There's a guy at work who often wears a t-shirt that reads "There's no place like 127.0.0.1If you live a significant portion of your life online you might find there is some truth to that t-shirt. It used to be said that 'home is where you hang your hat', but today home is usually where you can get wifi on your laptop. Given an Internet connection ( Read more... )

It has been an issue among bloggers for a long time and now sites like FaceBook and MySpace are making the problem more general: What you do on the Internet stays on the Internet ( Read more... )

There is a report that al Zarqawi was tracked before his death using a military variant of RFID technology:Some forms of Smart Dust are believed to be in use in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's also believed that Smart Dust played a role in the recent death of al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi. In this case, if someone were able to sprinkle some Smart ( Read more... )

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According to the Mercury News, the Bush administration is asking for a court order to get Google open their database of search records to Federal inspection. The reason given? The government is trying to show a pattern of searches for pornography in an attempt to prove Child Online Protection Act is the only way to protect children from sexual ( Read more... )

Michael Isikoff is reporting on two bills in Congress relaxing the rules on domestic spying:Citing in part the need for "greater latitude" in the war on terror, the Senate Intelligence Committee recently approved broad-ranging legislation that gives the Defense Department a long sought and potentially crucial waiver: it would permit its ( Read more... )