An NBC affiliate in Los Angeles is reporting that 2 Los Angeles police officers are being investigated by the FBI after a video tape clip showing them beating a man during an arrest was posted on the video sharing / social network site YouTube. From the article — Two Los Angeles police officers were under […]
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CIO.com is reporting that an expected upgrade in the Skype 3.0 internet phone software will include the ability to automatically detect and call phone numbers found on web pages. This should be a handy feature for Skype users who do regular online public record research and people searches. From the article — Skype will begin […]
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CIO.com is reporting the online ‘phishing’ fraud scams will likely manage to steal as much as $2.6 billion dollars from people in 2006. From the post — Browser makers may have added new antiphishing features to their products in recent months, but the criminals are still gaining ground in their efforts to defraud U.S. consumers, […]
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Silive.com is reporting on a surveillance camera system that will monitor crime and potential terrorist threats on New York City buses. From the article — The camera-equipped buses were rolled out at the Michael J. Quill Depot, West 41st Street and 11th Avenue, to show off the $5.2 million system developed by Integrian Inc. The […]
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This 11/06/2006 article from Business Week details the pros and cons of the various people search, mapping and tracking technology that are featured on cell phones. From the article — They’re becoming increasingly sophisticated tracking devices popular in social networking circles By now, anyone with a Net connection is familiar with social networking sites such […]