Using the Microsoft Geolocalization API to retrace, where a Windows laptop has been

In our upcoming BlackHat talk, we will show you how the WiFi data stored by Windows can be used to geolocate where your computer has been. While the ability to retrace where a computer has been (and when) certainly carries privacy implications, in this post I want to focus on how we uncovered this data, and the unexpected difficulties we encountered while developing this technique. [more...]


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Spiegel Online: Microsoft weiß, wo Sie gewesen sind

Erst Apple, dann Google, jetzt Microsoft: Ein US-Forscher prangert an, dass der Windows-Konzern zu sorglos mit Positionsdaten von W-Lan-Routern umgeht. Auch Daten von Handys und Notebooks werden demnach erfasst - das macht die Ortung einzelner Geräte möglich. [mehr...]

wired: From iCloud to Dropbox: 5 Cloud Services Compared

With the recent announcement of iCloud, Apple joins Google, Amazon and Microsoft in their aggressive push into cloud computing, in a race to reel customers into their media ecosystems. [more...]

new york times: Microsoft in Talks to Acquire Skype for $8.5 Billion

Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Skype, which revolutionized telephone calls over the Internet, for $8.5 billion, including the assumption of debt, according to people involve. [more...]

Finnwatch, Sacom,Somo: Playing with Labour Rigths

Th is report is published as part of the makeITfair campaign, a Europe-wide project on consumer
electronics. MakeITfair aims to inform young consumers about human rights, as well as social and
environmental issues along the supply chain. It also addresses consumer electronics companies that
can contribute to change. [more...]