If you use the internet, you must be aware that a lot of data about your usage is collecting without your being aware of it. Forget about the ads that you may click on the pages you go to – your internet behavior is up for grabs by data miners. In fact, many anti-virus and internet protection suites come with pop-up blockers and ad blockers as do older versions of internet explorer. But till now there was little that you could do about unwanted tracking. (more…)

The Nano Hummingbird has been five years in the making by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and AeroVironment Unmanned Aircraft Systems. This hummingbird can fly up, down, sideways, can rotate clockwise and anti-clockwise and even hover. It is sized slightly bigger than a real hummingbird, weighs only 19 grams and even looks real.

It is equipped with a front facing camera and is a mini spy plane. It can fly for eight minutes at a time. This spybot is an example of advanced nanotechnology, is battery powered and built specifically for spy missions. It is capable of flying through open windows or sitting on power lines, capturing audio and video without any raising any suspicion that it is not real. (more…)

The British economy is suffering huge monetary losses as cyber crime figures keep mounted. Current estimates are £27 billion – a staggering figure. The major chunk of the loss is borne by British businesses, the sum estimated being £21 billion. The rest is dividing into losses by the government and citizens.

Unfortunately these figures are only guesstimates – the actual losses may be higher as many companies simply don’t report losses due to fear of brand erosion or damage to their reputation. Security minister Baroness Neville-Jones met industrial leaders to start work on a program to battle this very real threat. (more…)

People living in England and Wales simply have to go to the police.uk website, enter their postal code and get a plethora of information regarding all kinds of crimes in their neighbourhood. They will learn of crimes like burglary, robbery, vehicle crime, violence, other crime (including rapes and sexual crimes) and anti-social behaviour, put in respective categories, which have taken place near their homes. And it appears millions have gone on the site on its first day of the site going live.

They will also learn about the police officers in charge of that area, the appeals issued by the police and details of community meetings. The Home Office hopes that this will bring a level of transparency to the whole process, as well as keeping people informed. It will also make the police more accountable. (more…)