Lone Iguana

Staying safe in a dangerous world.

  • Reverse Geocache

    Arduino forum member RickP made this “reverse geocache” from a French army medical box. I love the nixie tube display and the fact that it looks like something from a spy movie. The box only opens at the right GPS coordinates, and is trackable on geocaching.com. He uses an Arduino, a GPS sensor, and a trio of nixie tubes,…

  • Tarzan, Cameras and Gunfights [Link Roundup]

    Putting a Private Detective in Your Laptop – NYTimes.com How to Yell Like Tarzan | The Art of Manliness What’s the best way you’ve “cheated the system?” : AskReddit Logitech Alert Security Cameras: Keep Watch From Anywhere Spy Versus Spies Caller ID Spoofing Gets Outlawed Putting a Private Detective in Your Laptop – NYTimes.com Rules…

  • How to Communicate if Your Government Shuts Down the Internet

    With Egypt shutting down the internet to control the recent protests and talk of an internet “kill switch” in the US, it might be a good idea to take a look at this Wired How-to Wiki article. Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on…

  • The Deadliest Weapon [Watch]

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  • A Cryptography Short Film [Watch]

    The Thomas Beale Cipher from Andrew S Allen on Vimeo. Subscribe: RSS | Twitter | Email

  • Protect Yourself Against Warrantless Mobile Phone Searches

    As a result of recent court cases, it is now legal in California and some other areas of the United States for law enforcement officers to search your cell phone upon arrest without a warrant. An article on Ars Technica provides an explanation of the law and instructions and tips for securing your phone and…

  • Wikileaks, Garages and Prisons [Link Roundup]

    The Amazing Story of California’s Greatest Cat Burglar: Critical Eye : Details Confessed Spy Convicted of Exporting U.S. Crypto Gear to China 5 Ways Your Gadgets are Used to Spy on You How to Unlock Your Garage Door from the Outside (and How to Prevent It) WikiLeaks and Julian Paul Assange : The New Yorker…

  • The Latest Issue of WIRED.

    If you love Lone Iguana, go download/purchase the latest issue of WIRED. It’s their special “dark side” issue, with articles on deception, crime and everything else that you’d want on Lone Iguana. Here are just a few highlights: I Am the Market: How to Smuggle Cocaine The World Wide Website of Ricky Jay The Official…

  • You Can Buy Jason Bourne’s Pencil, But You Can’t Kill Anyone With It

    By far, the most popular post on Lone Iguana is the guide to becoming Jason Bourne, a complete analysis of the films. And the most popular item folks click on is the pencil Bourne uses in The Bourne Supremacy. It’s the rOtring 600 Mechanical Pencil, 0.5 mm. Perfect for crossing names off your list.

  • How to Crack a Credit Card Number

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