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Fansmitter: malware that exfiltrates data from airgapped computers by varying the sound... - 0 views

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ITGS malware data sound fans computers security privacy system

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"demonstrate a fiendishly clever procedure for getting data off of airgapped computers that have had their speakers removed to prevent acoustic data-transmission: instead of playing sound through the target computer's speakers, they attack its fans, varying their speeds to produce subtle sounds that humans can barely notice, but which nearby devices can pick up through their microphones."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"demonstrate a fiendishly clever procedure for getting data off of airgapped computers that have had their speakers removed to prevent acoustic data-transmission: instead of playing sound through the target computer's speakers, they attack its fans, varying their speeds to produce subtle sounds that humans can barely notice, but which nearby devices can pick up through their microphones."</div>

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A $7 PC: Keepod Launches Project To Give African Slums Computer Access | Social Awareness - 0 views

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african digital divide ITGS globalisation

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"Since Keepod's technology enables the computer to boot from the USB device and use the Keepod OS, old computers can be reused, since hardware requirements are not an issue. This way, each person can be given their "own" computer by using an old computer as a "shell." The cost of each system is a mere $7 - a fraction of the cost of an actual PC"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Since Keepod's technology enables the computer to boot from the USB device and use the Keepod OS, old computers can be reused, since hardware requirements are not an issue. This way, each person can be given their "own" computer by using an old computer as a "shell." The cost of each system is a mere $7 - a fraction of the cost of an actual PC"</div>

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A 'Babelfish' could be the web's next big thing, says AI expert | Technology | theguard... - 0 views

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ITGS technology health babelfish

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"Shadbolt also forecasts that future changes to the web will mean people will be "connected all the time" to medical diagnostic systems - but also that search companies including Google and China's Baidu may face challenges as web use shifts from the desktop to handheld and mobile devices."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Shadbolt also forecasts that future changes to the web will mean people will be "connected all the time" to medical diagnostic systems - but also that search companies including Google and China's Baidu may face challenges as web use shifts from the desktop to handheld and mobile devices."</div>

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Thousands of Morrisons staff personal details leaked online | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

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ITGS personal details online security database

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dr tech on 15 Mar 14

"Police are investigating the serious security breach which occurred on Thursday night and is believed to have been the result of an internal leak, with data copied onto a portable storage device and taken out of Morrisons' Bradford headquarters."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Police are investigating the serious security breach which occurred on Thursday night and is believed to have been the result of an internal leak, with data copied onto a portable storage device and taken out of Morrisons' Bradford headquarters."</div>

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Google's 'Pay Per Gaze' and the Future of Connected Advertising - 0 views

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google pay advertising ITGS privacy businessandemployment

shared by dr tech on 25 Aug 13 - No Cached

dr tech on 25 Aug 13

"While Google has played down the notion of rolling out anything soon (it will take years until Glass builds up enough users to make it worthwhile), marketers can't stop buzzing about the possibility of paying for ads in the physical world based on user engagement and reactions. The patent even details how a device like Google Glass could infer a user's emotional response to an ad - whether they were happy, sad or indifferent - and adjust pricing accordingly."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"While Google has played down the notion of rolling out anything soon (it will take years until Glass builds up enough users to make it worthwhile), marketers can't stop buzzing about the possibility of paying for ads in the physical world based on user engagement and reactions. The patent even details how a device like Google Glass could infer a user's emotional response to an ad - whether they were happy, sad or indifferent - and adjust pricing accordingly."</div>

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UK set to ban Google Glass for drivers | Technology | theguardian.com - 0 views

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ban google glass drivers peopleandmachines ITGS policiesandstandards

shared by dr tech on 01 Aug 13 - No Cached

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"A spokesman for the department told Stuff, a gadget magazine, that the device could distract drivers while they are behind the wheel, defining Glass as a similar distraction to a mobile phone."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A spokesman for the department told Stuff, a gadget magazine, that the device could distract drivers while they are behind the wheel, defining Glass as a similar distraction to a mobile phone."</div>

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Did Google Autocomplete Ruin This Man's Life? - 0 views

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"A cautionary tale: Back in 2009, government contractor Jeffrey Kantor was browsing online, seeking to make a radio-controlled airplane for his son. He began to type his search into Google: "How do I build a radio-controlled"-[enter autocomplete]-"bomb." That's right, before Kantor knew it, he had accidentally asked Google how to make an explosive device. And his life would never be the same."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A cautionary tale: Back in 2009, government contractor Jeffrey Kantor was browsing online, seeking to make a radio-controlled airplane for his son. He began to type his search into Google: "How do I build a radio-controlled"-[enter autocomplete]-"bomb." That's right, before Kantor knew it, he had accidentally asked Google how to make an explosive device. And his life would never be the same."</div>

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FBI Ransomware Hits Android: How To Avoid Getting It, And Remove It - 0 views

