Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
Senate Votes To Let Military Detain Americans Indefinitely
December 1st, 2011Via: Huffington Post: The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial — prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat. The measure, part of the massive National Defense Authorization Act, was also opposed by civil libertarians on […]
U.S. Settles Suit Over Anthrax Attacks
November 30th, 2011Via: New York Times: The federal government has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the widow and children of the first person killed in the anthrax letter attacks of 2001, settling a lawsuit claiming that the Army did not adequately secure its supply of the deadly pathogen. The settlement with the family of Robert Stevens, […]
The Future of Airport Security: Thermal Lie-Detectors and Cloned Sniffer Dogs
November 27th, 2011Via: CNN: After the EU’s announcement that it will ban “backscatter” x-ray body scanners, airports may have to look harder at alternative security measures. From Bluetooth tracking to thermal lie-detector cameras, we take a glimpse into the weird and wonderful future of airport security. The check-point of the future Earlier this year, the International Air […]
China to Cancel College Majors That Don’t Pay
November 27th, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: Much like the U.S., China is aiming to address a problematic demographic that has recently emerged: a generation of jobless graduates. China’s solution to that problem, however, has some in the country scratching their heads. China’s Ministry of Education announced this week plans to phase out majors producing unemployable graduates, according […]
Internet Plague: Paid Shills in Comments
November 27th, 2011See, Undercover Researchers Expose Chinese Internet Water Army for more. Via: BBC: Trust in information on the web is being damaged by the huge numbers of people paid by companies to post comments online, say researchers. Fake posters can “poison” debate and make people unsure about who they can trust, the study suggests. Some firms […]
Australia: Immunize Children or Lose Benefits, Parents Told
November 26th, 2011Via: ABC: Parents who do not have their children fully immunised will be stripped of family tax benefits under a scheme announced by the Federal Government. The Government says 11 per cent of five-year-olds are not immunised and has announced a shake-up of the system which will take effect from July 1 next year. Under […]
Climategate 2.0 Emails
November 26th, 2011WattsUpWithThat Climategate 2 FOIA 2011 Searchable Database
Malls Track Shoppers with Cell Phone Surveillance Systems
November 23rd, 2011Via: CNN: Attention holiday shoppers: your cell phone may be tracked this year. Starting on Black Friday and running through New Year’s Day, two U.S. malls — Promenade Temecula in southern California and Short Pump Town Center in Richmond, Va. — will track guests’ movements by monitoring the signals from their cell phones. While the […]
As Egyptians Return to Tahrir Square, the Obama Administration Sides with the Military
November 21st, 2011Via: Salon: In the nine months since Hosni Mubarak stepped aside, the Egyptian military has monopolized political decision-making. The SCAF has broken its promise to lift or modify the Emergency Laws, which have been in place since 1981 and give the state sweeping powers to detain citizens and restrict free speech, even though repeal of […]
Member of Family Closely Linked to Eugenics Movement Makes Film Promoting, Among Other Things, Free Energy Technology from Aliens
November 10th, 2011Update: Impressions After Seeing the Film I saw Thrive and, on balance, I definitely recommend it. With regard to eugenics, my concern about Foster Gamble seems to have been a case of guilt by association. The film actually mentions eugenics. While it would have been nice to see some kind of disclosure about his family’s […]
