Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
REAL ID Zone Ahead
January 12th, 2008REAL ID is one false flag incident away from smooth sailing throughout the realm. It’ll be like that evil, re-animated Heinrich Himmler, twisted freak, shit for brains Chertoff says below: Citizens would love to have a REAL ID license… Via: CNN/AP: Residents of at least 17 states are suddenly stuck in the middle of a […]
Australia Joins China in Censoring the Internet
January 11th, 2008There will be optional, uncensored connections! Oh joy. I bet people who opt for the uncensored connections will have a great time with airport security. “Mr. Smith, your papers appear to be in order, however, we see here that you have opted for a connection to the Internet that has not been cleansed by the […]
ACLU Rips Plan to Track Students with RFID
January 9th, 2008Via: Guardian/AP: A tech company with ties to a school district plans to test a tracking system by putting computer chips on grade-schoolers’ backpacks, an experiment the ACLU ripped Monday as invasive and unnecessary. The pilot program set to start next week in the Middletown school district would have about 80 children put tags containing […]
New Power Meters in California Can Ration, or Cut Off Electricity by Remote Control
January 8th, 2008The Nanny State, for-the-children, technocratic control grid thermostat story doesn’t seem so bad, compared to the story below about the “new” new power meters that are being rolled out in California. The state is actually making asymmetric warfare much easier for those who will eventually try to fight. There will be a window of opportunity […]
California to Set Thermostats via Remote Control
January 6th, 2008What could possibly go wrong? For example, hackers will never figure out how to take control of these systems. Oh no. That won’t happen. * chuckle * Via: American Thinker: In the proposed revisions to Title 24 is the requirement for what is called a “programmable communicating thermostat” or PCT. Every new home and every […]
TSA “Behavioral Detection Officers” Looking for Face Criminals in U.S. Airports
January 3rd, 2008Via: Seattle Post Intelligencer: If a pair of Transportation Security Administration officers strolling by a Sea-Tac Airport ticket counter wish you happy holidays and ask where you’re traveling, it might be more than just Christmas spirit. Travelers at Sea-Tac and dozens of other major airports across America are being scrutinized by teams of TSA behavior-detection […]
RiverGlass
January 2nd, 2008I bet my nga.mil reader will click the link, and all the other spooks who finally started masking their IPs. Via: RiverGlass: Keeping pace with new data has emerged as the critical issue facing government intelligence operations. The variety and volume of incoming data and the responsibility to respond appropriately now more than exceeds the […]
How to Lose Your Job on Your Own Time
December 31st, 2007Via: New York Times: WERE Henry Ford brought back to life today, he would most likely be delighted by the Internet: the uninhibited way many people express themselves on the Web makes it easy to supervise the private lives of employees. In his day, the Ford Motor Company maintained a “Sociological Department” staffed with investigators […]
Australia’s Controversial National ID Program Hits the Dumpster
December 27th, 2007Via: Ars Technica: Opponents of Australia’s controversial Access Card received an early Christmas present earlier this month when the incoming Rudd Labor Government finally axed the controversial ID program. Had it been implemented, the Access Card program would have required Australians to present the smart card anytime they dealt with certain federal departments, including Medicare, […]
Police Begin Fingerprinting on Traffic Stops
December 24th, 2007See, the pigs need the biometric ID to protect you, to make sure they only issue bullshit revenue generating tickets to the right slaves. Why not just get the eye scan, ear lobe and gate recognition data too? Via: wbay: If you’re ticketed by Green Bay police, you’ll get more than a fine. You’ll get […]
