Tag Archives: FBI

FaceBook acts as a de facto information gathering source for US intelligence agencies such as NSA, CIA and FBI. — [VIDEO]

More.

Posted in Ethics, Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Could the FBI seize InTrade’s domain name and kill the real-money prediction markets? — [SOLUTION]

- Pokerstars, Full Tilt & Absolute Poker shut down by FBI. SOLUTION: – Firefox Add-on ‘Undoes’ U.S. Government Domain Seizures. – MAFIAA Fire extension for FireFox. – Seized gambling sites should be added in their list.

Posted in Betting, Gambling, Information Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

J. Edgar Hoover asked the FBI to track Josephine Baker’s movements around the world because of a row she had in a NYC restaurant with a columnist who was Hoover’s best friend. – [VIDEO]

What a pig.

Posted in Ethics, History | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Did Bin Laden speculate on the US airline stock derivatives (shorting them) between September 6, 2001 (date when he learned the timing of the attacks), and September 11, 2001 (date of the 4 attacks)?

- Via Mat Fogarty of Xpree Unusual Option Market Activity and the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 – by Allen M. Poteshman – 2006 Options traders, corporate managers, security analysts, exchange officials, regulators, prosecutors, policy makers, and—at times—the public … Continue reading

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The information technology that caught Eliot Spitzer

Posted in Finance, Regulations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment