lost-and-searching-in-america:
Is this a mosquito? No. It’s an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government. It can be remotely controlled and is equipped with a camera and a microphone. It can land on you, and it may have the potential to take a DNA sample or leave RFID tracking nanotechnology on your skin.
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(Source: the-flame-imperishable)
CISPA Update of the Day: CISPA, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act that passed the House in April, likely is headed for a Senate vote in early June.
To drum up opposition to the legislation, which would create “a ‘cybersecurity’ exemption to all existing laws,” Fight for the Future, Democrats.com, The Liberty Coalition, and the Entertainment Consumers Association have created a new website called Privacy Is Awesome. The site outlines the top five ways to help defeat CISPA:
- Call your senators and tell them to oppose the Lieberman-Collins bill (CISPA), and ask for a constituent meeting during the Memorial Day recess to help change their mind.
- Email senators offices about CISPA, expressing your opposition.
- Keep calling senators until they plan a constituent meeting.
- Donate to anti-CISPA organizers — the same teams that helped defeat SOPA/PIPA.
- Share your opposition online — Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Meanwhile, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is spearheading opposition to the legislation, concluding a recent Senate floor speech with:
I believe these bills will encourage the development of a cyber security industry that profits from fear and whose currency is Americans private data. These bills create a Cyber Industrial Complex that has an interest in preserving the problem to which it is the solution.
Watch the full video here. It’s terrific.
How To: Escape From Google’s Clutches, Once and For All
Concerned about your privacy online? Or maybe you just don’t feel like giving google so much information? The link above provides some tips on alternatives to google for:
search (though they left out two very viable options in http://duckduckgo.com and http://startpage.com - the latter uses google but submits the search for you, stripped of any identifying information)
photo sharing (I have been primarily using facebook, but I’m looking at changing that)
email (mail.com is another decent option for webmail)
calendar (mozilla lighting and sunbird are great software solutions, and for an online calendar bedework.org seems decent if you have your own web server - this is one google service that I think I’ll keep for awhile)
documents (or you could just use open office in conjunction with online file storage)
anyone on diaspora? it’s still in alpha, but there’s a few ‘pods’ with open registration like diasp.org (list of pods here). I like the concept, but it’s more a matter of being on the network with the people I share with - mostly it’s handy for keeping in touch + sharing photos with family, so perhaps once diaspora reaches beta (or beyond) I’ll work on convincing them to migrate…
