedish SAAB 340 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... live on FlightRadar24 http://www.flightradar24.com/ but what would happen if they slipped in a Saab 340 AEW&C https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... just for fun?

  13. Re:Really? on Education Company Monitors Social Media For Test References · · Score: 1

    Gnupg Pki + Gmail but be careful about the subject line! But then do people still use email?

  14. Pi Day 2015: meet the man who invented Ï on Pi Day Extraordinaire · · Score: 4, Informative

    Anglesey-born William Jones was the first person to use the Greek letter Ï for the ratio of a circleâ(TM)s circumference to its diameter. But who was this little-known figure? http://www.theguardian.com/sci...

  15. Length does matter. on The Most Popular Passwords Are Still "123456" and "password" · · Score: 1

    As illustrated by Stanfordâ(TM)s password policy shuns one-size-fits-all security http://arstechnica.com/securit... via https://itservices.stanford.ed...

  16. AAISP on UK ISPs EE, Virgin and Vodafone Back Net Neutrality · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Although not directly related to net neutrality I feel that A&A http://www.aa.net.uk/ should be commended for their stance against the filtering and censoring of content http://www.aa.net.uk/kb-broadb... as requested by some.

  17. Schneier on Security on NSA Prepares For Future Techno-Battles By Plotting Network Takedowns · · Score: 5, Informative

    As usual has something to say on the New NSA Documents on Offensive Cyberoperations https://www.schneier.com/blog/... with links to additional sources.

  18. News is too late for some. on Lost Beagle2 Probe Found 'Intact' On Mars · · Score: 3, Informative

    Colin Pillinger dies after brain haemorrhage http://www.bbc.com/news/scienc...

  19. Re:*Sigh* the cover was symbolic art on This 1981 BYTE Magazine Cover Explains Why We're So Bad At Tech Predictions · · Score: 2

    Can it or should it be considered as Prior Art?

  20. May well be of the KongÅ class on Japan Orders Military To Strike Any New North Korea Missiles · · Score: 1

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... but which one? Anyone have anymore details?

  21. Re:The Million Dollar Question on Mystery MLB Team Moves To Supercomputing For Their Moneyball Analysis · · Score: 1

    The million dollar question is that why spend time looking at the past when they could use this to forecast the next winning Powerball ticket?

  22. Re:Oceans Eleven on Iran Builds Mock-up of Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 1

    The Philadelphia Experiment that almost worked?

  23. Go one better than China? on Iran Builds Mock-up of Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier · · Score: 4, Interesting
  24. Seven people who hold the keys. on Fake PGP Keys For Crypto Developers Found · · Score: 1

    Gives you an idea as to the level of trust employed when it comes to manipulating internet internals http://www.theguardian.com/tec...

  25. Re:The nature of the Ponzi on Mt. Gox Knew It Was Selling Phantom Bitcoin 2 Weeks Before Collapse · · Score: 1

    Looks like Bernard Madhoff is doing the maximum sentence of 150 years in federal prison due to his part in the almost $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Being found guilty of such a scheme can give you some grief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...