Sherri Davidoff of philosecurity.org gave a presentation at Defcon this year on how much people are being tracked in their lives. What a wonderful presentation. Makes me sad and despressed, but damn, what can I do? Download PDF of her presentation. Or read the full blog post here Abstract: Worldwide, people who use cars, buses, trains, and carry cell phones are tracked in increasingly centralized corporate and government databases. This capability is still in its infancy, and has been facilitated by communication and payment systems which are linked to identification and refer to centralized electronic databases. Mass tracking and surveillance capabilities have arisen organically, often as side effects of new technologies,...
So, here he was, a carder arriving at a U.S. Post Office to pick up a $50,000 Outpost.com delivery. He sees a unmarked Crown Victoria outside but decides to go ahead and go in anyway. He walks in with the police waiting for him. He’s taken to the police station where he is quoted in the police report as saying “Give me federal agents and i’ll give you a case involving the Russians and millions of dollars.” He spends 3 months in jail before the federal agents even come see him and don’t seem interested in the information. A agent finally returns where they tell him he’s going to live in a FBI-Rent Paid apartment and open a message board with the intention of allowing the FBI...
