Archive for December, 2006
FBI Uses Mobile Phones for Audio Surveillance – Even When Phones Are Off
December 3rd, 2006Via Slashdot: We already knew the FBI can secretly listen in to car conversations by activating microphones of systems like OnStar. A new Mafia court case suggests that the FBI can do the same thing to cell phones. The judge’s opinion and some background information are available for reading online. The most disturbing thing? According […]
Biometric ATMs for Illiterate Indian Slum Dwellers
December 3rd, 2006Via MSN/Financial Times: Citigroup is rolling out a network of biometric automatic cash machines aimed at illiterate Indian slum dwellers, using the latest technology to woo the country’s millions of “unbanked” poor. The machines will recognise account holders’ thumbprints, eliminating the need for a personal identification number, and will have colour-coded screen instructions and voiceovers […]
Bush to Announce “Orbital Battle Station”???
December 2nd, 2006There’s no confirmation of this Pajamas Media story anywhere yet, but let the “Death Star” jokes commence anway: …sources inside the missile-defense community tell Pajamas Media that the Bush administration is planning to ask Congress to begin funding development of an “orbital battle station.†With these key developments, 2007 is set to be the biggest […]
Lou Dobbs: North American Union Orwellian Brave New World
December 2nd, 2006After you watch this Lou Dobbs piece, check out the new Visa commercial. People who use cash cause the machine to break down! Trouble makers. Terrorists?
Feds Back Off Mandatory Livestock Registration – For Now
December 1st, 2006Good news? Maybe. Maybe not. My guess is that this will be back with a vengeance, and slammed through VERY fast under the guise of an “emergency”. The system will be up and running on a voluntary basis. After the “emergency” it’s just a flick of the president’s pen to make it mandatory. The hissing, […]
U.S. Warns Financial Firms of Al Qaeda Threat
December 1st, 2006On 8/25/2004, I wrote: I wouldn’t be surprised if critical network infrastructure was physically destroyed. The global economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. When the macro-scale looting has finally run its course, and the collapse is imminent, why no provide an excellent excuse for the collapse?Take away the flow of information and you […]
