Abuses with mini-cameras tough to curb
As with the introduction of any new technology, abuses are bound to be rampant. The article below discusses concerns over the inappropriate use of cameras imbedded in cell phones. As I am currently in Japan, I can assure you that camera phones are…
Voice over IP
I've become a big fan of my voice over IP phone service provided by Vonage, but it hasn't been really tested until I visited Japan. Since arriving here, I have used it exclusively for voice communications and it has worked almost flawlessly. When…
The Animatrix
Seven animated films all dealing with the Matrix movie trilogy. If I have to explain it any further, you probably won't be interested in this link.
Japan Trip
I am currently on travel to Japan speaking on Cyberterrorism issues for Japanese government, business and academic organizations. The trip is sponsored by the State Department and part of their international speakers program. I've found the…
Manufactured Pop Culture
If you can come up with a better example of manufactured pop culture than this, I'd like to see. A shrink for a producer, two teenage Russian girls, a techno beat and lots of lesbian sexual themes. A good example of U.S. pop culture being taking…
The U.S. military action in Iraq has stirred up computer virus writers and malicious hackers, who have apparently decided to vent by defacing websites and releasing e-mail worms that prey on people's fears and curiosity. Antagonists and activists…
The Way We Were
I've been a fan of Wired Magazine since issue number 1. Many think the collection of striped magazine covers that are still displayed on one of my bookshelves should be discarded, but I won't budge. This issue marks Wired's 10th anniversary and…
Ghosts of the Abyss
Jame's Cameron is releasing a new movie within the next month called Ghosts of the Abyss. I had an opportunity to meet Cameron at his production company Lightstorm Entertainment last month and got a once in a lifetime opportunity to see him review…
Sterling Speaks
I had the occassion to eat and drink with Bruce Sterling several years ago, so whenever I read something like this, I can picture him delivering with the typical Sterling zest: "Let me put this to you straight: cyberspace has become a slum. It's a…
Chinese Espionage
3DGeo Development, a Silicon Valley company, had its first scrape with trade secret theft several years ago when a visiting PetroChina employee was collared trying to hack into its computer system. Then last year a second visiting PetroChina…