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Technical Fix to a Social Problem
Why is it that when your cellphone is stolen, someone can just register it with a new account and start using it? In order to get service, you have to provide a service provider with the electronic...
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It’s a Problem With Law, Not Technology
Early pioneers of cyberspace reveled in the anonymity and potential. The feeling of “wild west” style lawlessness was a bit of a rush—all that space and no one to answer to. That was then… but this...
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911 Texting
Hillicon Valley reported that Verizon is developing a text to 911 feature. Very cool. Could be useful in situations where placing a voice call is impractical or dangerous. Additionally, the article...
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If You Can’t Innovate, Intimidate: Lobbying and LightSquared
Exactly what is wrong with the big business-Washington relationship: Wireless startup LightSquared has laid off nearly half of its workforce and filed for bankruptcy, but isn’t parting with its...
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Bulgaria: Skeletons treated for vampirism found
Via Bulgaria: Skeletons treated for vampirism found at PhysOrg: (AP) — Bulgarian archaeologists say they have unearthed centuries-old skeletons pinned down through their chests with iron rods — a...
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Seatbelts and Cellphones: Re-wiring Driving Practices
On the mobile while mobile front, Abdul Shabeer of the Anna University of Technology in Tamilnadu, India has published a paper (“Technology to prevent mobile phone accidents” in Int. J. Enterprise...
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Recommended Posts on Power, Culture, and Privacy
Lots of talk about privacy lately. Much of it has been spurred by the completely unsurprising revelations about NSA spying. But we were primed for that by the discussion surrounding Facebook Home and...
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This Can’t End Well: 3D-Printed Gun in Israeli Parliament
Today, Israeli journalists snuck a functional 3D-printed gun into an address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset. Twice. So maker culture becomes unmaker culture?
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Rationalizing Bad Behavior? Carriers Reject Kill Switch for Stolen Smartphones
In April 2012, I posted about the efforts to create a national stolen cell phone database. Those concerned with trying to reduce the lure of cellphones for thieves wanted to create a database that...
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John F. Kennedy and One Person, Armed With Powerful Technology
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. I wasn’t alive when it happened, so it is not an event that really touched me personally. Yet, the anniversary has led me to...
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