New York Times - Quote of the Day - Tapped Out On Taps

"I'm so jaded at this point that I'm not surprised. And from my perspective, let them all wear wires. Let's catch everybody. Maybe if we clean out the whole system, we can move forward." 
~STATE SENATOR TONY AVELLA, a Queens Democrat, on the disclosure that a second state legislator had been secretly recording conversations with colleagues.

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Secrets of The Dead - Uncensored recordings of Nazi elite

Sixty years after an MI19 bugging operation of German POWs, Secrets of The Dead brings hours of chilling and totally uncensored recordings of Nazi elite to life through intense, full-dialogue dramatic reconstructions.



Hearing these shocking conversations will be like taking a time machine back into psyche of Hitler's Germany. For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/

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Jam Da Cam - Stick it to Da Hacker Man

CamJAMR is a reusable plastic film sticker that fits over camera lenses installed on computers, tablets and smart phones. Web developer Josh Luft, 24...

To thwart any unwanted spying, Luft, who creates websites in Somers, first put Post-It notes over his computer’s web camera. The sticky papers kept falling off, so Luft began researching materials until he settled on a plastic film similar to the removable plastic films that cover screens on new cellphones.

Luft’s website, CamJAMR.com, sells the sticker packages of 12 lens covers for $4.99. The covers have various sizes to fit computer and cellphone cameras. The stickers leave no residue on the lenses, he said.

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Today: Hackers 2, FBI 0

A federal magistrate judge has denied (PDF) a request from the FBI to install sophisticated surveillance software to track someone suspected of attempting to conduct a “sizeable wire transfer from [John Doe’s] local bank [in Texas] to a foreign bank account.”

Back in March 2013, the FBI asked the judge to grant a month-long “Rule 41 search and seizure warrant” of a suspect’s computer “at premises unknown” as a way to find out more about these possible violations of “federal bank fraud, identity theft and computer security laws.” In an unusually public order published this week, Judge Stephen Smith slapped down the FBI on the grounds that the warrant request was overbroad and too invasive. In it, he gives a unique insight as to the government’s capabilities for sophisticated digital surveillance on potential targets. 

According to the judge’s description of the spyware, it sounds very similar to the RAT software that many miscreants use to spy on other Internet users without their knowledge. (more)

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Google Glass Hacked - Everything You See and Hear Transmitted to Anyone

Google's Glass wearable computer have been hacked so video and audio can be transmitted online to anyone.

Hackers have been able to remotely watch and hear everything a wearer does, and today warned 'nothing is safe once your Glass has been hacked.'

Although Glass does not go on sale to the public until next year, the attack raises major security and privacy questions over Google's plans for the device. (more)

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Computer Expert Hacked Neighbors’ Wi-Fi - Spied on Hundreds

Spain - A pedophile computer expert spied on hundreds of his neighbors by hacking into their Wi-Fi and taking control of their webcams, Spanish police said. 

The 34-year-old is accused of recording thousands of hours’ worth of intimate material — which included numerous sexual encounters of his unsuspecting victims. 

He then posted some of the footage online. (Darwin Award)

Police say he cracked modem passwords to access PCs. He then installed a Trojan virus — letting him watch via the webcam exactly what the laptop owner was doing. (more)

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"When spycam hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's-a-boring..."

Yet another strange use for spycams...

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New from the Science Channel... if you like "How It's Made", you'll love "Watch It Made!"

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