Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face

Oct 6, 2018 | Government, Radio Show, Security, Technology

Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face It finally happened. The feds forced an Apple iPhone X owner to unlock their device with their face. A child abuse investigation unearthed by Forbes includes the first known case in which law enforcement...

FBI is Remotely Activating Android Smartphone and Laptop Microphones

Aug 7, 2013 | Security, Smart Phone

FBI is Remotely Activating Android Smartphone and Laptop Microphones According to an article out in the Wall Street Journal this week, it appears that the FBI has been busy exploiting vulnerabilities in the Android operating system to spy on people.  Hopefully they’re...

FBI Director Pushing for Internet Wiretaps

May 25, 2013 | Internet, Security

FBI Director Pushing for Internet Wiretaps The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who...

Nation-Wide Facial Recognition Service Being Launched by FBI

Oct 26, 2011 | Privacy

Nation-Wide Facial Recognition Service Being Launched by FBI I first started working with Biometrics back in the 1970’s in helping a graduate student develop a signature recognition system.  Back then we were using mainframes, punch cards, a TTY33 and some very...

Hacking World Moves into Celebrity Nudes

Sep 15, 2011 | Security

Hacking World Moves into Celebrity Nudes The FBI has confirmed that it’s investigating claims by at least three young celebrities, Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, and singer Justin Timberlake, that their phones have been hacked.  Turns out that smart phones aren’t too...