New form of ID allows you to be a citizen of the world

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 19:54

LONDON, England (PNN) - January 23, 2015 - Since the media storm around the birth of Silk Road and its eventual takedown, Bitcoin has made its way into the popular consciousness. Even luddites are now vaguely aware of its existence, though usually tied to the idea of unsavory characters buying guns, drugs or worse from the darkest recesses of the Web.

Teenager creates an app that exposes sellout politicians

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 19:50

WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 7, 2014 - With Fascist Police States of Amerika politics swimming in so much corporate money that it's pretty much an oligarchy, it can be hard to keep track of which particular set of lobbyists is trying to milk more cash out of health care, fossil fuels, and other very important issues from one week to the next.

Scientists say there are at least two more planets beyond Pluto

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 19:08

MADRID, Spain (PNN) - January 18, 2015 - Scientists believe at least two as-yet undiscovered planets as big as Earth or larger may be hiding in the outer fringes of the Solar system.

The secret worlds are thought to exist beyond the orbits of Neptune, the furthest true planet from the Sun, and the even more distant tiny "dwarf planet" Pluto.

AI has arrived and that really worries the world’s brightest minds

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 18:02

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNN) - January 16, 2015 - On the first Sunday afternoon of 2015, Elon Musk took to the stage at a closed-door conference at a Puerto Rican resort to discuss an intelligence explosion. This slightly scary theoretical term refers to an uncontrolled hyper-leap in the cognitive ability of artificial intelligence (AI) that Musk and physicist Stephen Hawking worry could one day spell doom for the human race.

Surveillance detection for Android phones

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 17:59

BERLIN, Germany (PNN) - January 14, 2015 - SnoopSnitch is an app for Android devices that analyses your mobile radio traffic to tell if someone is listening in on your phone conversations or tracking your location. Unlike standard antivirus apps, which are designed to combat software intrusions or steal personal info, SnoopSnitch picks up on things like fake mobile base stations or SS7 exploits. As such, it's probably ideally suited to evading surveillance from local government agencies.

FPSA Navy says new laser weapon works and is ready for action

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 17:45

WASHINGTON (PNN) - December 11, 2014 - The Fascist Police States of Amerika Navy says its new laser weapon works and it will use it if necessary.

The Office of Naval Research reported Wednesday that its laser weapons system - dubbed LaWS - had performed flawlessly in tests aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf from September to November.

Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/14/2015 - 18:43

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (PNN) - January 14, 2015 - It sounds like the stuff of a James Bond flick or something described in documents leaked by former NSA subcontractor Edward Snowden. In fact, this highly stealthy keystroke logger can be built by someone with only slightly above-average technical skills for as little as $10. Called KeySweeper, it's a device disguised as a functioning USB wall charger that sniffs, decrypts, logs, and transmits all input typed into a Microsoft wireless keyboard.

Top secret Russian sub photographed

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/14/2015 - 18:36

MOSCOW, Russia - January 12, 2015 - Browsing through military Internet forums, many were surprised to see in the Russian edition of Top Gear automobile magazine a snapshot of a super-secret Russian deep-diving sub.

Protecting yourself from harmful smart meter radiation

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/14/2015 - 18:32

LAS VEGAS, Nevada ({PNN) - January 10, 2015 - Over the last decade, millions of homes worldwide have been outfitted with smart meters. Power utility companies continue to force smart meters upon the population under the argument that they allow a more accurate and concise measurement of home energy usage, and give the resident and utility provider more visibility of and control over power consumption. Yet, concerns continue to grow about the potential dangers from the electro-magnetic radiation given off by these devices.

How to discover everything Facebook knows about you

Submitted by Freedomman on Wed, 01/07/2015 - 18:33

SILICON VALLEY, Kalifornia (PNN) - January 3, 2015 - There's an unwritten agreement every user makes with Facebook when he or she signs up for the service. Facebook is free and fun to use, but it will track your activity and content to help its advertisers.