Tag: MONITORING

China has always maintained tight control over what its citizens read and write online. But according to the New York Times, the Leviathan of governmental censorship seems to be digging its tentacles even deeper into the lives of mainland Web surfers. In the wake of the Middle East protests, the Chinese regime has only ratcheted up its surveillance and censorship of electronic communications ...

Parents face a particularly worrisome and contentious dilemma when deciding whether or not to afford their children with social networking privileges. Kids not only become susceptible to obvious outside dangers -- such as predators and bullies -- but they also become susceptible to their own youthful indiscretions, like posting damaging party pics or joining inappropriate groups. Families must ...

Finland is testing out a new traffic cam that not only spies you when you speed, but uses image-analysis software to read your license plate, check your insurance and tax status, and even determine whether or not you're wearing your seatbelt. Not creeped out yet? The ASSET speed cameras can also dole out tickets for tailgating, by measuring the distance between you and the car in front of you. ...

A major data system used to keep track of sex offenders shut down Tuesday morning, after unexpectedly reaching its storage limit. The blackout, which lasted about 12 hours, prevented law enforcement authorities in 49 states from keeping track of some 16,000 sex offenders, parolees and other marked citizens. Although tracking devices continued to record movements of known offenders, authorities at ...

New parents may be a notoriously finicky bunch, but their paranoia is usually well founded. With all the horror stories of babies dying from SIDS, sleep apnea, and negligent babysitters, it's no wonder that so many mamas and papas treat their infants like fabergé eggs. Soon, though, the hyper vigilant parents of the world may be able to sleep a little easier, thanks to a new set of pajamas ...

As we've informed you, the new monitoring service Social Sentry allows nosy vigilant bosses to read exactly what their employees are saying and talking about on Facebook, all in the name of "corporate protection." Created by Teneros, Social Sentry allows bosses to set up alerts and real-time notifications about their employees' Twitter or Facebook activity, and can even monitor workers who social ...

Any company worth its salt has a social-media policy these days. But a new piece of software released by Teneros called Social Sentry allows employers to keep an even closer eye on how much time their workers spend on Facebook and Twitter. According to The New York Times, the software costs a company between $2 and $8 per employee, depending on the size of the company and the level of scrutiny ...

Your mini pedometer will tell you how many steps you've taken today. Your BodyMedia Fit will keep close tabs on your heart rate. And the Zeo sleep system can let you know just how well you're really sleeping. Everywhere you look, there seems to be another gadget that can keep track of one of your vital signs. But has this mass mechanization of our anatomy turned us into glorified Tamagotchis? ...

Watch out, kids. It's about to become tougher to sneak that extra ice-cream bar during lunch. The diet of students at St John's Church of England School, in Stanmore, northwest London, is being remotely monitored by their parents. According to the Daily Mail, parents can access a Web site that tells them exactly what their children ate for lunch. When purchasing lunch, the 300 students simply ...

Who is watching you? The answer is also a new term to include in your Web vocabulary: Web Bugs. No, these aren't viruses and they aren't even malicious. Companies do use them, though, to track your online activity so that they can serve up ads that more effectively target you as a user and as a consumer. Ghostery is a Web plug-in that alerts you whenever a Web Bug is monitoring your online ...

What if you could relive all the magical moments of your childhood, like playing with the blood pressure machine at your local supermarket? Now, thanks to the personal, portable No Cuff Blood Pressure Monitor, you can. Just slide your hand in and press the button to inflate -- it's that simple. In addition to the hours of fun you're sure to have as you feel the device lightly squeeze your arm, ...

Giving mere mortals the power to monitor their own health at home isn't a shocking revelation, but LifeSource's new Wellness Connected family takes in-home status checking to another plateau. Three products in the line are being announced: the Wireless Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor, Wireless Precision Scale, and Wireless Activity Monitor. The trifecta utilizes FitLinxx's proprietary wireless ...

After just three days of hard time in the clink, Paris Hilton was released and placed under house arrest ... or, palace arrest, as is more likely the case. While it's possible she'll be back in the orange jumpsuit before too long, we thought we'd take this opportunity to see just how house arrest anklets actually work. Standard Anklet As TMZ has learned, Paris's newest fashion accessory is a ...