Computer and Security Student Association

A newly published study by Britain’s data protection regulatory agency found that more than one in 10 second-hand hard drives being sold online contain recoverable personal information from the original owner. “Many people will presume that pressing the delete button on a computer file means that it is gone forever. However this information can easily be recovered,” Britain’s Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said in a statement. In all, the research found 34,000 files containing personal or corporate information were recovered from the devices. Along with the study, a survey revealed that 65% of people hand down their old PC, laptop and cell phones to others. One in ten of those people who disposed of their old devices, left all their data on them. The British government also offered new guidelines for ensuring devices are properly wiped of data.

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Have you guys played any of the Deus Ex games? if so you would know all about augmentations. This technology seems years and years in the future, but it may be closer than you think.

Professor Kevin Warwick, from the University of Reading (a uni in the uk) has been doing research into the feild of Cybernetics and biomedical engineering and been trialing this technology on himself.

During Project 1 he placed a chip in his arm and was able to control lights, eletronic doors and the like. During Project 2 he successfully controlled an artificial hand and had a chip implanted in his wife to comunicate telepathically.  This is some interesting stuff.

To read more more visit http://www.kevinwarwick.com/Cyborg1.htm   or google  Project Cyborg