4th Reich revives CISPA yet again
Refuse to just let it die and give people some form of privacy. Does the US never learn? House Dem revives major cyber bill | TheHill.
Refuse to just let it die and give people some form of privacy. Does the US never learn? House Dem revives major cyber bill | TheHill.
There were a lot of controversies generated at the Indian Science Congress earlier this month, including claims of ancient aircraft in India, the use of plastic surgery there, and ways to divine underground water sources using herbal paste on the feet. One argument that could be tested using some form of evidence was the assertion Read more about Indian Science Congress doing well.[…]
By installing a back door into encrypted communications and storage, they not only allow the government unfettered access, but also criminals. Although I’m not sure where the distinction lies, nowadays. WhatsApp and iMessage could be banned under new surveillance plans – News – Gadgets and Tech – The Independent.
Basically they say they won’t touch anything older than the current OS and also smartphone vendors then need to update their old devices, which they won’t do either. Google won’t fix bug hitting 60 percent of Android phones | Ars Technica.
KeySweeper is a stealthy Arduino-based device, camouflaged as a functioning USB wall charger, that wirelessly and passively sniffs, decrypts, logs and reports back all keystrokes from any Microsoft wireless keyboards (which use a proprietary 2.4GHz RF protocol) in the area. Keystrokes are sent back to the KeySweeper operator over the Internet via an optional GSM Read more about KeySweeper – a DIY usb wall charger that logs keystrokes from MS wireless keyboards[…]
Scientists have discovered an antibiotic capable of fighting infections that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, a breakthrough that could lead to the field’s first major new drug in more than a quarter-century.The experimental drug, which was isolated from a sample of New England dirt, is called teixobactin. It hasn’t yet been tested Read more about Antibiotic Pulled From Dirt Ends 25-Year Drug Drought – Bloomberg[…]