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security ITGS malware ransomware peopleandmachines policiesandstandards

shared by dr tech on 02 Oct 14 - No Cached

dr tech on 02 Oct 14

"Ransomware has been in the news repeatedly over the past few years. This is the insidious malware that will lock your data or device (smartphone or PC) and displays a screen-wide message that demands money from you to release it, which it does by sending you an unlock code."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Ransomware has been in the news repeatedly over the past few years. This is the insidious malware that will lock your data or device (smartphone or PC) and displays a screen-wide message that demands money from you to release it, which it does by sending you an unlock code."</div>

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Minority languages: Cookies, caches and cows | The Economist - 0 views

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"Mozilla, the foundation behind Firefox, an open-source web browser, wants Ousmane's customers to have the option of a device that speaks their language. Smartphones with its operating system (OS) are already on sale in 24 countries, including Bangladesh, India and Mexico, for as little as $33. Other countries will be added as it makes more deals with handset manufacturers. And Bambara is one of dozens of languages into which volunteer "localisers" are translating the OS."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Mozilla, the foundation behind Firefox, an open-source web browser, wants Ousmane's customers to have the option of a device that speaks their language. Smartphones with its operating system (OS) are already on sale in 24 countries, including Bangladesh, India and Mexico, for as little as $33. Other countries will be added as it makes more deals with handset manufacturers. And Bambara is one of dozens of languages into which volunteer "localisers" are translating the OS."</div>

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Engineer Sees Big Possibilities in Micro-robots, Including Programmable Bees - 0 views

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engineer bees programmable robots ai ITGS peopleandmachines

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"One prototype system that Wood has helped developed, called Second Skin, can be worn by patients with neuromuscular disorders to stimulate nerve activity and advance rehabilitation. He says that soft- and micro-robotic devices may one day be used inside the body to aid minimally invasive medical procedures."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"One prototype system that Wood has helped developed, called Second Skin, can be worn by patients with neuromuscular disorders to stimulate nerve activity and advance rehabilitation. He says that soft- and micro-robotic devices may one day be used inside the body to aid minimally invasive medical procedures."</div>

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The 'Fingerprinting' Tracking Tool That's Virtually Impossible to Block - 0 views

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ITGS surveillance privacy tracking tool impossible block fingerprinting anonymity authenticity

shared by dr tech on 21 Jul 14 - No Cached

dr tech on 21 Jul 14

"The type of tracking, called canvas fingerprinting, works by instructing the visitor's web browser to draw a hidden image, and was first documented in a upcoming paper by researchers at Princeton University and KU Leuven University in Belgium. Because each computer draws the image slightly differently, the images can be used to assign each user's device a number that uniquely identifies it."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The type of tracking, called canvas fingerprinting, works by instructing the visitor's web browser to draw a hidden image, and was first documented in a upcoming paper by researchers at Princeton University and KU Leuven University in Belgium. Because each computer draws the image slightly differently, the images can be used to assign each user's device a number that uniquely identifies it."</div>

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Hide a Wi-Fi Access Point Inside a Pocket Book for Stealthy File Sharing - 0 views

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shared by longspagetti on 08 Sep 15 - No Cached

longspagetti on 08 Sep 15

The access point itself will allow multiple devices to hook up to it so they can all share files with each other on a private little network. Then, for fun, the whole thing is shrunk down and stuffed inside a small notebook so you can stealthily share files anywhere. It's a little over the top, but fun nonetheless. Head over to Node for the full guide.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The access point itself will allow multiple devices to hook up to it so they can all share files with each other on a private little network. Then, for fun, the whole thing is shrunk down and stuffed inside a small notebook so you can stealthily share files anywhere. It's a little over the top, but fun nonetheless. Head over to Node for the full guide.</div>

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New Chromecast and Chromecast Audio dongles take on games and music (Wired UK) - 0 views

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ITGS audio games businessandemployment globalisation

shared by idonotknowyet on 01 Oct 15 - No Cached

idonotknowyet on 01 Oct 15

Google is never giving up on developing their tech- devices whether its successful or not. Google ought to making a new difference to their old headphones so that they made it suitable for both audio and video consumption.Although they have succeeded in developing such headphones with a cheap price yet they made it only completable with two TV companies

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google is never giving up on developing their tech- devices whether its successful or not. Google ought to making a new difference to their old headphones so that they made it suitable for both audio and video consumption.Although they have succeeded in developing such headphones with a cheap price yet they made it only completable with two TV companies </div>

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Cell Phone Computers or Mobile Learning Devices (MLDs) « Moving at the Speed ... - 0 views

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AWESOME: Muscle-Based Computer Control Scheme [VIDEO] - 0 views

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HCI ITGS musclebased equalityofaccess

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I bet none of you had thought of this interface device...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I bet none of you had thought of this interface device...</div>

