Ross Anderson has some new work: As mobile phone masts went up across the world’s jungles, savannas and mountains, so did poaching. Wildlife crime syndicates can not only coordinate better but can mine growing public data sets, often of geotagged images. Privacy matters for tigers, for snow leopards, for elephants and rhinos and even … Read More “Privacy for Tigers” »
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datacollection, naturalsecurity, privacy, Security technology
biologicalwarfare, naturalsecurity, Security technology
I have a soft spot for interesting biological security measures, especially by plants. I’ve used them as examples in several of my books. Here’s a new one: when tomato plants are attacked by caterpillars, they release a chemical that turns the caterpillars on each other: It’s common for caterpillars to eat each other when they’re … Read More “Tomato-Plant Security” »
academicpapers, naturalsecurity, Security technology, societalsecurity, violence
Interesting research in Nature. The article is behind a paywall, but here are five summaries of the research. Powered by WPeMatico