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Archive for March, 2007

There is a lot of talk about both surveillance and psychology these days. The following photo and quote taken from Boing Boing.

The quote below is from a recent New York Times Magazine article describing a psychology experiment conducted by Newcastle University in which those conducting the experiments taped alternating photos above an “on your […]

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Week in review

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

This was a crazy week. Here’s a quick rundown:
Wal-Mart eavesdropping situation
On Tuesday, I submitted a feature to Computerworld providing speculation related to the recent Wal-Mart eavesdropping situation. For those following the situation, I refer you to 4 significant articles:

The initial story
My take on what may have happened (human nature run amuck)
Fired employee speaks out
LA […]

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Mobile Malware wrap-up for 2006

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Alexander Gostev at Kaspersky Labs has been doing a great job summarizing the evolution of mobile malware.  His latest installment is a wrap-up for 2006.  If you are into tracking trends in the mobile malware space, this is a must read.

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