Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
British Government Must Delete the Genetic Profiles of Innocent People from DNA Database
December 6th, 2008Via: Guardian: The fingerprints and DNA samples of more than 857,000 innocent citizens who have been arrested or charged but never convicted of a criminal offence now face deletion from the national DNA database after a landmark ruling by the European court of human rights in Strasbourg. In one of their most strongly worded judgments […]
UK: Are Your Papers in Order? Police Given World War 2 Era Powers to Demand ID Without Needing Any Suspicion of a Crime
December 5th, 2008Via: Telegraph: Police and immigration officers will be able to stop Britons and demand they prove their identity under proposed sweeping new powers. Clauses in the draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill give state officials the power to make anyone who has ever entered the country, at any time, prove who they are without needing any […]
Exposure to Media Damages Children’s Long-Term Health
December 3rd, 2008Becky and I don’t have a TV, so what we’re doing with Owen is letting him see that there’s a TV at his grandparents’ house. The TV will be turned on for a few minutes with him in the room, and then we turn it off. We don’t want him to watch TV, but we […]
Ohio: Hungry? Turn In Your Guns, Get Food
December 3rd, 2008Via: Beacon Journal: Sponsors of the Goods for Guns program are hoping that the promise of a full belly will lure people to turn in their guns in exchange for $100 gift cards for Acme Fresh Markets. The dates for the program, Nov. 21 and 22, were strategically selected this year to coincide with Thanksgiving […]
Two Deaths Result from WalMart Stampede
November 28th, 2008Maybe I need a Zombie Uprising category. Via: Daily News: A worker died after being trampled and a woman miscarried when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island Wal-Mart Friday morning, witnesses said. The unidentified worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after […]
Americans’ Food Stamp Use Nears All-Time High
November 27th, 2008This may sound strange, but there’s a lot of opportunity at this stage of collapse. Gardening and food security issues might resonate with many more people now than in recent years. If you know someone who is on the verge of snapping out their trance, offer books, links, some seeds, or a hand. Additionally, I […]
She Who Measures
November 26th, 2008shewhomeasures.com: Research Credit: JH
UK: People who fail to tell the authorities of a change of address or amend other key personal details within three months will face fines of up to £1,000 per offense
November 25th, 2008Madness. Or comedy gold? The crazed fascist nature of this is over the top, but the sections that pertain to transgendered and homeless people are priceless. Via: Guardian: People who fail to tell the authorities of a change of address or amend other key personal details within three months will face civil penalty fines of […]
U.S. Taps Online Youth Groups to Fight Crime, Terrorism
November 25th, 2008Via: AFP: The US State Department announced plans on Monday to promote online youth groups as a new and powerful way to fight crime, political oppression and terrorism. Drawing inspiration from a movement against FARC rebels in Colombia, the State Department is joining forces with Facebook, Google, MTV, Howcast and others in New York City […]
Study: Unhappy People Watch More TV
November 18th, 2008I’ve noticed a profound link between poverty and TV. I don’t know if it’s a symptom of poverty or one of the possible causes of it, but poor people tend to watch a lot of TV. I don’t mean poor, in terms of intentionally choosing a low income lifestyle. I mean poor as in, broke, […]
