Thursday, June 28, 2012

Texas college hacks government drone

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Texas college hacks government drone

Published: 27 June, 2012, 22:30

US Navy handout photo of a RQ-4 Global Hawk drone (REUTERS/U.S. Navy)

There are a lot of cool things you can do with $1,000, but scientists at an Austin, Texas college have come across one that is often overlooked: for less than a grand, how'd you like to hijack a US government drone?

A group of researchers led by Professor Todd Humphreys from the University of Texas at Austin Radionavigation Laboratory recently succeeded in raising the eyebrows of the US government. With just around $1,000 in parts, Humphreys' team took control of an unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the US Department of Homeland Security.

After being challenged by his lab, the DHS dared Humphreys' crew to hack into their drone and take command. Much to their chagrin, they did exactly that.

Humphrey tells Fox News that for a few hundreds dollar his team was able to "spoof" the GPS system on board the DHS drone, a technique that involves mimicking the actual signals sent to the global positioning device and then eventually tricking the target into following a new set of commands. And, for just $1,000, Humphreys says the spoofer his team assembled was the most advanced one ever built.

"Spoofing a GPS receiver on a UAV is just another way of hijacking a plane," Humphreys tells Fox. The real danger here, however, is that the government is currently considering plans that will allow local law enforcement agencies and other organizations from coast-to-coast to control drones of their own in America's airspace.

"In five or ten years you have 30,000 drones in the airspace," he tells Fox News. "Each one of these could be a potential missile used against us."

Domestic drones are already being used by the DHS and other governmental agencies, and several small-time law enforcement groups have accumulated UAVs of their own as they await clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, by 2020 there expects to betens of thousands of drones diving and dipping through US airspace. With that futuristic reality only a few years away, Humphreys' experiment suggests that the FAA may have their work cut out for them if they think it's as easy as just approving domestic use anytime soon. After all, reports Newser, domestic drones are likely to use the same unencrypted GPS signals provided to civilians, allowing seemingly anyone with $1,000 and the right research to hack into the system and harness a UAV for their own personal use.

"What if you could take down one of these drones delivering FedEx packages and use that as your missile?" Humphreys asks. "That's the same mentality the 9-11 attackers had,"

http://rt.com/usa/news/texas-1000-us-government-906/

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Fwd: 4th of July Campaigning

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Bruce,

I have put together a small effort to promote Gov. Gary Johnson at the 43rd Annual DC Smoke-In ( http://smoke-in.org ) Rally

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INTENSE: Death in Combat (Video)

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INTENSE: Death in Combat (Video)

by Sard

You know, our God-Blessed military has been involved in over 10 years of continuous combat operations, while Obama--the C-n-C--is more worried about "gays in the military"--no offense "gays." BTW, gay-pride oreos are now available (lots of creamy filling ... *snicker*).

So, I thought I'd post a riveting video about REAL combat. See, soldiers have guns--they should be well-trained--but there is NO guarantee.

The following video is over 45 minutes, but I guarantee, if you give a f*ck about human life, it should "move" you.

For over 40 years, there has been a war in Colombia between FARC rebels and the Colombian Army. The war has, for all intents and purposes, turned into a "War on Drugs"--financed by the USA. For crying out loud, I could not think of a more nebulous strategy than a "War on Drugs"--which will never end, in my opinion.

Anyway, I digress ... in the following video you will see a French journalist embedded with Colombian Army commandos. He was captured and was shot in the arm during the engagement with FARC forces. The Columbian Army sergeant assigned to protect said journalist was KIA in the field--all captured on film.

Remember, our warriors who deal with this sort of terror and fear EVERY DAY. And, once again, for what?

Don't get me wrong! I want us to ANNIHILATE and CRUSH our enemy, but when one has NO strategy, and NO clear definition of who your enemy is, it just goes on and on and on and on and on and on and and on ...

