Collective Intelligence is an emerging field that analyzes data gathered from the increasing number of sources that store and track information about people's movements and habits; cell phone calls, GPS units,...
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"Internet "black boxes" will be used to collect every email and web visit in the UK under the Government's plans for a giant "big brother" database, The Independent has learnt. Home Office officials have told senior figures from the internet...
Civil liberties groups have expressed concern over new legislation scheduled to go into effect October 1, 2008, which will provide the FBI much wider powers for investigating American citizens under the umbrella of Homaland Security. " Proposed new FBI rules draw...
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"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind" - George Orwell WAR IS PEACE Oceania (commonly called the US...
When a citizen sees some other citizen do something wrong - like dropping litter - one might expect them tp perhaps mention it to the offender. "Excuse me but you've dropped this paper" - or if they were to...
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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...
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Freelancers are sometimes envied for late breakfasts, all-day pyjama-fests, and other work-at-home delights, but as the Globe and Mail reports today, there's a website raining on the parade.It's called oDesk.com, and it connects freelancers with employers for one-off...
Beginning next week, the personal diary of George Orwell is going online. The entries will be posted on the same date as they were written during the buildup and outbreak of WWII. Orwell remains one of...
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Rob Wilson expresses concern at the unchecked state powers of intrusionRob Wilson MP expressed grave concern today at the news that Government and town hall inspectors now have over 1,000 powers which allow...
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" Sweeping new powers under which the Swedish security services can monitor private phone calls, e-mails and text messages are expected to come into force this week under legislation that has prompted outrage in the country. Politicians, businesses, privacy campaigners and...
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Whether it's ANTM, Survivor, Big Brother, Man vs. Wild, Hell's Kitchen, Flavor of Love, or Deadliest Catch, the catch is that reality television never depicts reality.It is highly edited, produced, fabricated,...
Looks like Torontonians can expect a surge in intersection cameras and traffic fines soon."The growth of red-light cameras on Toronto streets got the green light from a council committee yesterday.If approved by...
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Trawling through some past stories from the DAILY MAIL online ( UK ) I found this ! The words " WTF " came to mind and then started wondering how many of these underfunded organizations can afford to pay for info from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
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Be careful what you put up on YouTube, because the police could be watching. At least, that is if you're speeding in Scotland, where police have been monitoring the internet in a campaign to crack down on reckless driving.
Not only do the videos serve as evidence of moving...
Twincreadable Twins Sam & Amanda in the Plaza in London's Oxford Street today. In Big Brother the twins are 18 & Student's from Manchester. Often called 'Pink & Perky' with a new song called...
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