Though certain details remain frustratingly absent, a CBC News report suggests Canadian spy agency CSEC unlawfully tracked people using free public Wi-Fi in a Canadian airport, and possibly elsewhere, in what… Read more »
From privacy to smart things to Microsoft’s ongoing search for a new CEO, here are four ideas that could use a fresh start in the new year. Read more »
Since customer blowback from Nordstrom’s tracking of foot traffic via wi-fi signals from customers’ smartphones in its brick-and-mortar stores was reported this summer, there has been a predictable and merited discussion… Read more »
Seattle is asking its police department if it could use a new municipal Wi-Fi network to track its citizens. The short answer is yes, but the information it could collect is… Read more »
The local authority in London’s financial district has put the brakes on a startup’s pilot program, which used smart recycling bins to log the identifiers of passing mobile devices. Read more »
Spend a few days hanging around Black Hat and DEF CON, and you’ll see some creepy hacks. If you wanna lose a little sleep, dwell on the fact it’s much easier… Read more »
While there has been much outrage about Google “snooping” user data over Wi-Fi, even the FCC says this behavior wasn’t illegal, since the networks in question were public. Is this a… Read more »
The biggest story in mobile last year came to an abrupt (if predictable) conclusion in December when AT&T threw in the towel on its effort to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39… Read more »