- Tue Aug 4 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Hanging with hackers can make you paranoid
Compromised ATMs, virus-infected USB drives, badges with built-in microphones and security experts getting hacked--no wonder it's scary going to Black Hat and Defcon.
- Mon Nov 3 4:00 AM PST 2008 E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears
A 2002 federal law encouraged states to buy touch-screen voting machines. Millions of dollars later, some states are ditching the devices in favor of old-fashioned paper ballots and optical scanning.
- Fri Aug 22 12:08 PM PDT 2008 Buzz Out Loud 794: Molly bites her cheek
In today's show, Brian Tong fills in for Tom Merritt, Molly chews on the inside of her cheek to a painful (and accidental) degree, and we actually do talk about some tech news.
- Fri Jul 25 12:00 PM PDT 2008 Open-source electronic voting
A group is advocating the use of open-source software and a unique tablet PC and printer as a solution to concerns surrounding voting integrity.
- Sat Jul 19 9:25 AM PDT 2008 Protecting against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID data attacks
Speaker at hacker conference warns about security risks inherent in everyday electronics and suggests taking a hammer to your passport.
- Mon Apr 28 5:00 AM PDT 2008 Dancing tot's mom faces setback in YouTube-Prince case
Federal judge in San Jose, Calif., dismisses lawsuit brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation against Universal Music that alleges copyright misuse, but the case isn't exactly dead yet.
- Mon Apr 21 9:00 AM PDT 2008 Shamos: Why e-voting paper trails are a bad idea
Michael Shamos, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon, says concerns over voter-verifiable paper trails are overblown and electronic systems are safer than paper ones.
- Tue Mar 18 4:40 PM PDT 2008 Sequoia warns Princeton professors over e-voting analysis
E-voting machine manufacturer threatens legal action against computer scientists, state officials over a planned security analysis.
- Mon Mar 3 9:02 AM PST 2008 Security researchers to unveil pacemaker, medical implant hacks
Respected team is set to unveil a number of remote attacks on medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators. Shocking stuff, says CNET Blog Network contributor Chris Soghoian.
- Thu Feb 21 10:15 AM PST 2008 Electronic voting and partial audits
E-voting is not secure now and will never be in the foreseeable future, says guest blogger and security specialist Rebecca Mercuri.



