Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Federal Appeals Court Allows ACLU Challenge to Warrantless Wiretapping Law to Proceed
September 22nd, 2011Via: ACLU: In September 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the government’s request that all of the court’s judges rehear a lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging the FISA Amendments Act (FAA), a law that gives the executive branch virtually unchecked power to collect Americans’ international emails and telephone calls. […]
Atlanta Increases Surveillance of City
September 22nd, 2011I almost didn’t bother to read this one. I mean, there’s going to be more surveillance—thanks, Captain Obvious. But even I was taken aback by this one. Private CCTV cameras are feeding the “Video Integration Center.” Via: AJC: Plans to put Atlanta’s public spaces under camera surveillance will move forward this week with the opening […]
Feds Probe Possible ‘Arabic-Type’ Markings On Southwest Jets
September 22nd, 2011Watch out for those possible “Arabic-Type” markings! Someone queue the ghost of Bin Laden effect and the Theremin. Ready, and……… ACTION! Via: CBS – Los Angeles: Federal agencies were working with Southwest Airlines on Thursday to determine who has been vandalizing their aircraft with mysterious markings. KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman has learned that […]
Next Generation Hardware Specification Could Prevent Computers from Booting Linux
September 21st, 2011Update: Microsoft Responds Via: Microsoft: Who is in control? At the end of the day, the customer is in control of their PC. Microsoft’s philosophy is to provide customers with the best experience first, and allow them to make decisions themselves. We work with our OEM ecosystem to provide customers with this flexibility. The security […]
Rumsfeld Stripped of Immunity in Case Involving Torture of U.S. Citizens
September 21st, 2011Via: USC – Neon Tommy: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was stripped of immunity in a case involving the torture of two United States citizens. Two FBI informants, Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel, were detained and tortured by United States military personnel in Iraq in 2006. They filed suit against Former Secretary of Defense […]
More than 4.2 Million People Have U.S. Government Security Clearances
September 20th, 2011Ha. That’s about as many people with security clearances as the population of New Zealand. Via: Washington Post: More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals the population of metropolitan Washington. The number was disclosed in a new report that […]
Only Enterprise and Developers Can Bypass Windows Store for Metro Apps
September 19th, 2011“If Apple’s transitioning of OSX to an iOS-like experience is dumb, Microsoft wants to be dumber with Windows 8.” How long until both Microsoft and Apple require approval for software to run in their full operating systems? You think I’m nuts—and then it happens. Via: Ars Technica: Microsoft will restrict general distribution of Metro apps […]
Economic Collapse of Britain Entering New Phase: Famine
September 19th, 2011Via: Independent: Tens of thousands of benefits claimants will be referred to food banks by the Government, which is worried that many Britons face a stark choice: starvation or feeding themselves by begging or stealing. From tomorrow, jobcentres in England and Wales will refer the needy to charity-run food banks that will give them a […]
Bush’s Toronto Visit Cancelled
September 19th, 2011Via: Vetrans Today: This weeks appearance by former U.S. president George W. Bush at an event hosted by a local evangelical Christian university has been cancelled while the mainstream U.S. Media ignores the international embarrassment. The decision came Wednesday, the same day three former students launched a petition urging the university to cancel the speech. […]
Tony Blair Visited Libya to Lobby for JP Morgan
September 19th, 2011Via: Telegraph: A senior executive with the Libyan Investment Authority, the $70 billion fund used to invest the country’s oil money abroad, said Mr Blair was one of three prominent western businessmen who regularly dealt with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader. Saif al-Islam and his close aides oversaw the activities of the […]
