Tyranny cannot defeat the power of ideas......hk

There is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.

The time must come when, great and pressing as change and betterment may be, they do not involve killing and hurting people.
Du Bois

go ahead down the rabbit hole, no one will ever be the same...once reality is realized..........kos

*** Security News ***

New Android plan: Gurn at your phone to unlock it
'No, mine's an iPhone. This is actually how I look'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/10/forgotten_your_password_just_get_gurning_says_google/

Meet your new martyr: Edward Snowden
PRISM whistleblower's not the new Assange, not even a very naughty boy
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/10/dont_draw_assanges_halo_around_snowdens_head/

Sneaky new Android Trojan is WORST yet discovered
Sophisticated code stays hidden but can wreak havoc
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/07/android_obad_trojan/

Pirate Bay Warg accused of hacking international police database
Danish cops and taxmen also raided
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/07/pirate_bay_founder_named_as_suspect_in_paneuropean_police_database_hack/

Nicked unencrypted PC with 6,000 bank details lands council fat fine
Second security cock-up in 2 years costs city £150,000
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/07/glasgow_city_council_fined_ico/

Forget phones, PRISM plan shows internet firms give NSA everything
Microsoft, Google, Apple and Yahoo! and others open their legs servers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/07/prism_plan_for_nsa_surveillance_of_internet_companies/

Police 'stumped' by car thefts using electronic skeleton key
Appeal for the public's help
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/electronics_skeleton_key_has_police_stumped/

UK plods, Vietnamese feds cuff 11 in $200m cred-card forum blag swoop
Scotland Yard crushes website - alleged ringleader charged
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/cops_smash_stolen_credit_card_forum/

Russian cops lack kit to fight cybercrooks, says Brit security buff
Web bods snub state enforcers, turn to private sector instead
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/private_sector_leading_russian_cybercrime_cleanup/

A woman in IT is like a dog who speaks: Rare. A woman in IT security?
Like a dog who speaks Estonian?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/cyber_security_becomes_a_testosteronefuelled_man_ghetto/

Microsoft and FBI storm ramparts of Citadel botnets
Next: The hunt for evil botnet overlord 'Aquabox'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/microsoft_feds_breach_citadel_botnets/

Smart TVs riddled with DUMB security holes
Fake content, snooping, LAN attacks and more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/smart_tvs_riddled_with_dumb_security_holes/

LinkedIn snarfing contacts from Exchange
Default server settings surrender data to social network
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/linkedin_snarfing_contacts_from_exchange/

Spooks nicking your tech? What you need is THE CLOUD - NSA boss
Nation states pilfering blueprints, Pope still Catholic
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/nsa_cycon_keynote/

NATO defence ministers agree: This cyber business is very serious
More jaw-jaw needed before a war-war, though
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/nato_agrees_to_up_cyber_defence/

Big Brother? Social networks are far worse, says Estonian president
Not even the Stasi had data like Facebook
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/big_brother_facebook/

A couple of whitepapers about SIEM
The big security data challenge
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/siem_whitepapers_promo/

Space boffins, oil giants, nuke plants 'raided' by MYSTERY code nasty
Spain, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China, this malware has had quite a trip,
we're told
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/nettraveler_cyberespionage/

Signatures no good at protecting databases, says Juniper
A cookie, a box, a stick and a string can trap attackers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/signatures_no_good_at_protecting_databases_says_juniper/

Schneider moves on ancient SCADA vuln
Patch those building systems
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/schneider_moves_on_ancient_scada_vuln/

Australia's de-facto Internet filter may block 250k sites
Baldrick's cunning plan turns into live grenade
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/05/asic_censorship_scandal_escalates_250k_sites_blocked/

Cameron eyes 'non legislative options' for more spook snoop powers
Woolwich slaying could mean Con-Lab internet spy-cop pact
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/04/david_cameron_communications_data/

Look out, fanbois! EVIL charger will inject FILTH into your iPHONE
Avoid putting strange plugs into your slot
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/03/evil_charger_wants_to_destroy_your_iphone/

EVE Online OFFLINE: Wannabe Capt Kirks clobbered in cluster-ruck
Server plugs pulled as aliens sink nerds' battleships
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/03/eve_online_ddos/

My bleak tech reality: You can't trust anyone or anything, anymore
Two-factor authentication? Fine, if you trust the Feds
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/03/trust_nobody_with_your_personal_data_ever/

Spamhaus-style DDoS attacks: All the hackers are doing it
'All you need is 10 lines of code and a lot of patience'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/03/dns_reflection_ddos_amplification_hacker_method/

Oracle to lop off Java's least secure bits to save servers
More frequent patches, finer controls, planned
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/03/oracle_java_security_improvement_plan/

EcoPush: “A leader within the environmental investment sector” or just another scam?

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:16 AM PDT

EcoPush is a company that offers expertise in environmental markets, including carbon trading, biofuels, agricultural commodities and sustainable timber. While the company’s website boasts a “proven track record”, the website provides little information about who is behind the company and what its track record actually is. EcoPush is registered in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory [...]

Mexico protests Monsanto with a Carnival of Corn

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:24 AM PDT

8 June 2013

 - On May 25, an estimated two million people across 50 countries participated in the global March Against Monsanto. About 2,000 participants gathered in Mexico City for the Carnaval del Maíz, a “Carnival of Corn” to celebrate Mexico’s rich diversity of native corn, threatened by Monsanto’s plans to introduce a genetically modified variety of the crop.

The fact that Mexico’s manifestation of the global March Against Monsanto took the form of a carnival is no coincidence. The current generation of Mexican activists is looking for new strategies to fight for social justice, and the March Against Monsanto provided an opportunity to fuse tradition and innovation into the building blocks for a global food revolution.

The Amish Don’t Get Autism... and They Don’t Get Vaccinations – Possible Link?

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 08:40 AM PDT

8 June 2013

 - People outside the alternative health community are often confused by the lack of autism in the Amish people. The Amish do not experience autism, or most of the other learning disabilities that plague our technological society. They live in a society that consists of outdated technologies and ideals, at least by contemporary standards.

Their diet consists of eating organic, fresh, locally-grown produce, and of course, they do not follow the established vaccination routines. To the dismay of the mainstream media and the medical establishment, this has resulted in a healthier people, who are void of all of our chronic diseases. Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are virtually non-existent in Amish villages.