Local Banks Branches Implement Dress Code for Customers

"Local Banks Branches Implement Dress Code for Customers""The surveillance cameras at your local bank may be trained on potential robbers but now many branches want all customers to make sure tellers can see their...

Data-Mining for Terrorists Not 'Feasible,' DHS-Funded Study Finds

Homeland Security report finds datamining isn't feasible for catching "terrorists"."The government should not be building predictive data-mining programs systems that attempt to figure out who among millions is a terrorist, a privacy and terrorism commission funded by...

The history of a private investigator (2 part article)

In 1833 a French soldier called Eugène François Vidocq, a French soldier, criminal and privateer, founded the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie" (Office of Intelligence) and hired ex-convicts. ...

Private Investigators - Now a common and recognised industry...

Many years ago private investigators were very uncommon / unheard of and people just simply dealt with their issues as best as possible... The industry itself intrigues many people due to lack of understanding etc (also myself at times) and indeed once when chatting to a...

Private Investigators - Now a common and recognised industry...

Many years ago private investigators were very uncommon / unheard of and people just simply dealt with their issues as best as possible... The industry itself intrigues many people due to lack of understanding etc (also myself at times) and indeed once when chatting to a...

Report: Skype service in China recording, censoring messages

"TOM-Skype, eBay's joint venture in China, is recording customer text chats and censoring them if they contain certain keywords related to topics the government deems objectionable, according to a report released on...

THE PARALLEL INTERNET: Is Big Brother Screening (Censoring) Political Blogs?

BLOGGER'S PREFACE: I often post to The Washington Post's "The Fix" political blog.  The following would not post last night.  After three attempts, I received a full-screen message that my post was "being held for approval by the blog owner."  I believe this...

Internet group sues US govt for electronic eavesdropping

George Bush has been spying emails and other electronic data to check on the war on terror. But now an american non profit organisation Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush and other senior members of his...

A Face-Finding Search Engine

If you ever forget what you look like, you'll be able to google yourself"Today there are more low-quality video cameras--surveillance and traffic cameras, cell-phone cameras and webcams--than ever before. But modern search engines can't identify objects very reliably in...

Ron Paul Speaks in Front of 9,000 In Minneapolis

US Republican Ron Paul didn't just speak in front of a crowd of 9,000+ people, he blasted the Republican Party for ignoring important issues like deficit spending and civil liberties. ""If we are Republicans and we...

US, Venezuela increasingly at odds on drugs

" 2008-09-02 03:18:05 - CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez's insistence that Venezuela doesn't need U.S. help in fighting drug trafficking is raising diplomatic tensions as American officials warn of a...

9/11 Truth, Part 8 of 11: 9/11 Aftermath and Anthrax; Subverted Rights, Endle...

Article by Erik Larson, work in progress; suggestions and links welcomeThis article is an overview of some of the ways in which 9/11 has been used; manipulating public fears and understanding, increasing military...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Why "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?" is wrong

I saw this while I was strolling through reddit, this is a great article for the next time someone says: "If you've got nothing to hide, why do you care if someone is watching?""Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with...

UK: Just in Case You Ever Commit a Crime, We Want Your DNA NOW.

This is the original headline: "573,639: The disturbing number of Britons with no criminal record but now registered on Labour’s DNA database". This figure includes 40,000 innocent children."Before 2001, the police...

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