Google meta-hack targets nerds & sniffers
It’s been known for a long time that you could use a simple Google search for “confidential” and “do not distribute” to find plenty of confidential stuff that…
Category: hacks
Hacking device to go
Woah, scary. At this year’s RSA security conference, Immunity Inc. introduced their new portable penetration attack device Silica. Silica, as summarized by ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine, is able to…
Dictatorships get to grips with Web 2.0
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) just released their Annual Press Freedom Survey. Executive summary of the internet-related part: New technologies, encryption and Web 2.0 have made it easier for…
John Perry Barlow: “If you wanna share something – share it.”
[…]If you wanna share something – share it. If you wanna use something – use it. Try to do so ethically in the sense of don´ t take…
Web tool to bypass government censorship
Toronto University‘s Citizen Lab has been cooking up a mean tool to bypass government censorship. Going by the name of psiphon, the software supposedly allows citizens in uncensored…
Larry Lessig on singing in the shower
Markus got a hold of Lawrence Lessig and has put up some pretty cool videos of their interview. As a brief sample, Larry Lessig on singing in the…
Crackdown on German coffee drinkers
German customs have sued “thousands of German coffee drinkers” about buying their roasted coffee beans via ebay from abroad. Turns out that Germany, Belgium and Denmark have a…