By on 05/10/2010
A controversial new website (interneteyes.co.uk) allowing citizen spies to plug into the nation’s CCTV cameras and snoop from home was launched today. A £1,000 reward will be on offer each month for the video vigilantes who spot the most crimes. But civil liberties campaigners say the scheme is “distasteful” and encourages people to spy on each other. (more)
By on 05/10/2010
Raytheon engineers show Iron Man suit – The new robotic suit enables the wearer easily to lift 200lb several hundred times without tiring and repeatedly punch through three inches of wood; yet, the suit, which was developed for the U.S. Army, is also agile and graceful enough to let its wearer kick a football, punch a speed bag, or climb stairs and ramps with ease.
They unveiled the second-generation exoskeleton called XOS 2 at the company’s research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The new robotic suit is lighter, faster, and stronger than its predecessor, yet it uses 50 percent less power. Its enhanced design also means that it is more resistant to the environment. (more)
By on 05/10/2010
Paul Mah has something important for the FBI, all lawmakers and the rest of us to ponder.
“…the implementation of (encryption) backdoors is not a technically feasible idea. …the presence of backdoors being built into existing software will prove to be completely irresistible to cybercriminals. And we’re not even talking about foreign states yet, one of which is suspected to have created the extremely advanced Stuxnet worm. So yes, these backdoors will be cracked eventually, resulting in devastating consequences to U.S. businesses and interests.” (more)
FutureWatch Prediction – Not all encryption will have a back door.
Personal communications like phone calls and e-mail, yes. Government communications, no. A diplomatic pouch, even an electronic one, will remain a diplomatic pouch. Encryption in support of critical system infrastructures (like financial) will be licensed, with the proviso that the government can have the key under due process of law.
Some things will never change. Governments will still crack. Criminals will still hack. Terrorists will won’t care – they still have codes, cyphers and stenography. Businesses which take their counterespionage strategies seriously will fare better than those who do not.
By on 02/10/2010
By on 02/10/2010