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Ask John Twelve Hawks!

Submitted by kiakanpa on 29 November 2011 - 11:48am

A few new members have joined the site recently, and I have noticed that many of them are disappointed to have missed the live chats we have ran in the past with John Twelve Hawks.

How I feel on privacy and computers

Submitted by rainetheharlequin on 19 November 2011 - 6:10am

We all know how conveinent that Android Ipod touch or Iphone you have is. It can help you get into your car if you lock the keys in. Pay for bills and do banking on the go. Activate your home secuirty. Hell, it does so much you could easily forget that it's a cell phone.

However, the conveince comes at a cost, the device's GPS data is saved in your phone company's database and stored up to a year. Now this being wespeakforfreedom, and me being one against the injustices of the vast machine, I strongly disagree with it.

Aung San Suu Kyi on the BBC

Submitted by steffers on 27 June 2011 - 6:12pm

Some of you may already know that the BBC managed to record this brave lady for this year's Reith Lectures, despite the BBC being banned in Myanmar (Burma). Here is a link to the relevant BBC Radio 4 page. I'll be following the lectures and will report back for those of you unfortunate enough to miss them.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio4/2011/06/reith_lectures_2011_lecture_on...

 

The first lecture is on LIBERTY and will be broadcast at 9am BST on Tuesday 28th June 2011.

Latest Hacking roundup

Submitted by kiakanpa on 21 June 2011 - 9:58am

It seems that the number of high profile websites being hit by hackers lately has gone through the roof - or at least the media has started to make it a more frequent news item.

Below is the latest round up of hacking related activity:

Has your Account/Password been leaked by LulzSec?

Submitted by kiakanpa on 17 June 2011 - 9:02am
Following hot on the heals of their recent attacks on various websites, including the CIA site, LulzSec have just released the details of 62,000 random people from the internet.
 
The giant dump of data includes login information for a number of different (and sensitive) sites - Gmail, Facebook, PayPal and even World of Warcraft accounts - probably places you don't want others snooping.
 
Thankfully Gizmodo have released a quick tool to check if you're affected, just enter your email to their checker and you'll know if you're in the clear!
 
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