Tag: WITNESS

These days, would-be thieves steal gadgets at their own risk. While yesteryear's TVs and stereos resulted in big money, today's laptops and smartphones -- what with their GPS tracking and Web connectivity -- typically result in quick arrests. And, thanks to a new program called Witness (which turns your Mac into an Internet-connected security camera), you can watch somebody stealing the ...

If it appears on a video, or in a photograph, it must be true, right? A new study by a group of psychologists at the University of Warwick shows how dangerous it can be to accept video or photo evidence as fact, according to Wired. In the study, 60 college students played a computerized gambling game, each student being matched against a researcher posing as a participant. If a player answered a ...

We've seen texting used in an awful lot of ways, like summoning a security guard, sending unwanted advertising, and even searching for alien life. One thing we haven't seen is text messages admitted into a court of law, but that's exactly what happened yesterday at a court in Northampton County, New Jersey, when a deaf witness was forced to text his testimony for the jurors. The trial was for 36 ...