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Brute-force iPhone password guesser can bypass Apple's 10-guess lockout - Boing Boing - 0 views

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iphone password bruteforce ITGS security

shared by dr tech on 20 Mar 15 - No Cached

dr tech on 20 Mar 15

"The IP Box costs less than £200 and can guess all possible four-digit passwords in 111 hours. The device bypasses the secure wipe triggered by ten bad guesses by "aggressively cutting the power after each failed PIN attempt, but before the attempt has been synchronized to flash memory." "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The IP Box costs less than £200 and can guess all possible four-digit passwords in 111 hours. The device bypasses the secure wipe triggered by ten bad guesses by "aggressively cutting the power after each failed PIN attempt, but before the attempt has been synchronized to flash memory." "</div>

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MEMS: The micro-machines inside your most beloved technologies - 0 views

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ITGS mems sensors equalityofaccess

shared by dr tech on 14 Jan 15 - No Cached

dr tech on 14 Jan 15

"MEMS and nanotechnology utilize seemingly impossibly small mechanisms in order to sense, control and respond to a particular environment - these technologies can sense mechanical information as well as biological data. Many MEMS sensors function by detecting small electrical currents that provide data on things such as position, geomagnetic field, acceleration and more, and then pass this information along to other mechanisms within a device or machine. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"MEMS and nanotechnology utilize seemingly impossibly small mechanisms in order to sense, control and respond to a particular environment - these technologies can sense mechanical information as well as biological data. Many MEMS sensors function by detecting small electrical currents that provide data on things such as position, geomagnetic field, acceleration and more, and then pass this information along to other mechanisms within a device or machine. "</div>

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India's $11 cellphone could change the world - Boing Boing - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 26 Mar 15 - No Cached

dr tech on 26 Mar 15

"The Micormax Joy phone is no iPhone. Selling at around $11, it is a candybar style device with color screen and keyboard wheel controls, and runs on the Android-based Cyanogen OS. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Micormax Joy phone is no iPhone. Selling at around $11, it is a candybar style device with color screen and keyboard wheel controls, and runs on the Android-based Cyanogen OS. "</div>

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Probing the whole Internet - in under an hour - for major security flaws - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 31 Mar 15 - No Cached

dr tech on 31 Mar 15

"Durumeric leads a team of researchers at the University of Michigan that has developed scanning software called ZMap. This tool can probe the whole public Internet in under an hour, revealing information about the roughly four billion devices online. The scan results can show which sites are vulnerable to particular security flaws. In the case of FREAK, a scan was used to measure the scale of the threat before the bug was publicly announced."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Durumeric leads a team of researchers at the University of Michigan that has developed scanning software called ZMap. This tool can probe the whole public Internet in under an hour, revealing information about the roughly four billion devices online. The scan results can show which sites are vulnerable to particular security flaws. In the case of FREAK, a scan was used to measure the scale of the threat before the bug was publicly announced."</div>

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Botnets running on CCTVs and NASs / Boing Boing - 0 views

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"Researchers at Incapsula have discovered a botnet that runs on compromised CCTV cameras. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of these in the field, and like many Internet of Things devices, their security is an afterthought and not fit for purpose. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Researchers at Incapsula have discovered a botnet that runs on compromised CCTV cameras. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of these in the field, and like many Internet of Things devices, their security is an afterthought and not fit for purpose. "</div>

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Fansmitter: malware that exfiltrates data from airgapped computers by varying the sound... - 0 views

A $7 PC: Keepod Launches Project To Give African Slums Computer Access | Social Awareness - 0 views

A 'Babelfish' could be the web's next big thing, says AI expert | Technology | theguard... - 0 views

Thousands of Morrisons staff personal details leaked online | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

Google's 'Pay Per Gaze' and the Future of Connected Advertising - 0 views

UK set to ban Google Glass for drivers | Technology | theguardian.com - 0 views

Did Google Autocomplete Ruin This Man's Life? - 0 views

FBI Ransomware Hits Android: How To Avoid Getting It, And Remove It - 0 views

Minority languages: Cookies, caches and cows | The Economist - 0 views

Engineer Sees Big Possibilities in Micro-robots, Including Programmable Bees - 0 views

The 'Fingerprinting' Tracking Tool That's Virtually Impossible to Block - 0 views

Hide a Wi-Fi Access Point Inside a Pocket Book for Stealthy File Sharing - 0 views

New Chromecast and Chromecast Audio dongles take on games and music (Wired UK) - 0 views

Cell Phone Computers or Mobile Learning Devices (MLDs) « Moving at the Speed ... - 0 views

AWESOME: Muscle-Based Computer Control Scheme [VIDEO] - 0 views

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MEMS: The micro-machines inside your most beloved technologies - 0 views

India's $11 cellphone could change the world - Boing Boing - 0 views

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