Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
FBI Wants to Move Hunt for Criminals Into Internet Backbone
April 26th, 2008In other words, FBI wants to look for “illegal activity” in the intercepts that the NSA is already collecting. Via: Ars Technica: I think legislation has to be developed that balances on one hand, the privacy rights of the individual who are receiving the information, but on the other hand, given the technology, the necessity […]
All Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Will Collect DNA from Every Person Arrested
April 17th, 2008Via: AP: The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency — a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about the privacy of innocent people. Using authority granted by Congress, the government also plans to collect DNA samples from foreigners who […]
Chip Can Detect Bird Flu
April 16th, 2008Via: PC Magazine: Europe ‘s top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics , said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans. The device, which functions as a mini laboratory on a chip, can screen and identify multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single diagnostic test within two hours, […]
Wal-Mart to Film Gun Sales
April 16th, 2008Via: Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world’s largest retailer, unveiled plans on Monday to film its gun sales in the United States and create a computerized log of purchases in a bid to stop guns falling into the wrong hands. Wal-Mart, which is the largest seller of firearms in the United States, agreed a 10-point […]
Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear
April 14th, 2008Must read… If you like the Horror genre. Via: Vanity Fair: Today, 37 years after PCB production ceased in Anniston, and after tons of contaminated soil have been removed to try to reclaim the site, the area around the old Monsanto plant remains one of the most polluted spots in the U.S. People in Anniston […]
U.S. Defense Contractor Found that a Single Compromised Windows Box had Been Secretly Siphoning Information to a Server in Mainland China for 18 Months
April 13th, 2008Via: Wired: The attackers relied on e-mails tempting the victim to open the attachments, in some cases by presenting them as résumés from job seekers. But when the target opened the attachment, the application would usually crash, while the embedded code covertly installed a keylogger and data-stealing software that scooped up documents anywhere on the […]
U.S. Government to Use Most Advanced Spy Technology Against Americans
April 13th, 2008And you thought the Google van in your driveway was bad!? Look up and wave at the birdy. Via: Washington Post: The Bush administration said yesterday that it plans to start using the nation’s most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon, rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea’s legal authority. Homeland Security Secretary […]
UK: Anti-Terror Laws Used to Place Family Under Surveillance so Council Could Verify School Enrollment Statements
April 11th, 2008Via: Sleaford Standard: Poole Borough Council has admitted it spied on a family using laws passed to track criminals and terrorists to find out if they were lying about living in a school catchment area. The couple and their three children were put under surveillance without their knowledge for more than two weeks using powers […]
Warning: Google Is In Your Driveway
April 8th, 2008Via: The Smoking Gun: Faced with a lawsuit by a Pittsburgh couple who claims that their privacy was invaded by Google’s “Street View” mapping technology, the search giant has removed images of the family’s home from its servers. Several photos of the Oakridge Lane home of Aaron and Christine Boring have been yanked from Google […]
Wired: Do We Have a Right to “Mental Privacy”?
April 8th, 2008The point is moot since the average person’s mind has already been destroyed and filled with nonsense. The tech that’s coming will be targeted at those of us who are trying to feign ignorance, obedience and apathy in order avoid being branded as a thought criminal. But even then… Why? The U.S. Government already has […]
