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27-Nov-08

Identity theft fears prompt biometric thumbs up

"Mounting concern about ID theft is, it appears, smoothing the way for popular acceptance of the technology. "

Category: Communications

27-Nov-08

Why you should be concerned about Google Flu Trends

"With Google Flu Trends, a project devoted to inferring outbreaks of influenza from search queries, Google has unwittingly hung a big sign on itself advertising services for government surveillance."

Category: Communications

24-Nov-08

HIV carriers face microchip implants in Indonesia's Papua province

Some carriers of HIV would be implanted with microchips under a bill backed by legislators in the Indonesian province of Papua.


19-Nov-08

Mobiles: Tech that trumps traffic tangles

"With the relentless rise in geo-locative services - those that exploit location data - it's about time we used global positioning satellite (GPS) systems to get us out of a jam."


12-Nov-08

Indonesia launches tsunami warning system

Indonesia today launched a sophisticated new tsunami warning system designed to give coastal residents enough time to flee or seek shelter from an impending tidal wave.


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