Traveling Light in a Time of Digital Thievery

Note: Having recently traveled to China, I can attest to Mr. Lieberthal’s concerns….Do yourself (and your company) a favor, Just accept the fact that you “will” be collected against…and take Mr. Lieberthal’s advice…very seriously.  JDL nytimes.com SAN FRANCISCO — When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he [...]

Apple iTunes flaw ‘allowed government spying for 3 years’

telegraph.co.ukAn unpatched security flaw in Apple’s iTunes software allowed intelligence agencies and police to hack into users’ computers for more than three years, it’s claimed. A British company called Gamma International marketed hacking software to governments that exploited the vulnerability via a bogus update to iTunes, Apple’s media player, which is installed on more than [...]

I spy… something beginning with adultery

telegraph.co.uk The woman in her early forties staring at the laptop couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing. Live pictures beamed to her computer showed her husband having a romantic meal in a restaurant in Esher in Surrey with another woman. The images, recorded by a hidden camera placed in an unmarked white van, were [...]

Suspicious wife causes bomb scare after bugging husband’s car

Note: Don’t try this at home…;-)  ~JDL  nzherald.co.nz A suspicious wife’s attempt to prove her husband was having an affair backfired spectacularly when a tracking device fitted to his car was mistaken for a bomb.Diletta Bianchini had employed a private detective after her husband William Sachiti began working unusual hours.Unbeknown to her the investigator fixed a [...]

Olive Branch Man Caught Peeping with ‘Spy Pen’

myfoxmemphis.com OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. – An Olive Branch man is accused of using a hidden camera to videotape a woman in the shower, and she’s not the only victim. Sam Allen Nuckolls of Olive Branch was a recent house guest of a woman and her husband who live in Gosnell, Arkansas. According to the woman, [...]

Hudson Woman Charged With Felony in Alleged Eavesdropping Incident

hudson-wi.patch A Hudson woman has been charged with a felony in an alleged eavesdropping incident at the St. Croix County Government Center on May 2, 2011. Patt A. Colten of Hudson was formally charged on Friday, Sept. 30, with intercepting wire/electronic communication, a Class H felony. Her initial appearance was Oct. 27 and she posted [...]

Spouse Spy’s on the case

scpr.org Tailing a philandering mate used to be so messy, complicated – and expensive. Private detectives aren’t cheap, after all, and someone always seems to end up dead – at least in the movies. But nowadays, suspicious spouses don’t need to call on Philip Marlowe. You can shadow your significant other just by installing Spouse [...]

Simon Cowell admits ‘The X Factor’ uses hidden cameras to expose contestants

examiner.com “The X Factor” U.S. is inevitably getting compared to “American Idol,” but Simon Cowell (who is an executive producer/judge on “The X Factor” U.S.) says that his show is doing something that “American Idol” doesn’t do: use hidden cameras to expose contestants’ true personalities. In an exclusive Q&A with ReelzChannel, Cowell was interviewed by [...]

Appeals Court OKs Challenge to Warrantless Electronic Spying

wired A legal challenge questioning the constitutionality of a federal law authorizing warrantless electronic surveillance of Americans inched a step closer Wednesday toward resolution. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, for the second time, rejected the Obama administration’s contention that it should toss a lawsuit challenging the 2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act. Among [...]

OnStar Begins Spying On Customers’ GPS Location For Profit

zdziarski.com I canceled the OnStar subscription on my new GMC vehicle today after receiving an email from the company about their new terms and conditions. While most people, I imagine, would hit the delete button when receiving something as exciting as new terms and conditions, being the nerd sort, I decided to have a personal [...]