Cellphone tracking: a matter of protection or loss of privacy?

With the right equipment, anyone can trace where we are through our phones. Whether and how this technology is used has been a source of controversy for years.

One of the latest flare-ups is police use of Stingrays. In this context, it's not a type of fish but the brand name of an International Mobile Subscriber Identity tracking device.

Read more in 

Cellphone Tracking: Protection vs. Privacy

Trailing the Tiger Trade

You can learn how stealth cameras work in the tiger exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. In at least one case, the picture recorded by the stealth cam   sealed the conviction for tiger poachers in Thailand last year.  Just like fingerprints, the patterns of tiger stripes are individually distinctive.  Consequently, the poacher’s picture proved that they did break the law. Thanks to the laws and enforcement that EIA works for, one was sentenced to four years and another to five, the longest such sentence yet for this sort of crime.  Read more about the efforts to save big cats with big data in

Trailing the Tiger Trade With Big Data

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When Big Data becomes Big Brother

You are being watched. Does that make you feel safe or make you feel exposed? The answer to that question determines whether people applaud or decry New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest initiative. Not everyone is ready to surrender their privacy to Big Data even for a system supposedly designed for their own good. 

Read more: When big data becomes big brother: New York City's system for crime prevention - FierceBigData http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/when-big-data-becomes-big-brother-new-york-citys-system-crime-prevention/2012-08-30#ixzz25iNx32rh
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