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Feb 22, 2010
FBI tracking suspects' cell phones without warrants
From a Newsweek article reporting that the FBI engages in warrantless surveillance of mobile location data from suspects' cellphones: "[Prosecutors] were using the cell phone as a surreptitious tracking device," said Stephen W. Smith, a federal magistrate in Houston. "And I started asking the U.S. Attorney's Office, 'What is the legal authority for this? What is the legal standard for getting this information?'
Temporary tattoos act as "on-skin user interfaces"
MIT and Microsoft researchers demonstrated a system of gold leaf temporary tattoos for “on-skin user interfaces” including a touch sensor, near field communication antennae, and a low-res thermochromic display that changes color. From the research description: DuoSkin draws from the aesthetics found in metallic jewelry-like temporary tattoos to create on-skin devices which resemble jewelry. DuoSkin […]
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If adblocking is dead, the future is brandblocking--and less appetizing things, too
Facebook is at war with users who block ads, and battle proceeds apace. Just two days after boasting that it could serve ads that were undetectable by adblockers, Facebook got a rude awakening in the form of updates to AdBlock that detected them just fine. But it isn’t giving up, and has already adjusted its […]
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See a coffee maker rebuilt into a "bionic" hand
Maker Evan Booth transformed a Keurig K350 coffeemaker into a “bionic” hand. As William Gibson once wrote, “the street finds its own uses for things.”
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These two Mophie gadgets will help keep you connected on the go
Mophie’s gadgets are reliable, minimalist, and stacked with all the right features. We use these two gadgets to keep our phones, tablets, e-readers, and other electronics charged.Recharge on-the-go with the Mophie Powerstation XL External BatteryThe Mophie Powerstation XL ($39.95) packs enough power to re-charge your phone eight times over. It has three levels of charging, so […]
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Mastering AWS and Salesforce could make you extremely valuable
Earlier this spring, Salesforce announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) would be its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider. Salesforce developers and AWS developers are already in-demand and paid very well for their expertise, but this partnership opens up the opportunity to become an extremely valuable asset by mastering both. Below are two in-depth courses to help you start or progress […]
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WordPress Wizard Bundle: Maybe the first step toward being your own boss, just $49
Whether you’re trying to start a quirky news blog, open a local Irish pub, or sell handmade furniture out of your garage, one thing’s for sure: your business is not going to succeed if you don’t build it a professional-looking website. That’s why we’re excited to share the WordPress Wizard Bundle.This is a bundle that includes 12 courses about […]
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What’s a legal standard?
I seem to recall the Constitution used to protect us. If it isn’t doing the job- you know we actually can amend it to clarify things a little.
Although, y’know what really gets me? The government can spy on you willy-nilly, but 9-11 operators can’t necessarily find your location on a cellphone when you need help- even in some major cities. (I know this from personal experience)
I think you mean “9-1-1” operators. As every conspiracy nut knows, the “9-11” operators have unlimited resources and can both monitor and manipulate all people at all times.
When I was a kid, my teachers all wrote “9-11” during those safety lectures that we all got as kids. At least that’s what I remember. It’s always made sense to me just because I tend to say “Nine-oneone” rather than give each “one” its space. Apparently though- I’m not alone.
I don’t know why we keep holding onto the pipe dream that the law applies to the law enforcers. Have you ever seen a cop use his lights and siren to run a red light? Did he pull him self over and give himself a ticket? Nope.
Well, the constitution was written a long time ago. It is a living document, you see, so interpretation of it can change over time to allow for different circumstances. We live in uniquely dangerous times so it’s good that the constitution can be made to authorize pretty much whatever those in power can think up.
“We live in uniquely dangerous times”
I hope that was sarcasm, because if it wasn’t, you should really try learning your history better.
Wrong questions. You should be asking if Obama knew about this and whether he should be impeached because of it.