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Memex – DARPA’s search engine for the Dark Web

Posted on February 16, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Memex is like the Google of the deepest, darkest parts of the web, focusing (for the moment) on tackling human trafficking and slavery.

Are Miami cops really flooding Waze with fake police sightings?

Posted on February 16, 2015 by nocrackingzone

An NBC affiliate seems to think so, but others are dubious. Miami’s finest would have to be lacking in tech smarts to think they could game the Google app.

What do you mean, “Facebook is now text only”? – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

Posted on February 14, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Here’s the latest episode of our weekly one-minute security video. Fun, fast…and educational.

Robot tweets “I seriously want to kill people”, prompts police response

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

When Dutch police responded to a death threat made by a local Twitter account, they discovered the culprit was nothing more than an automated bot.

Apple’s “two-step” security now protects iMessage and FaceTime, too

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Apple has quietly extended its two-step verification feature to more of its ecosystem. If you have the “Apple two-step” turned on, then the iMessage and FaceTime services are now protected by it.

NoFlyZone aims to keep the airspace over your home drone-free

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

NoFlyZone.org registers each address along with its GPS coordinates, which are then relayed to drone manufacturers to create a geofence around the home.

SSCC 185 – “I have a number for you: Eighty Million” [PODCAST]

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Our weekly “Chet Chat” podcast is carefully prepared to fit into a quarter-hour, so it is clear and concise as well as being witty and amusing. Enjoy…