Satellite-Surveillance Program to Begin Despite Privacy Concerns

What's wrong with having "assurance that NAO operations will comply with applicable laws and privacy and civil liberties standards"? If our public servants have nothing to hide, they shouldn't mind the People and the law maintaining oversight."WASHINGTON -- The Department of...

Will NSG finally seal N-deal in India's favour? (updated)

There is great expectation in New Delhi over the final decision of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over an India waiver. A favouranle decision is seen as the removal of yet another obstacle to the US-India...

BAE in £2bn MoD ammunition deal

"BAE Systems has signed a 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply the UK armed forces with small arms and medium-calibre ammunition. It also includes mortar bombs, tank, artillery and naval gun shells, but not weapons such as guided missiles. The contract...

India gets good response on US nuclear deal from IAEA members at NAM

" India gets good response from NSG, IAEA members at NAM -   AgenciesPosted online: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 09:30:07Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 09:30:07 Print Email To Editor Post Comments Tehran, July 30: India has...

Australia ire over chef's f-words

"Australia ire over chef's f-words Ramsay is notorious for his expletive-filled tirades The oaths and expletives for which colourful British TV...

Clone farm cows born in Britain: How long before their meat and milk is on sa...

" Their mother is a clone – created in a U.S. laboratory with cells taken from the ear of a prize-winning animal. Meat or milk from the calves, flown into Britain as frozen embryos and implanted into a...

Wal-Mart agrees to tighten rules on firearm sales

Good news for anti-gun lobbyists--the largest American seller of firearms has agreed to tighten controls on the sale of guns."Campaigners pressing for tougher controls on the sale of guns in the US notched up a...

America's Hackable Backbone

Scott Lunsford, a researcher for IBM's Internet Security Systems offered to test the vulnerabilities for potential access of a nuclear power plant's network via the internet. The plants owner told Lunsford that...

Australia's uranium mines The Indian exception

"WHAT Australia's outback deserts lack in water they make up for in uranium. They contain almost 40% of the world's known low-cost reserves of the nuclear fuel. It is big business for Australia: exploration...

Amp'd Mobile Faces $100,000 Fine over Lax Data Safety

This actually took place the other week and slipped below my radar, but is still to be resolved. "The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $100,000 fine against Amp'd Mobile Inc., the wireless phone company aimed at the youth market, for failing to protect...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Further consultation on HMRC criminal investigation powers

"A consultation document setting out how the Government proposes to update HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) criminal investigation powers and accompanying safeguards is published today. The consultation is the latest stage of HMRC's work to modernise its powers, deterrents...

What's new?

Find out what's new in relation to New releases from HM Customs & Excise. Image Source : hmrc.gov.uk

Freeze, iPod User!

"Ever taped or PVRed a show so that you can watch it later, otherwise known as time shifting? Or ripped a CD so you could listen to it on your MP3 player, called format shifting? With changes to Canada’s copyright laws expected as early as next month, these mundane 21st...

FINANCE: Banks Adopt Fortified Green Principles

Dozens of commercial banks and lenders, including global heavyweights like Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Standard Chartered, signed an updated set of environmental and social safeguards on Thursday that binds them to shoulder more responsible lending in the future.

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