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I've mostly learned to ignore the loud and often obscene ads that litter the edges of my Gmail and Facebook accounts, but every so often the accuracy with which they pick up tags in my emails nabs my attention. ...39,000 innocent children on national DNA database
Britain is already the most spied on nation in the world having more CCTV cameras than any other country and now the population is systematically being DNA profiled by the government at any available...Man charged in rape, slaying of Florida girl, 6
"TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A man already in prison for burglary and stealing a car was charged Tuesday in the rape and slaying of a 6-year-old southwest Florida girl nearly two years ago, police said. ...
W. Va Group Says Digital Pictures Are "Mark Of The Beast"
In a story out of backwoods West Virginia, members of a small Christian group do no want their drivers license picture to be stored in a digital database because it is a "mark of the beast". The members of the... Pentagon to test unclassified alternative to Talon
The program known as Eguardian is slated to be tested in response to concerns about TALON and personal privacy. TALON, also known as Threat and Local Observation Notice, is maintained by the United States and used to... Controversial US spy office closed
Counterintelligence Field Activity office (Cifa) has been closed. It was created the office in 2002 by Rumsfeld in response to the September 11 attacks. "Cifa caused concern after a database... Viacom gives in to YouTube privacy concerns
An update on the ongoing legal battle between media giant Viacom and video behemoth Youtube: Viacom has backed off on its demand for usernames and IP addresses of infringing Youtubers; well, some of them,... Big Brother database recording ALL calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Britis...
Proposals for the British government to spy on all its citizens by recording all their telephone calls and every minute that they are on the internet have been dubbed a 'step too far'. This won't really improve...Big Brother database recording all our calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Br...
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,... U.S. Watch List Suggests Everyone's A Terrorist
The U.S. terrorist watch list now has more than one million names on it, according the ACLU. Just don't look too hard at who's on it -- you might find a few dead folks, the odd Nobel Peace prize winner, and maybe... The Developing Trend Of Selling naming Rights To Commercial Interests.
The specific locations may be in Ireland but I am sure that this problem, one of my "pet hates", is not confined to this country alone. In this instance my pet hate is the developing trend of selling naming rights to... Biometric ID Data Bases Lead To Terror Connections :: Symblogogy
"FBI agent Paul Shannon led a team sent to Afghanistan in 2001 to fingerprint and interview foreign fighters for a database of known or suspected terrorists. Here, he takes Saddam Hussein's prints after his...Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears
"NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's order to Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sparked an outcry on...eBay Responds to Privacy Busting Payment Legislation
"The global online auction giant eBay has responded to a frightening piece of legislation that will force retailers to report every transaction to the federal government, warning that it will "negatively impact individual Internet users, the growth...Yet Another Database: UK to Record Who Wants to Work with Kids
The UK government's information addiction is growing, with a database meant to score anyone who wants to work with under-18's. Aside from the oft-demonstrated fact that the UK is very clumsy with private data, the...
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