I Spy With My All-Seeing Eye

from here (source image)

This surveillance camera birdfeeder is a real product that you can buy from ThinkGeek. I think this is a reflection of how ubiquitous surveillance has become. The cameras are so normal now that we've started making things that mimic them.

Overreaction

found on i can has cheezburger

I wonder if maybe training authorities to deal with incredibly violent situations also trains them to see incredibly violent situations (or the potential for them) even when they don't exist.

We've Come A Long Way From "Don't Shoot The Messenger"

from here

Isn't it interesting how times change? In the distant past if you pulled this kind of thing you could expect to be shot or suffer some other kind of untimely demise, but now the level of entitlement in some sectors is so high that people expect to be paid rather than prosecuted. That's not so say that vulnerability researchers shouldn't be paid, mind you, but that that kind of arrangement should be in place before hand (whether through some sort of contract or open bug bounty program), not after.

Love Is When Your WiFi Connects Automatically

found on the meta picture

You would probably be surprised how many ways you give away clues about things you probably would prefer to keep private. This is just one of many.

It Was A Lot To Take In

from here

You'd think Heartbleed would be old news by now, but there's still plenty of vulnerable machines out there.

Security And Liberty

found on the meta picture

As important as security is, it's not the most important thing. Especially when it comes to what the government wants to keep secure (their power) because that doesn't help most of us at all.

Keep Calm But Get Protected

from here

This phrase was originally tweeted by Lysa Myers about Android ransomware, but really, is there a context where this advice doesn't work?

Also, apparently the folks at the keep calm-o-matic have figured out how to turn these images into actual merchandise so if you want a mug or a coaster or something with this picture on it, click the link.

Tell Me More About How 1337 You Are

tweeted by @aloria

Thanks to @aloria for tweeting this image that puts what some might think is really advanced into it's proper perspective.

(Update: Apparently I forgot to give this post a title and that's making things difficult so now it has a title)

Social Media Privacy Protector

from here and here

I'm not sure if this is really funny haha or funny sad, but I guess that's what you get when the NSA steps their creepiness level up a notch.

Orwell Was An Optimist (by #privacyisaright)

tweeted by Privacy Is A Right

The quote originally comes from Mikko Hypponen (as shown) but the graphic comes from #privacyisaright. It's only one of many, and you can even submit your own quote which may get turned into artwork like this, so check it out.