New technology allows irises to be scanned from 40 feet away. Is this a wonder weapon against crime and terrorism or a way for governments to invade our privacy and track our movements? Imag... Read more
A mathematical tool used by the Metropolitan Police and FBI has been adapted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London to help control outbreaks of malaria, and has the potential to... Read more
Much of the invisible backbone of websites from Google to Amazon to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was built by volunteer programmers in what is known as the open-source community. The... Read more
Internet-inspired fraud tactics that try to use telephone calls to dupe millions of people or to overwhelm switchboards for essential public services Phone swindles are practically as old as... Read more
So this is where they collared the man they call the Dread Pirate Roberts. It’s up a flight of stone steps, past the circulation desk and the Romance stacks, over in Science Fiction, far cor... Read more
Many states are using the technology to scan driver’s licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And while facial recognition technology co... Read more
American Express customers trying to gain access to their online accounts Thursday were met with blank screens or an ominous ancient type face. The company confirmed that its Web site had co... Read more
Kidnappers used to make ransom notes with letters cut out of magazines. Now, notes simply pop up on your computer screen, except the hostage is your PC. In the past year, hundreds of thousan... Read more
Boy am I really starting to hate that Chicken Little It looks like Chicken Little may have gotten it right after all. This time, the proverbial sky may actually be falling. According... Read more