Daniel Casciato

Update: On August 5, 2008, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release announcing the indictments of eleven defendants in what is believed to be the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted by the DOJ. It states that the co-conspirators “obtained the credit and debit card numbers by ‘wardriving’ and hacking into the wireless […]

One of the nation’s largest correctional institutions is spending $3.3 million to install an RFID inmate tracking system to track and monitor over 2,000 of its inmates—making it the largest installation of RFID technology to track and monitor people anywhere in the world. According to the president of the company installing the tracking system, the […]

With Wi-Fi hotpots proliferating in cities and towns everywhere, a new class of workers has emerged. Today, more people are running their professional lives from cafes and hotspots as neo-bedouins—named after Arab nomads who wander the desert. Unlike many of their itinerant counterparts, Richard and Angela Hoy of Bangor, Maine, exemplify how a bedouin lifestyle […]

Uber-mobile bedouins rely on Wi-Fi to get their work done. Here, we share a comprehensive list of their favorite tools–from software to laptops and accessories–for working from public hotspots. As a freelance Web designer who runs ClickNathan.com, Nathan Swartz’s laptop is his office and his workplace is local cafés. Mobile workers like Swartz, known as […]

“I’m a global nomad, a road warrior type of executive, who regularly travels and uses all types of technology to get my work done,” said Abramson, who manages a staff of 15 employees, all of whom also work virtually. “My job takes me all over the world, either meeting with clients, or attending conferences and […]