Science & Technology

UK ‘heading for nuclear disaster’ due to new power plants

UK ‘heading for nuclear disaster’ due to new power plants

Britain could be heading for a nuclear disaster if it presses ahead with plans to build a new generation of nuclear plants in Somerset, an expert has claimed. In an interview with the Guardian, Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) which runs Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has warned that a similar disaster could easily befall[Read More…]

US man harassed by govt after Google incorrectly completed his search-query

US man harassed by govt after Google incorrectly completed his search-query

A US man is suing the CIA and American government after Google incorrectly auto-completed a search query he was typing in, leading to him become a victim of sustained harassment. Jeffrey Kantor claims that Google auto-completed his search to reference bomb-making and as a result, he lost his job. His search query was changed from ‘How do I build a[Read More…]

Forget watching TV.. ‘Smart TVs’ are now watching you

Forget watching TV.. ‘Smart TVs’ are now watching you

Electronics giant LG is under the spotlight after one customer claimed that his television was collecting data on him and even sending photographs of his children to third parties. It sounds like something right out of a science fiction movie doesn’t it? However LG has now been forced to investigate how this “breach” occurred. According to Hull-based IT consultant Jason[Read More…]

Lamp posts have been fitted with listening devices and cameras in order to monitor conversations in public

High-powered bugs to eavesdrop on street conversations

The government has announced that all street conversations in the UK will now be monitored with listening devices inserted into lamp posts. Think I’m joking? Councils across several major cities in England have announced the insertion of new “intelligent” listening devices  which will allegedly be used to counteract terrorism and crime. The Sigard system has been tested in London, Manchester,[Read More…]

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil outlines plans to ban NSA

The Brazilian government has unveiled plans to block the controversial US spying agency, the National Security Agency (NSA) it has been revealed. Proposals put forward so far include plans to lay an underwater fiber optic cable directly to Europe so as to avoid routing the country’s internet connections through the US. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced recently that her government[Read More…]