Phone company cuts off FBI wiretap for unpaid bill

A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a U.S. government audit released on Thursday.

An audit uncovered that a wiretap under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which governs electronic spying in terrorism and intelligence cases, was disrupted due to an overdue bill."

[via Reuters]

EU Set to Drop Apple Antitrust Case

The European Commission is expected to conclude an antitrust case against Apple Inc. and record companies over allegations of unfair pricing and distribution of online music by tomorrow, according to people familiar with the matter.

[via The Wall Street Journal]

Dear Diary, - semacode t-shirts

The second student project presented from Paul Notzold's Me & My Mobile class at Parsons the New School for Design is by Julia Vallera, called Dear Diary,. Julia has created semacode t-shirts with entries from her diary that people can purchase and wear in public. She will also make custom shirts with your own diary entry. http://juliavallera.com/diary.html.

In her own words: All the QR codes used in this project are excerpts from my diary. I printed them on tee shirts and bags knowing they would be seen by hundreds of people. The idea of presenting something as private as a diary to the public in a code that requires specific technology to read is a contradiction. The message here is still private to a certain level, but presented in a very public way.

Other Me & My Mobile project so far: - Bu.je.mu

Bu.je.mu: A Student project from Paul Notzold's "All things mobile phone" class

Bu.je.mu is a project created by Kimba Kerner & Yudi Rusdia for Paul Notzold's all things mobile phone class, Me & My Mobile, at Parsons the New School for Design, in the Design and Technology program.

It offers to bring different religions together in the form of advice from spiritual advisors Buddha, Jesus, and Mohammed. The project allows people to experience what these three religions have to say about different issues.

From May 30th til June 6th, you can get advice on your most pressing questions by simply sending an SMS to +1-646-238-1806.

The answer can be be from any of the three religious figures and it may not be what you expect.