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Tag Archives: Mobile Phones
House passes bill requiring police to get a warrant to search cell phones
It appears Rhode Island government has done something correctly for a change. The Providence Journal is reporting that the House has passed a bill requiring law enforcement to obtain a warrant before searching the contents of a suspect’s mobile phone. … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Big Brother, cell phones, Encryption, Free Speech, General Assembly, Mobile Phones, Privacy, Providence, Republicans, Rhode Island, RI, security, security vulnerabilities, warrant, warrantless wiretapping
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SOPA/PIPA Look Dead…. For Now
It looks like SOPA/PIPA may dead (or just in a coma) for the time being. From the Associated Press: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was postponing a test vote set for Tuesday “in light of recent events.” … Continue reading
Posted in Political, Technology
Tagged America, Censorship, DNS, domain names, EFF, Free Speech, GOP, Mobile Phones, MPAA, p, PIPA, Privacy, PROTECT IP Act, Republicans, RIAA, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act
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SOPA and PIPA: The Fight Most Go On
While most sites have ended their “blackout” in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) the fight is hardly over. Support is eroding from the bills as they’re currently written; but that will … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Censorship, DNS, domain names, e-mail, EFF, Free Speech, Mobile Phones, MPAA, PIPA, Privacy, PROTECT IP Act, Rupert Murdoch, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, technology, Wired Magazine
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Password Security 101
In light of yet another massive hack against an online retailer; a basic primer in Password Security is in order. Don’t use the same password – Using the same password across multiple sites (and systems) is a first good step. … Continue reading
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Tagged 6PM, e-mail, hacking, information technology, Mobile Phones, network security, Password, Passwords, Privacy, scams, security, security vulnerabilities, technology, Zappos
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American Censorship Day: Nov 16, 2011
PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Does your livelihood depend on the internet and tech? Do you work on a popular website? Could you request an in-person meeting with your representative to stop … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Censorship, DNS, domain names, e-mail, Equality, Free Speech, Mobile Phones, Privacy, Protect IP, security, whois
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CA Governor Brown Vetoes Law to Protect Privacy
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would require California Law Enforcement officials to obtain a warrant before searching the mobile device contents of a suspect at the time of arrest. According to WIRED Magazine: The Sunday veto means … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Free Speech, Governor Jerry Brown, Mobile Phones, Privacy, security, warrantless wiretapping, Wired Magazine
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HTC Phones Suffer Major Security Exploit
Android Police seems to have uncovered a “massive security vulnerability” with the latest version of HTC’s Sense UI. The update contains a suit of logging/debugging tools one of which creates an HTCLoggers.apk file accessible by any app with Internet permissions. … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Technology
Tagged Android Police, hacks, HTC, Mobile Phones, Privacy, security vulnerabilities, Thunderbolt
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