IN JUST the most recent example of how insecure our digital privacy is, we hear that the city of London has ordered an advertising company to quit using its wifi-enabled trash bins to track the serial numbers of passing smart phones.<\/p>\n
Renew, the company that makes the LCD-equipped bins, claims that they weren’t able to see information likes names, addresses, or passwords. \u00a0However, the proof of concept demonstrates that the technology exists for other organizations — or government agencies — to do it.<\/p>\n
Also: NSA to fire 90% of its sysadmins; the rise of Google; violence in Egypt; “angel priest” comes forward; and the Sun is about to flip.<\/p>\n
If you’re in the North Central U.S., please consider attending the Minneapolis Underground Summit<\/a> with Russ Dizdar<\/strong><\/a>, Doug Woodward<\/a><\/strong> (Derek’s guest this weekend on\u00a0A View From the Bunker<\/em><\/a>), and Rob Skiba<\/strong><\/a> September 27th and 28th at the Hotel Sofitel, Minneapolis.<\/p>\n Please visit the\u00a0P.I.D. Radio Facebook page<\/a>. Find links to the articles we discuss at\u00a0P.I.D. News<\/a>, discuss the topics at the\u00a0P.I.D. Radio Cafe<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget the great Christian podcasters at the\u00a0Revelations Radio Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the “download” link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"