Janet M forwarded the article about the cress (a plant) and wifi experiment done by a group of teenagers in Denmark. The researcher from Sweden, Olle Johansson, commented very favorably on the science done by the girls. First: briefly, who is Olle Johansson? followed by the cress and wifi experiment (done in 2013). – – […]
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Since the FBI vs Apple court case in California, FBI in other jurisdictions, criminal investigations, have aired the need for access to iPhones. For those stories, please use an internet search. FBI drops its case against Apple after getting into that iPhone http://www.wired.com/2016/03/fbi-drops-case-apple-finding-way-iphone/ by Kim Zetter After more than a month of a heated standoff […]
We live in a digital age. We had better understand the implications. I do not like this. You may wish to share, so others will know how it works. It applies between Google’s Gmail and a different entity, LinkedIn. I do not know if there are other instances. If I am wrong, let Google explain. It […]
From: Sandra Finley Sent: April 2, 2015 To: <bschneier xxx@xxx cyber.law.harvard.edu> Subject: thwarting activists by intrusion into wordpress Hello Bruce Schneier, Maybe you could use following info? Maybe it’s already known? (Or maybe my surmisal is incorrect.) The sharing of information by bloggers is a problem for corporations. I think that NSA or Lockheed Martin […]
The resolution of this is at: (2015-07-20) Riddle solved. Gmail accounts. The following is a copy of the email I received, purporting to be from Dan Morgan, author of “Merchants of Grain“. (I cannot change the formatting, to remove the blank spaces. You have to scroll down.) – – – – – – – […]
Having Edward Snowden as a customer brought Ladar Levison into a battle with his own government. Recommend: go to the URL to listen to the podcast of the interview http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2014/06/27/ladar-levison-the-american-who-shut-down-his-business-when-he-felt-his-government-wanted-too-much-1/ (Note: the interview originally aired Oct 11, 2013.) While you may not be familiar with Ladar Levison or his email service, Lavabit, you’ve certainly heard […]
Recommend: go to the URL and listen to the interview with Levison. I captured the text of the news story below, for backup purposes. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/lavabit-founder-fought-9-month-legal-battle-with-fbi-1.2658374 After refusing hand encryption codes to federal agents, Ladar Levison had to shut down his company CBC News Posted: May 29, 2014 Last year Ladar Levison shut down Lavabit, the […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-revenue-agency-shuts-online-services-over-security-concerns/article17892916/ BILL CURRY and TU THANH HA OTTAWA and TORONTO — The Globe and Mail A major cybersecurity flaw that exposes encrypted information to hackers has forced the Canada Revenue Agency to shut down its filing system and push back the deadline for online returns. The flaw, which is known as Heartbleed and affects […]
Hi Everyone, We can lend a hand here: Pandora’s Promise is a slick piece of propaganda for the nuclear industry, airing on CNN. The Atomic States of America (bless good people) tells a different story. I watched it – it’s well done, worth your time, and free on-line for the next 2 days. Please pass […]