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While some members of Congress might have been excited to try on Google's Glass this week , others are concerned about their privacy implications. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and seven other members of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus have sent a letter to Google CEO and co-founder Larry Page requesting answers to a series of privacy questions and concerns raised by the camera-equipped glasses.

The F.C.C. passed new rules that "prevent companies like AT&T and Comcast from collecting and giving out digital information about individuals - such as the websites they visited and the apps they used - in a move that creates landmark protections for internet users." This is an exciting development in light of what we've learned about how big communications companies use our histories to target advertising. It is real progress in the securing of our privacy.

Emails "hijacked" from Clinton's campaign manager's email account and being slowly released by Wikileaks show us once again that we don't have privacy on the internet. The "transparency" this is forcing in regard to the Clintons' foundation is troubling less than 2 weeks before the election.

A very interesting piece on online privacy and the effects of data brokers and commercial databases.

It seems as though Apple has a lot more control over peoples' iPods than many would expect. After factory resets, some songs, specifically ones obtained through sources other than iTunes, were no longer able to load or play on the device.

For a process that plays such a major role in determining the future leader of the world's most powerful country, the Iowa Caucuses can seem archaic, opaque, and hard to understand. But this year, thanks to mobile tech and social media, they're about to become more open and transparent-an evolution that could also play an outsized role in influencing the outcome of the nation's first presidential contest.

Human memory is a weak point in cyber security. Passwords are an essential part of existing on the internet, and most of them are terrible. But they are terrible for good reason: Passwords need to be remembered and long, obscure phrases built out of letters, numbers, and symbols are hard, so people tend to pick up something basic like abc123, and then leave it alone until they're eventually hacked and locked out of their email.

I was reading an article in the Huffington post that supported Smart Meters and it talked about the radiation is not a health risk (huffingtonpost: smart-meters-dumb-science). However this article (EMF Safety network) addresses the issue of a mesh network and that the Huffington Post article was referring to radiation levels from a single meter and not a mesh network. I also plan to watch the videos on this page to gain more information in the subject matter. Related videos discuss: Cybersecurity and Hackers, personal privacy issues and health related issues due to high EMF exposure.

"Password security has long been considered the most fundamental way of keeping company data safe. But recent research revealing the world's most popular passwords - including "123456" and "password" - reminds us of what we already knew: that most people still don't understand the most basic principles about secure passwords. "

This article outlines the impact and implications of the heartbleed vulnerability. It does a good job of explaining the challenges in mitigating the risks and that a level of uncertaintly will remain on whether the vulnerablility has been eradicated completely.

This article discusses the most common concerns around social media oversharing and ways to mitigate the risks.

It seems that based on information from the Edward Snowden leaks, the NSA has been creating its own holes in cellular networks in order to provide backdoors for the future. Operation Auroragold created holes which can allow the NSA to spy on users of cellular networks but also other hackers which take advantage of these new vulnerabilities.

Angela Merkel has an argument against net neutrality and it involved those "fast lanes" that everyone was so up in arms about when SOPA was up for the vote.

June 1, 2006 News Release: Advanced Countries Will Benefit Most from Progress in Technology, with Lesser Benefits to Other Nations.

If you're anything like me, you reach for your smartphone as soon as you wake up to check email and respond to texts. The rest of the day, you're constantly on a tablet, mobile device, laptop or desktop for personal or professional use. You're messaging, browsing, friending, tweeting and sharing.

How technology effects our society? Is technology boon or bane for the society? Read the article to know the impact of technology on our society.

This article recounts the possibility that ISIS is utilizing the low profile technology which is under the radar of the FBI within Sony's PlayStation gaming consoles. Simple voice communication within gaming chat is a plausible format for ISIS communication, although proof of this occurring is not confirmed. The concept that communication may be possible through the game consoles of the popular makers will heighten the concern for monitoring of this media by governments. Nice piece for those interested in ISIS, terrorism or gaming technology.

This group will post items of interest on how technology is affecting society.

A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the meetings to keep the feds in check. Last month, an array of American tech companies, media organizations, PR firms, and other groups met with government officials behind closed doors at the Justice Department. They had come to talk about ISIS propaganda online. In what the government dubbed the "Madison Valleywood Project," the participants were briefed by White House officials before huddling for hours to come up with ways to counter the Islamic State's digital messaging efforts.

Since the rise of Google, the Edward Snowden revelations and Facebook's rise to media dominance, 22% of American adults have responded by changing the way they behave online. But besides being outraged and taking direct action, there's a more subtle menace of free speech and the spread of dissident ideas: the slow creep of self-censorship.

"Snapchat's growing up. The messaging app that was once defined by its disappearing illicit photos is now serving as an opportune platform for teenagers in abusive relationships."