In San Antonio, Texas, local schools are experiencing such a serious problem with truancy, that they’ve turned to GPS trackers to monitor their students. Some say that asking a student to carry a tracker may be crossing the line, but school officials and parents argue that, “Kids need to be in school. It’s the law.” [...]
As cyber-security comes into the media spotlight, more information is being released about just how much and how often high security and government agencies are successfully hacked into and their secret information stolen. [...]
This past weekend Twitter users were subjected to a Chinese phishing scheme that stole many users Twitter login credentials. Apparently, the hackers used GroupTweet, so humorous links began appearing in individual tweets as well as many public feeds. The widespread reach of this virus has caused concerns for Twitter users. [...]
After recent hacking activities stole 68,000 log-ins from people around the world, online account users need to be aware of the fact that daily online threats never go away. Whether your an amateur or an expert, data theft is becoming easier, cheaper and more and more commonplace. [...]
It is safe to say that not many people would get in the middle of an attempted robbery and try to stop it. Shockingly, one 75 year-old unnamed woman did exactly that at a 7-11 convenience store in Boston on February 8th – and it was all caught on surveillance camera, too. [...]
We’ve written about the Chinese attacks on Google and other U.S. corporations before, but new developments in the case link the source of the attacks to two schools. Since Google announced the attacks on January 12, National Security Agency investigators have been laboriously searching for the source of the attacks, [...]
Dick DeBartolo featured the Key Chain Camera Spy Camcorder on his recent Daily Giz Wiz podcast. The Daily Giz Wiz is a popular audio podcast on the TWiT Netcast network with Leo Laporte. [...]
The New York Times recently picked up our story about how sales for surveillance tools at BrickHouse Security has spiked nearly 2.5 times in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. In addition to the New York Times, the Dallas Morning News also wrote an interesting article about the business of tracking cheaters, where they talked about how Valentine’s Day is a super busy season for the company.
A new plan to better organize election results in Maricopa County will start with the installation of GPS technology into all voting equipment. The new program, [...]
Last Wednesday the Washington County Delegation voted unanimously for a bill that puts into action a two-year GPS tracking trial program for individuals who have not abided by protective orders. GPS devices will be used to safeguard people in domestic violence situations. [...]
Anyone can fire a gun. That being said, it’s a common fear among gun holders that their gun will fall into the wrong hands. But thanks to Armatix, a German firm that created the next generation of guns safety, this worry might be a thing of the past. [...]
We knew before that Adobe was a huge target for hackers, but recent findings show just how bad the programs’ security really is. Out of all Internet exploits and attacks of 2009, 80% have been done by infecting Adobe’s PDF and Flash files. [...]
After school officials reprimanded a for being “engaged in improper behavior in his home, and cited as evidence a photograph from the Web cam embedded in [his] personal laptop issued by the School District”, Blake Robbins and his family have filed a lawsuit against the school for the invasion of the student’s privacy at home. [...]
To better track and understand the movements of wolves (considered an endangered species in Oregon, with only two known packs of wolves left), biologists have equipped the alpha male of a pack with a GPS tracking collar. [...]
