In a letter to Congress released on Tuesday, the US government confirmed what we all knew (or at least suspected) – the National Security Agency has conducted warrantless searches on Americans’ private telephone and email conversations.
Naked Security – Sophos
Have you ever envied James Bond for his ‘toys,’ his spy tools disguised as innocent objects? Is so, then you’ll be happy to know that for about $ 30 you can now build a pen-sized device that looks like a dry erase marker . . . but it will open about four to five million hotel keycard locks. Read more
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Discovery orders Steve Jobs documentary with ‘Mythbusters’ hosts — EXCLUSIVE — Discovery has ordered a documentary on the life of the late Steve Jobs, with the Mythbusters duo on board to host. The network is teaming with NBC’s Peacock Productions for iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a one-hour special.
James Glanz / New York Times:
Google Details Electricity Usage of Its Data Centers — Google released what was once among its most closely guarded secrets on Thursday: how much electricity its enormous computing facilities consume. — The company said that its data centers continuously drew almost 260 million watts …