Related:

January, 2002: FARC Daisy Chain IED takes out Colombian Army Forces (WARNING: Graphic)

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DNC Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz Getting Booted | The Shark Tank

http://shark-tank.net/2012/06/24/dnc-chairwoman-wasserman-schultz-getting-booted/

DNC Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz Getting Booted

June 24, 2012 | Filed under: Florida Review | Posted by: Javier Manjarres

By Javier Manjarres

Back in April, the Shark Tank floated the likelihood that Democratic National Committee Chairwoman (DNC) Debbie Wasserman Schultz was perhaps on her way out as DNC Chairwoman. We now have learned that Wasserman Schultz will not be back as DNC Chairwoman after the November elections.

According to our source within the Democratic Party, who is also a close associate of Wasserman Schultz, the arrangements have already been made for her to leave DNC regardless if President Obama wins re-election or not.

This same source believes that Wasserman Schultz will be forced to resign behind closed doors and then stage a press event in which she tells Americans that her job as the DNC chair was a temporary one and that she is moving on with her congressional career.

The National Journal has also picked up on the fact that she is indeed getting the boot from Obama-

When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida was tapped last year to lead the Democratic National Committee, it seemed like the latest ascension for a fast-rising star destined for even higher positions. Some stumbles and an apparent falling out of favor with the White House had changed that calculus. Now it looks like it could be changing again. -National Journal

In the same National Journal article it also states that Wasserman Schultz could eventually wind up as Speaker of the House were the Democrats ever to regain control and if former Speaker Pelosi were not to seek the position again. The Shark Tank first joked about this possibility back on May 3rd when several members of Congress and their staffers divulged that there were whispers coming out from the Democrat side of the aisle pertaining to this.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi could very well regain the helm as Speaker of the House. But what about the possibility of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz becoming the next Speaker? -(Source-DWS or Pelosi, The Next Probable Speaker of the U.S. House)

But Obama's reelection chances are hanging by a thread and Wasserman Schultz's polarizing demeanor has turned into more of a liability for the President than an asset.

Wasserman Schultz was recently cancelled from speaking about U.S.-Israeli relations at the Temple Israel Synagogue in North Miami after the backlash she and the Temple received for shunning the founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Mr. Stanley Tate. Tate, who coincidentally endorsed Wasserman Schultz's Republican opponent, Karen Harrington, was going to address the congregation after Wasserman Schultz spoke, but Temple officials squashed Tate's plans. (Source-Temple Israel)

The controversy dragged on for a long week, as the Temple was temporarily forced to shut down their phones due to the amount of angry phone calls they received about the controversial speaking engagement. One interesting point about the incident is that Temple Israel's President Ben Kuehne, who was at the center of this controversy did not run for reelection to the post. Temple Israel will be installing a newly elected President next month. Tate, who subsequently resigned from the Temple said that he is "not going back until the Rabbi is gone."

Reminder: Supreme Court's epic ruling on health care reform: real-time reaction this Thursday (June 28)

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Thursday, June 28, 2012
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This event will be livestreamed.

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John Barrasso, Chairman of U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee (R-Wyo.)

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James C. Capretta, AEI and Ethics and Public Policy Center

Thomas M. Christina, Ogletree Deakins

Thomas P. Miller, AEI

Tevi Troy, Hudson Institute

On Thursday morning, June 28, the Supreme Court will issue its ruling on several constitutional law challenges to the Affordable Care Act. At this event, AEI scholars and legal analysts will provide real-time reactions to the decision and offer prescriptions for what should come next in health policy reform. Three of the panelists, Thomas P. Miller, James C. Capretta and Thomas M. Christina, were instrumental in the filing of an amicus brief about severability filed before the Court, which was cited by Justice Samuel Alito during oral arguments.

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A road map from the court's ruling to real reform

Why the (un)Affordable Care Act should be repealed and replaced

Thomas P. Miller, Grace-Marie Turner, and James C. Capretta | The American Journal of Medicine

April 25, 2012