Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicaon was convicted yesterday of federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his wealthy celebrity clients to use in legal suits, divorce cases and contract disputes. Pellicano had been accused of eavesdropping on celebrities like Sylvester Stallone and running targeted names of other stars through law enforcement databases […]
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US federal government statistics that show people’s increasing dependence on cell phones for daily communication at the expense of traditional landline phones were released Wednesday. * 30% of US households either use cell phones exclusively for their daily communication or rarely use their landline for calls. * In the last half of 2007, 16% of […]
Google isn’t the only tool in town when it comes to digging up background information on other people. Niche and specialized search engines are making it easier to do background checks on people. Using specialty web search sites, people are finding out previously unknown information about coworkers, friends and family as well as complete strangers […]
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US federal court officials are warning that hackers are emailing fake subpoenas that contain malware to corporate executives in an effort to steal private corporate data. Thousands of top US executives have received the fraudulent emails that contain web links which, when clicked on, install malware on the user’s PC, letting hackers take control of […]
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Washington D.C. is attempting to build a city-wide surveillance system that would bring together thousands of city-owned video cameras, but city officials don’t yet have the money to complete the network or privacy rules in place to govern its use. The security system will conduct 24/7 monitoring of public camera systems run by nine city […]
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