Daily Archives: February 3, 2008

Security Review: Traffic Lights

Posted on February 3, 2008 by sky

As i’m sure everyone already aware of, one way our country (and many others) directs traffic is with these things call traffic lights. We place them at intersections, at about a one to one ratio of oncoming lanes to traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Physical Security, Security Reviews | 7 Comments

Electronic Voting in India

Posted on February 3, 2008 by rudd

Given the upcoming elections, it seems like an appropriate time to cover an electronic voting system that is not our own, a system that has a significantly different view on security, usability and design.

Posted in Current Events, Physical Security | 1 Comment

Security Review: Cell Phone GPS

Posted on February 3, 2008 by mccoyt

With the increasing popularity of auto-enabled GPS features in cell phones, a group at UC Berkeley is experimenting with using the phones as a means to gather real-time traffic information. The phones will broadcast their locations back to a central server … Continue reading →

Posted in Privacy, Security Reviews | 3 Comments

Security Review: Bodyguards

Posted on February 3, 2008 by felixctc

Security Review: Bodyguard Overview: Bodyguards are people who protect their clients from various treats such as assaults, assassination, and kidnapping. Depending on the importance of the client who is being protected, some clients might have a team of bodyguards while … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Blinger?

Posted on February 3, 2008 by bsmith86

I’m going to guess that you, like me, have just found out about this device.  According to news reports and their website (https://www.blingerstore.com/0/vnc/), BlingNation’s Blinger is a new, portable ATM device.  It has a magstripe card reader on the back, … Continue reading →

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Search with a little help from your friends (on social networks)

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Max Aller

Article As most of you know, social networks are rapidly becoming ubiquitous, with hundreds of millions of users between Facebook (62 million), Myspace (>100 million), and Linkedin (>17 million).  Naturally, many companies are trying to take advantage of this fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Privacy | 2 Comments

Security Review: iTunes Movie Rentals

Posted on February 3, 2008 by robert

Recently, Apple unveiled a new system that allows customers to browse the iTunes store and “rent” selected movies for a smaller fee than it would cost to purchase them. This fee also happens to be slightly more than one would … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Metal Detectors and Security Checkpoints

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Trip Volpe

Anybody who has flown on a national airline or had business in a federal, state, or county government building has certainly had the experience of waiting in the queue to be ushered through a beeping metal-detecting portal, separated from bags … Continue reading →

Posted in Physical Security, Policy, Privacy, Security Reviews | 2 Comments