links for 2007-09-23

• Is Your Computer Connecting To Websites Without Your Knowledge at Digital Inspiration – Software Reviews, Internet and Technology Guide
  If you are worried that some programs on your PC are secretly making connections to websites in the background, here’s a quick tip that uses a simple DOS command to detect and prevent such suspicious activity:
  (tags: computer lifehacks network security software spyware tips tools internet windows)
• Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented – washingtonpost.com
  The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journ
  (tags: articles evil fascism privacy security surveillance DHS flying Chertoff Automatic+Targeting+System)
• BBC NEWS | Americas | Blackwater ‘arms smuggling probe’
  Federal prosecutors are investigating whether staff from controversial US security company Blackwater smuggled weapons to Iraq, according to reports.
  (tags: conspiracy blackwater mercenaries Iraq war weapons smuggling)

~ by SAP on 23 September 2007.