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Gonzo News is back!

21/10/2017

By popular request, we've created a special section for our Gonzo News stories – this is the "serious" part of the site where we provide news and comment on tech matters, aspects of cyberspace, including hacking and socialmedia, as well as geek stuff. We start with a very strong article by regular contributor Greg Bufithis on the murder of journalist Daphne Capuana Galicia in Malta. You can read the story HERE

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#Cybersecurity: All you need to know about #phishing via Wired UK

2/8/2017

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The White House just got scammed. Here's how to avoid its mistakes

While Donald Trump is busy telling everyone he is the subject of "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history", stirring his administration into a frenzied witch hunt of its own to track down, publicly humiliate and oust potential leakers, some gaping holes in that administration's ability to function have become visible.

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Australia to see first Cyborg Rights lawsuit?

26/7/2017

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No, this is real news, not a fake news story to promote the upcoming Blade Runner movie... The good people at Sydney Criminal Lawyers report that Australia may soon get its first "Cyborg Rights" lawsuit after a "biohacker" implanted the chip from a public transport travel card under his skin. Read embedded story (includes video) for all the details and ramifications...

Australia May See Its First Cyborg Rights Case

You might remember Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow from his interview with Sydney Criminal Lawyers earlier this year. In that interview, Meow talked about biohacking, a DIY movement aimed at democratising science. Biofoundry, the community lab Meow's's opened in Redfern, is designed to do just that.

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The Tell-Tale Heart - US Judge rules pacemaker data can be submitted as evidence

17/7/2017

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One of those "truth is stranger than fiction" stories here as a US judge rules that data from a heart pacemaker can be submitted as evidence in a criminal prosecution. Move over Edgar Allan Poe and let ediscovery takeover.

Judge: Pacemaker data can be used in Middletown arson trial

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind to use data from a beating heart as evidence, a Butler County judge ruled Tuesday that evidence from a pacemaker used to get a Middletown man indicted for arson can be presented at trial.

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Tech Comment: Predictive coding faces the dreaded S curve by Greg Bufithis

25/4/2017

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Predictive coding faces the dreaded S curve, e-discovery goes back home ... and the cloud becomes SO important"

Posted on by in Technology Predictive coding faces the dreaded S curve, e-discovery comes back home ... and the cloud becomes SO important" Part 1 of a 3 part series 25 April 2017 - Many, many years ago I had the good fortune of attending what I call a "masterclass" led by Alvin Toffler.

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