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Researchers develop tech that lets surveillance cameras text to say hello – 19 June 2018
Researchers at Purdue University have found a new way to get surveillance cameras to “talk” to the people they see. The system is called PHADE, which stands for “private human addressing”, and it enables cameras to send messages to people’s devices when they have entered a specific area without collecting their personal data. Like many aspects of retail surveillance, police departments would undoubtedly be interested in the technology as well.
Labor to back whistleblower laws for SA, as Parliament get set to debate fine detail – 17 June 2018
The Lower House of the South Australian Parliament has approved the long-stalled reform, which would allow journalists to refuse to disclose confidential sources without fear of fines or prison.
The mother of all crypto scams’: Bitcoin’s price manipulated during ‘meteoric rise’, researchers find – 15 June 2018
Already down more than 50 per cent from its peak at the height of crypto-mania last year, bitcoin has been battered this week by fresh claims its price has been artificially manipulated by the digital currency tether.
Apple wins praise for adding ‘USB Restricted Mode’ to secure iPhones – 15 June 2018
Apple confirmed today it will close a security hole that has allowed law enforcement officials, working with forensic companies, to break into iPhones to retrieve data related to criminal investigations.
