Snowden designs a phone case that hides owner’s location

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Edward Snowden has secretly been working on a project to stop smartphones from revealing the location of people in dangerous places. Snowden said he envisions it as a protection for journalists and human rights workers, but it could be used by anyone who doesn’t want to […]

Tweets May Reveal Your Home, Workplace Location to Hackers

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Twitterati, take note! Just a handful of your tweets over the course of a single day may be enough to disclose the location of your home and workplace even to a relatively low-tech snooper, scientists have found. Twitter’s location-reporting service is off by default, but many […]

Ad outlet tries using drones to track your phone’s location

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Irked that advertisers are already trying to pinpoint your phone’s location? It might be even harder to escape their grasp if AdNear is successful. The ad intelligence group is experimenting with location-tracking drones that profile audiences in harder-to-reach areas (say, field concerts or pedestrian-only urban areas) […]

Hackers can track phone users’ location by looking at power supply

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans  Powered by Max Banner Ads Researchers have found out it is possible to track someone’s mobile phone by looking at how much battery has been used. The data does not need the users’ permission to be shared, while it can help track a phone with up to […]

TSA opens Newark location for PreCheck applicants

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security The Transportation Security Administration has opened an office in Newark, NJ where applicants for its popular PreCheck expedited screening program can go to have their fingerprints and other information taken. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars

Alcohol Monitoring Systems’ SCRAM intelligent Breathalyzer records face and location

Ashley Bennett Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Alcohol Monitoring Systems (AMS), a Littleton, Colorado based manufacturer of alcohol monitoring products for the criminal justice field, has created the new SCRAM Remote Breath device that not only detects alcohol, but also records the face and location of the test taker. Read More…. View full post on The […]

Accurate location information often missing from wireless calls made in Texas

Top Priority Sector:  communications New data released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) show that more than two-thirds of the calls to 9-1-1 emergency centers in Texas from wireless phones do not include the accurate location information necessary to find a caller in a crisis. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars