The entire LPR dataset of the Oakland Police Department (OPD) included more than 4.6 million reads of over 1.1 million unique plates captured in just over 3 years.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Serious Security: China Internet Network Information Center in TLS certificate blunder
TLS certificates are very important. In fact, you could say they are the cornerstone of online security, especially for e-commerce. So we thought we’d use a story about a recent certificate security blunder to remind you why…
India strikes down controversial “Section 66A” social media policing law
India’s Supreme Court has repealed a controversial law that allowed police to arrest people over objectionable content posted on social networks and other websites. 
SSCC 191 – Live in Ljubljana [PODCAST]
Chester is on the road again, this time to present at a conference in Slovenia. So this episode of the Chet Chat comes to you from an al fresco café in downtown Ljubljana…
Google Glass isn’t dead. It’s being fine-tuned for the masses
Privacy concerns made it smell like yesterday’s fish, but apparently that’s just the aroma of fine-tuning as the beloved/reviled face-huggers get made ready for the masses. 
Twitter’s new “threats, abusive language” filter has its restrictions
The quality filter will only be available on iOS verified user accounts for now, leaving unverified users left to confront the same old garbage and abuse in their notifications. 
Grade-hacking case brings 16 more felony charges for private tutor suspect
Timothy Lance Lai, the suspect accused of breaking into an Orange County high school in order to fix students’ grades, could now face more than 16 years in jail.
Twitch resets passwords, says user details may have been stolen
Video game streaming service Twitch reveals it was hacked, but it doesn’t say how it happened or how many users are affected.
Will Artificial Intelligence keep humans as pets?
Steve Wozniak is the latest tech luminary to sound a note of caution about the potentially apocalyptic dangers of Artificial Intelligence. 
Top Silk Road drug dealer sentenced to 5 years
Steven Sadler, a major drug dealer operating through the Silk Road underground market has been sentenced to five years in jail for his crimes.