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Debunking the Google Earth Censorship Myth

I found this interesting enough to share with NP. Nothing more to add yet.""There's a persistent Web meme to the effect that Google obscures sensitive or top-secret locations in Google Maps and Google Earth at the insistence of national governments. A July IT Security article...

created by ifindtrends | 3 years ago
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Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes

Gov. Sarah Palin proves to be good to her friends and unforgiving to her enemies."Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes Heath Family, via Associated Press The Wasilla City Council, with Sarah Palin, the future governor and vice-presidential nominee, at the...

created by dunkelberg | 3 years ago
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Google, Get Offa My Street: Daily Mail

The Daily Mail has an article about Google Streets, with plenty of breathless language about privacy, though the article makes no reference to the surveillance culture in which the UK already lives."The internet...

created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Thai Police Interpol Pedophile 32-Year-Old Canadian

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Thai Police Interpol Pedophile 32-Year-Old Canadian

"BANGKOK, Thailand — An international manhunt for an alleged pedophile centered Tuesday on Thailand, where authorities said the suspect, 32-year-old Christopher Paul Neil of Canada, was believed to be at...

created by mpress | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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$100,000 Worth of Terrornoia: Airport X-rays for People

"Sure, it only takes a minute..." "Oh, if they can catch a bad guy with it then I guess it's OK..."No. It is not OK. It is invasive, pointless, and yet another milestone in terrornoia and bureaucrat-controlled security, where an airport is willing to even consider...

created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago
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Live in Style - The Fashionable Life of Beijing Youth

"The Chinese youth, especially the white collars in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, now form a fashion of seeking stylish life. To them, grace is something that needs guidance, since it connects with not individuals but social atmosphere. With times' development, the...