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Former IT director enters plea in wiretapping case
Ignorance of the law as well as "just following orders" is no excuse. Former hospital IT director faces felony charges while the well liked CEO apparently behind it all was only charged with a misdemeanor of stalking. Idaho, KIDK Eyewitness News BLACKFOOT, Idaho - Former Bingham [...]
‘Low-tech’ spycraft tricks
from BBC Future, Frank Swain Despite ubiquitous surveillance and fancy gadgets, there are still simple, old-fashioned ways that spies and criminals can avoid detection, says Frank Swain. The F-21 buttonhole camera - as used by the Soviet Union, Europe, and North America in the early [...]
City manager accused of eavesdropping through phone system.
All major phone system have features that can be used for listening in to conversations. This could be legitimate monitoring by supervisors, but the systems could also be compromised to allow unauthorized eavesdropping. There are also methods for activating speakerphone mics to listen in to [...]
Spy kids… spy theme store raises funds for non-profit creative writing program for kids.
Spy themes always seem attractive to almost anyone. A Chicago store uses a spy theme to help raise funds for a 826CHI, a non-profit writing and tutoring center for children. Formerly known as "The Boring Store", it has recently moved and changed it's name to "Wicker Park [...]
Tech news: Extracting audio from video, or how to turn a bag of chips into a microphone
As technology advances, new threats to privacy emerge as well. What only takes place in a lab today, may be more commonplace in the near future. The team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Microsoft and software firm Adobe created an algorithm that created useful [...]
CIA reeling from spy scandal
from TheHill.com The CIA’s admission that it broke into Senate computers and spied on Intelligence Committee staffers has created a firestorm for the spy agency, with some calling for change at the top. The scandal has stirred fresh doubts about Director John Brennan’s ability to [...]
New book “Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick”, story of British MI6 officer in WWII.
A historian's new book examines the valiant spying effort made at a highly secretive house in Buckinghamshire, which may have saved London from the same fate as Hiroshima. Dr Helen Fry has written Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick, which tells the story of the [...]
Eavesdropping Goes Postal
Postal worker accused of eavesdropping WATERTOWN, NY -- State Police arrested a Watertown postal worker for trying to tape a confidential conversation. Troopers arrested 50-year-old John L. Sullivan after they say he placed a recording device in a U.S. Postal Vehicle in an attempt to record [...]
Fox News: One method for dealing with hidden cameras…
ANCHORAGE, AK — A group of researchers studying sea lions in Round Island, Alaska, saw a fox coming along. Being the curious people they are, they decided to set up a video camera to record the animal. Unfortunately, the fox was more aware of its [...]
Prague: Czech-ing for bugs
More and more influential players are resorting to meetings abroad or in secluded areas Prague, July 16 (ČTK) — Czech politicians, lobbyists and influential businessmen are seeking new places safe from bugging for their meetings in reaction to extensive wiretapping not only in offices but also [...]