Any one caught the TV commercial on the Siemens Xelibri phones? Imagine a time in future when a simple phone call would get a litterbug, a jaywalker, or for that matter, any one who has stepped over the official line arrested in no time, a la “Minority Report”. Casting aside the moral justification for such… Read More »
Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take I’ll be watching you— The Police, “Every Breath You Take” Remember George Orwell’s 1984? Forget the cumbersome technology depicted in this rather grim tale of a Big Brother society. If present trends continue, surveillance tools will be so… Read More »
Conspiracy lurks in every nook and cranny. No, we’re not talking about re-runs of The X-Files here. If you were to believe Microsoft’s critics, you are in danger of losing control of your personal information (much less your identity) to the Evil Empire when you choose to use Windows XP’s bundled Passport service. Passport is… Read More »