Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
UK: Ministers Plan ‘Big Brother’ Police Powers
February 4th, 2007Via: Telegraph: A swathe of controversial “Big Brother” style crime-fighting techniques are to be introduced by the Government under the cover of the 2012 London Olympics, a leaked memo has revealed. The document, drawn up by officials at the Home Office and sent to 10 Downing Street, paves the way for a much wider use […]
U.S. Plans to ‘Fight the Net’
January 31st, 2007Oh what a difference a decade makes. A little less that that, in this case. In 1995, when I first suggested to a professor that net centric warfare would become a core military competency, right along with rockets, rifles and bombs, I got a bit of a laugh. He let me write my paper anyway. […]
FBI Takes Page from NSA Handbook
January 31st, 2007Via: zdnet: The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed. Instead of recording only what a particular suspect is doing, agents conducting investigations appear to be assembling the activities of thousands of Internet users at a time into massive […]
X-Ray Cameras ‘Plan for Lampposts’
January 29th, 2007How do you top the security cameras to watch the speed cameras story? Do you really want to know? Via: Telegraph: Airport-style x-ray cameras which see through clothes, could be installed on street lampposts in a bid to combat terrorism, it was claimed last night. The measure was suggested in a memo sent last week […]
Life on the Plantation: Biometric Scanners Going Mainstream
January 26th, 2007Via: Reuters: Every morning Dennis Colson, a surveyor at New York City’s Department of Design and Construction, begins his work day by placing his hand on a scanner to log his time and attendance at the office. The use of hand geometry and other biometric data, like facial and iris recognition, is not new — […]
Military and CIA Expand Surveillance of Americans
January 13th, 2007Is Counterintelligence Field Activity (cifa.mil) tasked with maintaining the master shit list? Compartmentalization, and hiding the budget for the activity, would probably be easier for the military than it would be for any of the civilian agencies. Interestingly, cifa.mil is one of the few military domains that hasn’t blocked access to Cryptogon. NSA, NGA, DARPA […]
Microsoft Vista Developed with Help from U.S. National Security Agency
January 9th, 2007What exactly did NSA do for Microsoft? Well, that can’t be disclosed… Apple, Novell and other companies routinely request and get assistance from NSA… I almost fell out of my chair after I read this one. I was mumbling things. My wife was asking, “What? What’s that, Honey? Microsoft, did what?” Via: Washington Post, full […]
Britons to be Scanned for FBI Database
January 9th, 2007And then it was too late… Via: Guardian: Millions of Britons who visit the United States are to have their fingerprints stored on the FBI database alongside those of criminals, in a move that has outraged civil rights groups. The Observer has established that under new plans to combat terrorism, the US government will demand […]
U.S. Government Can Open Your Mail Without a Warrant
January 4th, 2007Via: Seattle Times: President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant. Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open mail under emergency conditions, contrary to existing law and […]
U.S. ‘Licence to Snoop’ on British Air Travellers
January 1st, 2007Via: Telegraph: Britons flying to America could have their credit card and email accounts inspected by the United States authorities following a deal struck by Brussels and Washington. By using a credit card to book a flight, passengers face having other transactions on the card inspected by the American authorities. Providing an email address to […]
