Connecticut’s state judicial system has made public criminal and motor vehicle violation records available with a free website search. According to an Associated Press article, this move towards more open and easily accessible public records has drawn praise from freedom of information advocates and criticism from privacy activists. Over 1 million of Connecticut’s criminal conviction […]
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Emerging facial recognition technology like PolarRose.com, combined with web search engines; image and video hosting sites ( like Flickr.com and YouTube.com ) and map sites ( like Google Maps and Google Earth ), will bring about the next major advancements in doing powerful people searches online. A new development in the area of facial recognition […]
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The US intelligence arm Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is warning that terrorist groups may be using the online social networks of virtual worlds like SecondLife.com to recruit, meet, plan and exchange strategic information. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is a division of the US Intelligence Community that studies developing technologies. The IARPA […]
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The UK’s Times Online published a unique news story in December 2007 about the reasons and ways people ( mostly men ) use to “disappear” from their current lives and start a “new” life with a different identity. According to the article, there are numerous lifestyle and psychological reasons that go into a person’s decision […]
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Proving that anyone can be the victim of identity theft, the Associated Press has run a news story on how a Moroccan prince had his identity stolen on FaceBook.com by a government employee. According to the AP story — Moroccan police have arrested a state-employed engineer for allegedly stealing the identity of King Mohammed VI’s […]
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