Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers are using the reflection of the smartphone in the pupils of faces taken as selfies to infer information about how the phone is being used:
For now, the research is focusing on six different ways a user can hold a device like a smartphone: w… Continue reading Using Pupil Reflection in Smartphone Camera Selfies
We just stumbled across a wordpress-hosted blog (subdomain.wordpress.com that contains false claims and which we might want to sue in a legal (or inofficial) case.
Are there any technical solutions how we can identify the blog owner?
We al… Continue reading How to identify the owner of a wordpress-hosted blog? [migrated]
If someone steals your smartphone, the harder it is for them to unlock it, the better. New research shows how gait analysis could provide an added layer of security, by authenticating a user’s identity based on the way they walk.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Real-world testing suggests gait ID could boost smartphone security
If one uses a storage device (USB stick or SD card) on Windows, then it leaves "System Volume Information" folder in the file system. Would there be a way so a forensic guy could definitely tell on which computer the storage devi… Continue reading Could "System Volume Information" be used to find out on which system the storage was used?
If one formats the same USB stick (or SD card) to FAT32 file system on Windows, or on Linux, or on Android – would there be differences so a forensic guy could definitely tell on which OS or even on which specific machine the USB stick was… Continue reading Are there differences on how storages are formatted between different OS?
If one uses a micro SD card with a card reader on Windows, or on Linux, or on Android – would there be a way so a forensic guy could definitely tell on which computer the flash card was used by examining it?
I know OS can log which devices… Continue reading Which traces leave on a flash card after using it?
If one uses a FAT32-formatted USB stick on Windows, Linux, or Android, would there be a way to determine on which computer the USB stick was used by examining the USB stick?
I know OS can log which USB sticks were connected. As far as I kn… Continue reading What traces are left on a USB stick after using it?
Interesting Twitter thread on how cell phone metadata can be used to identify and track people who don’t want to be identified and tracked.
Continue reading On Cell Phone Metadata
Ordinarily, if you want to check if two plants of the same species come from genetically different populations, you have to analyze their DNA. A new study, however, has found that an analysis of the reflective qualities of their leaves is a much quicke… Continue reading Leaf-reading tool could replace DNA analysis for plant identification
This isn’t the first time I’ve received an e-mail like this:
Hey! I’ve done my research and looked at a lot of facts and old forgotten archives. I know that you are Satoshi, I do not want to tell anyone about this. I just wanted to say that you created weapons of mass destruction where niches remained poor and the rich got richer! When bitcoin first appeared, I was small, and alas, my family lost everything on this, you won’t find an apple in the winter garden, people only need strength and money. Sorry for the English, I am from Russia, I can write with errors. You are an amazingly intelligent person, very intelligent, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Once I dreamed of a better life for myself and my children, but this will never come ……