Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
U.N. Calls for ‘Anti-Terror’ Internet Surveillance
October 24th, 2012Via: Cnet: United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of “internationally agreed framework for retention of data” is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries. The United Nations is calling for more surveillance of Internet users, saying it would help to investigate and prosecute terrorists. A 148-page report […]
DHS Moving X-ray Body Scanners from Large Airports to Smaller Ones
October 24th, 2012Via: CNBC: The Transportation Security Administration is removing full-body, X-ray scanners from major U.S. airports, and shipping them to less busy locations.
Supreme Court Terminates Warrantless Electronic Spying Case
October 20th, 2012Via: Wired: The Supreme Court closed a 6-year-old chapter Tuesday in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s bid to hold the nation’s telecoms liable for allegedly providing the National Security Agency with backdoors to eavesdrop, without warrants, on Americans’ electronic communications in violation of federal law. The justices, without comment, declined to review a lower court’s December […]
The Disney ‘Magic Band’
October 13th, 2012Via: ABC News: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is reportedly considering replacing paper tickets with electronic wrist bands for admission to its theme parks, based on a company filing with the Federal Communications Commission. Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts has filed an application with the FCC for a radio-frequency identification wrist band, as reported […]
UK: Draft Communications Bill — 19,000 Emails Against, 0 In Favor
October 12th, 2012Via: Computerworld: The distinction is that while in the case of that Bill opinion was fairly evenly divided, we have not seen a single email supporting the draft Communications Data Bill, or even agreeing that there may be a case for the security services and law enforcement agencies having greater access to communications data than […]
DHS Request for Information: ‘Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety’
October 11th, 2012Via: Federal Business Opportunities: The Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is the Department’s primary research and development arm. The S&T Directorate provides federal, state and local officials with the technology and capabilities to protect the homeland. The Directorate’s mission is to protect the homeland by providing Federal and local officials with state-of-the-art technology and other […]
Big Brother Invades Classrooms
October 10th, 2012Homeschool. Via: Salon: The RFID tag system popularly known as “Tag and Track” is being sold to schools system across the country by a variety of vendors, including AIM Truancy Solutions, ID Card Group and DataCard. In general, these systems consist of a school photo ID card affixed to a lanyard that is worn around […]
Florida School District Considers ‘Trash-Cams’ in Lunchrooms to Study Wasted Food
October 9th, 2012Via: NBC: Cafeteria trash cans in some Florida schools may soon be getting a high-tech makeover. After finding out that most of the fruits and vegetables on the school lunch menu ended up in the trash, school board members in the Lake County school district in central Florida are considering attaching cameras to school cafeteria […]
FTC Releases Redacted Google Privacy Report
October 5th, 2012Via: The Security Ledger: Google could tell you about its privacy practices except, well….they’re private. That’s the conclusion privacy advocates are drawing after the Federal Trade Commission took a black marker to an independent audit of the company’s privacy practices before releasing it to the group EPIC in response to a Freedom of Information Act […]
Britain: National ‘Virtual ID Card’ Scheme
October 4th, 2012Via: Independent: The Government will announce details this month of a controversial national identity scheme which will allow people to use their mobile phones and social media profiles as official identification documents for accessing public services. People wishing to apply for services ranging from tax credits to fishing licences and passports will be asked to […]
