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Privacy and the UK Phone Hacking Scandal

Posted by Benjamin Radford Thu Jul 7, 2011 02:26 PM ET | 0

The British tabloid is shutting down over a phone tapping scandal; what does it say about privacy in the modern era? Read more

Privacy and the UK Phone Hacking Scandal

Why You Don't Need to See a Photo of Osama Bin Laden Dead

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Fri May 6, 2011 04:18 PM ET | 0

You don't need to see a photo of Osama bin Laden dead. A picture might have been worth a thousand words, but these days technology may trump a photograph. Read more

Bin Laden Conspiracies Rely on Complex Scenarios

Posted by Benjamin Radford Fri May 6, 2011 08:37 AM ET | 0

Conspiracy theorists prefer complex mysteries over simple truths, and find mystery where none exists. Read more

Too Much Hysteria Over Cyber Attacks

Posted Wed Feb 16, 2011 04:32 AM ET | 0

Experts say that hyping incidents as warfare distracts computer security champions from safeguarding power grids, financial systems and medical networks. Read more

Psychics and Airline Security

Posted by Benjamin Radford Thu Dec 2, 2010 11:26 AM ET | 0

Why aren't psychics keeping America safe from terrorism? Because they can't. Read more

WikiLeaks: The Ethics of Revealing Secrets

Posted by Benjamin Radford Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:38 PM ET | 0

WikiLeaks behaves unethically when instead of exposing oppressive regimes, it releases sensitive documents that serve only to embarrass government officials. Read more

WikiLeaks: The Ethics of Revealing Secrets

TSA Opt-Out Protest Likely Ineffective

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:38 AM ET | 0

Why the planned holiday boycott of airport security measures is likely to fail. Read more

Hitler Ate Marmalade at Breakfast

Posted by Liz Day Mon Nov 1, 2010 09:12 AM ET | 0

Newly declassified documents detail Hitler's breakfast habits and a mythical Nazi fortress in the Alps. Read more

Software Smart Bomb Aimed at Iran

Posted Fri Sep 24, 2010 02:15 PM ET | 0

A new cyber weapon may have been designed to find and sabotage a nuclear facility in Iran. Read more

Russian Spies Thwarted By Old Technology?

Posted Tue Jun 29, 2010 11:45 PM ET | 0

If the people arrested in the Russian spy ring had used more sophisticated steganography programs, they might have never been caught. Read more

Iranian Scientist's Final Papers Add to Assassination Mystery

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jan 12, 2010 07:48 PM ET | 0

Iranian scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, a particle physicist at the University of Tehran, was assassinated today, according to multiple media reports. The Guardian said that "the manner of his death was as meticulous as it was disturbing." A remote... Read more