Who Owns the Rights to Your Privacy; Your Digital Trail?

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,...

Government black boxes will 'collect every email'

"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...

More Police Power for FBI October 1st

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...

“WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”

"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...

'Environmental volunteers' will be encouraged to spy on their neighbours

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...

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...

Big Brother for freelance slackers

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...

George Orwell starts a blog

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...

1,000 ways for Brown’s state inspectors to enter homes across Reading

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...

'Big Brother' snooping law stirs outrage in Sweden

" 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...

"Deadliest Catch" Strays From Reality

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,...

Oh (big) brother: Toronto intersection cameras to quadruple

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...

Big Brother is getting even bigger with the help of the Bigger Brother

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. Here...

Scottish police use YouTube to track down speeders

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 Sam & Amanda From Big Brother In London

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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