Mobile Devices Privacy and GPS
We all love our smart devices that latch onto anything so we can surf the internet, do e-mail, and basically roam at will with our handy mobile devices. A bonus of this is the idea that we can also share our GPS coordinates with people through games like Foursquare and other programs that keep track [...]
Only in California: Electronic License Plates May Turn Your Car Into a Billboard
Here’s proof that Governments’ creativity in finding new revenue sources is unlimited, reports The Merc: The California Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state to begin researching the use of electronic license plates for vehicles. The move is intended as a moneymaker for a state facing a $19 billion deficit. The device [...]
Your Old Copy Machine a Security Risk?
If this is true (and it appears so, I’m just using conditional since it’s so insane .. beyond insane) discarded old photocopiers may represent a huge security / privacy risk. Nearly every digital copier built since 2002 contains a hard drive – like the one on your personal computer – storing an image of every [...]
E-Government – It’s Not Just the US Leading the Charge
Much has been said in recent months of the revolution beginning to occur in the US Government Agencies with the more open and accessible stance that Obama is taking. Notwithstanding the dearth of activity on his Twitter account post election, news of his blackberry, the new websites, the ability for citizens to contribute and the [...]
