Lockergnome founder Chris Pirillo took Windows 8 to the street and randomly asked people to try it. Folks were confused and looked for the Start Menu and Taskbar. In fact, the experiment showed that “real users have no clue how to use Windows 8,” Geek.com reported. Read more
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When Congress has setup a reporting system in order to provide transparency about surveillance performed by the Department of Justice, how sad is it that the ACLU has to sue in order for the public to see those ‘transparency’ reports? While that can’t be good on any level, it almost assured that the news would be terrible . . . and it is. The ACLU released Justice Department documents which show a…
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The TrapWire Threat Meter (TTM) may possible be at high red alert since WikiLeaks dumped more shocking surveillance emails from the hacked global intelligence company Strafor. Read more
While not everyone considers mass surveillance to be Satan, signing online does not automatically forfeit your right to value your privacy. In fact, it’s sickening when alleged ‘white hats’ wear black hats to exploit users in the name of surveillance for security. If a hacker were to engage in net or cell phone surveillance, or breach email, then law enforcement would call that illegal and go on the…
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