13 posts and columns on Zachary M. Seward

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The Surveillance Catalog

in News on November 19, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal open a rare window into a new global market for the off-the-shelf surveillance technology that has arisen in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Everything the Internet Knows About Me (Because I Asked It To)

in News on December 23, 2010 at 9:57 am PT

Lifelogging has been around since at least Benjamin Franklin, but digital technology transformed the practice, allowing obsessive types to record, store and visualize every detail of their lives, from sleep cycles to eating habits. The goal? Ultimate self-awareness and reflection.

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The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords

in News on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other Gawker Media sites may be among the savviest on the Web, but the most common password for logging into those sites is embarrassingly easy to guess: “123456.” So is the runner-up: “password.”

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The Inbox of an Accidental Facebook Voyeur

in News on February 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm PT

“Just wanted to let you know it seems like your always on my mind these days,” someone wrote to me last night on Facebook. “Sorry if thats creepy but what can I say.” It was creepy, but mostly because the message wasn’t intended for me, and its sender is an Iowa high-school student whom I’ve never met.