Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police
August 12th, 2015The countries that run ECHELON, the largest civilian communications surveillance program in the world, have developed unified standards for biometric identification. See how this might look in the future by looking at Iraq. That’s the beta testing phase for what’s in store for the rest of us. —Cryptogon, 2007 Via: New York Times: Facial recognition […]
The No Download List
August 8th, 2015Via: The Register: Software export controls are being applied to blacklisted people as well as countries: and these controls apply to routine security packages such as freebie antivirus scanning software, as well as more sensitive technologies, El Reg has concluded. We’ve come to this way of thinking after investigating why Reg reader Hasan Ali was […]
Idaho Sheriff Guarding U.S. Navy Veteran Against Federal Gun Confiscation
August 6th, 2015Via: AP: A group of residents in northern Idaho have lined outside a U.S. Navy veteran’s house to protest claims that federal officials are planning on confiscating the man’s weapons. Idaho Republican state Rep. Heather Scott says the Veteran Affairs office has sent a letter to John Arnold of Priest River warning him that he […]
Denver DA Charges Man with Jury Tampering for Handing Out Jury Nullification Flyers
August 6th, 2015Via: Denver Post: Denver prosecutors have charged a man with seven counts of jury tampering after they say he tried to influence jurors by passing out literature on jury nullification on Monday. Mark Iannicelli, 56, set up a small booth with a sign that said “Juror Info” in front of the city’s Lindsay-Flanigan Courthouse courthouse, […]
China to Plant Internet Police in Top Online Firms
August 5th, 2015Via: PC World: China’s control over the Internet is set to expand. In a bid to better police local websites, the country’s security forces are establishing offices at the biggest online firms in the country. The country’s Ministry of Public Security announced the new measures on Tuesday, at a time when authorities have been increasingly […]
Saudi Arabia May Go Broke Before the U.S. Oil Industry Buckles
August 5th, 2015No more Fed-Exing the Lamborghinis to London for oil changes? Via: Telegraph: If the oil futures market is correct, Saudi Arabia will start running into trouble within two years. It will be in existential crisis by the end of the decade. The contract price of US crude oil for delivery in December 2020 is currently […]
About 60 Donations Represent 1/3 of All ’16 Campaign Cash
August 2nd, 2015Via: AP: An Associated Press analysis of fundraising reports filed with federal regulators through Friday found that nearly 60 donations of a million dollars or more accounted for about a third of the more than $380 million brought in so far for the 2016 presidential election. Donors who gave at least $100,000 account for about […]
Britain: Chairman of the Lords Privileges and Conduct Committee Filmed Snorting Cocaine with Prostitutes
July 26th, 2015My guess is that any of these scum can get popped with honey pots at any time. More interesting than the fact that this stuff is happening is why does it ultimately becomes public? Via: BBC: Lord Sewel is facing a police inquiry after quitting as House of Lords deputy speaker over a video allegedly […]
The Military Built Another Multimillion-Dollar Building in Afghanistan That No One Used
July 20th, 2015Via: ProPublica: Unlike many buildings commissioned by the U.S. in Afghanistan, the new military warehouse facility in Kandahar was well built, an inspector general investigation concluded. There was, however, one glaring problem: no one was around to use the gleaming, $14.7 million complex. The four warehouses and an administration building were empty, because the intended […]
Blood & Fog: The Military’s Germ Warfare Tests in San Francisco
July 10th, 2015Via: Discover: The Nuremberg Code was drafted in 1947 following the appalling revelations of human experimentation committed in Nazi concentration camps. The overarching goal of the Code was to establish a set of rules for the ethical conduct of research using human subjects, guaranteeing that the rights and welfare of such participants would be protected. […]
