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There will be no more privacy then... " Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail,...Example of Ad Monopoly in San Francisco That Has Destroyed Once Positive Comm...
When BART/MUNI Stations (and other public locations and thoroughfares) were first designed and 'sold' to us we were promised ample space for local ads, public service announcements, etc. and some corporate advertising. A reflection of widespread...
Orwell at 104
"It's the birthday of the novelist and essayist George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair in Bengal, India (1903). He came from a middle class family, but managed to win a scholarship to a distinguished boarding school,... Police chief slams 'Orwellian' CCTV
"A senior police officer has warned that the proliferation of CCTV cameras risks creating an "Orwellian" society. (Advertisement) Ian Readhead, Deputy Chief Constable of Hampshire Police, said he did not want to live in a country with surveillance on every street corner. He...Nine Inch Nails Goes Deep with Marketing Campaign
Trent Reznor, the brains behind Nine Inch Nails, is utilizing the interactive nature of the web to challenge his fans to piece together his concept album. Brilliant. Can marketing work as a game? Only if it works! "Trent Reznor could have just given a few interviews to...Windows Search Results transmitting data over the internet... (Old News???)
Windows Search Results transmitting data over the internet...Unh huh, I don't generally use Windows Search... today while online I experienced the same thing...The Clinton/Obama Apple Vid: A NowPublic Round-Up
One of our NowPublic contributors was one of the first web sources to break the story about the unmasking of the creator of the YouTube video depicting Hillary Clinton as Big Brother. Today the blogosphere is alight...'Big brother' surveillance makes waves in Sweden
"A far-reaching wiretapping programme proposed by Sweden's government to defend against foreign threats, including monitoring emails and telephone calls, has stirred up a fiery debate in the past few weeks, with... Homeland Security revives supersnoop
"Homeland Security officials are testing a supersnoop computer system that sifts through personal information on U.S. citizens to detect possible terrorist attacks, prompting concerns from lawmakers who have called... A Dissident Birthday
"It’s the birthday of Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, born in Kislovodsk, Russia (1918). He grew up a committed communist, and never questioned the party line. He even brought a copy of Das Kapital along on...Reading Dissident Web Sites
POLL ---- Who should be prevented from reading, or allowed to read, dissident web sites?Orwell Today
"Then came Hitler, the Spanish Civil War, etc. By the end of 1935 I had still failed to reach a firm decision. The Spanish war and other events in 1936-37 turned the scale and thereafter I knew where I stood. Every line of serious work that I have written..."Watching & Reading: Education is Never Free in the New US
"To track anti-American sentiment all you need is a $10 bucket of paint and a map of the globe. A quick look at the polling data shows that we don't have many supporters left. Take this dramatic example: six out of ten Iraqis favor attacks on US forces, and we liberated them."Video-Game Analytics Track Players' Behavior
"A video game software maker wants to look over your shoulder while you play, and the company is developing software that will monitor and analyze every move you make. Sound Orwellian? Some privacy advocates may think so, but the data revealed could help developers and...Orwellian Carnivore
"?You know, I don?t think there?s a single piece of meat in this stew. Looks like meat. Tastes like meat. It isn?t meat at all. Doubleplus good!? ~ George Orwell: 1984"
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