Kino: Kinetic, Robot jewels that crawl up and down you
https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/kino-kinetic-wearable/overview/
Day: August 17, 2017
UK Home Secretary calls people who use encryption not ‘real’ and Daesh sympathisers
In an article in the Daily Telegraph timed to coincide with Rudd’s appearance at a closed event in San Francisco, Rudd argued: “Real people often prefer ease of use and a multitude of features to perfect, unbreakable security.” She continued: “Who uses WhatsApp because it is end-to-end encrypted, rather than because it is an incredibly Read more about UK Home Secretary calls people who use encryption not ‘real’ and Daesh sympathisers[…]
US Congress dreams of IoT and gets it right! Except it won’t protect consumers, only gov.
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require that IoT devices purchased by the American government must not have any known security vulnerabilities, must have the ability to be patched, and may not have hardcoded passwords built in. It mandates that every government department inventory all IoT devices on their networks. […] The bill Read more about US Congress dreams of IoT and gets it right! Except it won’t protect consumers, only gov.[…]
US Secret Service agent Bridges broadcast Bitstamp Bitcoins to BTC-E besides Silk Road heist
Shaun Bridges, who is already serving a six-year sentence for nicking Bitcoins from the underground souk, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing a further 1,600 Bitcoin (worth $359,005 at the time and approximately $6.6m today) during a separate investigation. According to court documents [PDF] Bridges, 35, was probing European Bitcoin trading firm Bitstamp, which led Read more about US Secret Service agent Bridges broadcast Bitstamp Bitcoins to BTC-E besides Silk Road heist[…]