Who Will Watch the Watchers?

 
With the US Congress recently passing the FISA wiretapping bill, its apparent that we have little, if any, privacy left. What we can do, as some out there like Steve Mann argue, is for us to watch them, watch us. This is the whole idea of “Sousveillance” where citizens deploy technology […]

How To Avoid Being Robbed - 5 Useful Tips

There are times when, no matter how much you try to avoid a dangerous place of situation, you will ultimately still find yourself in one. Robbery is a violent crime where a criminal, or group of them, are prepared to use force to get your property. […]

There you are, its Friday night and you’re out on in the pubs when all of a sudden, this mean looking character approaches you to try to start a fight. You decide to high tail it out of there, but its no use - he has caught up to you outside on the street. You […]

Bump Keys Are Your Biggest Threat to your Home Locks and Deadbolts

For years criminals have been using so-called bump keys to defeat most of the standard locks, which are no doubt the same class of locks and deadbolts you probably have on your house right now. Any sort of conventional pin and tumbler lock is […]