This week on the show, I focus on the silliness of many people, both bureaucratic, and general stupidity. Everything from the Indian thief who fell for a fake Facebook profile, later on the show, to the raiding of a Chinese ex-employee of a NASA contractor’s work laptop, filled with porn and pirated movies. Thankfully however, Tor Books’ decision to go DRM free hasn’t hurt their bottom line.
The Case of Kiera Wilmont
Tor Book
Ebay and the Feds
http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-the-fbi-shawn-hogan-and-brian-dunning-2013-4?op=1
Software Bug in Poker Game? That’s a Federal Crime
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/05/game-king/all/
IE Exploit Targets Nuclear Weapons Researchers
“Google Palestine” Receives Criticism
World’s First 3D printed Handgun
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/05/the-first-entirely-3d-printed-handgun-is-here/
Chinese “Spy” Stole NASA Laptop
Top Bitcoin Exchange Hit with $75 mil Lawsuit
Qualcomm’s in-flight Internet Could Affect Satelites http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/05/in-flight-internet-plan-might-be-blocked-due-to-satellite-interference/
Facebook Frackups:
Facebook Leads to Psychosis
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57582893-71/can-facebook-lead-to-psychosis-one-study-says-so/
Facebook App on Glass to be a Hit
Thief in India Falls for Facebook Love Trap
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/03/thief-falls-for-facebook-trap-by-police-in-india/
the digital hazard 