Now Big Brother is REALLY watching you by Steve Elwart, www.wnd.com | November 21, 2012 “In a government-sponsored research project eerily reminiscent of the 2002 film “Minority Report,” the Army’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has partnered with Carnegie-Mellon … Continue reading →
12-Year-Old Girl Forced to Take Drug Test to Join Scrapbooking Club (http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/middle-schooler-forced-take-drug-test-join-scrapbooking-club) By Reason Foundation, www.opposingviews.com | September 24, 2012 M.K. v. the Delaware Valley School District staging.aclupa.org | American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania “Students required to consent to … Continue reading →
Hackers backdoor the human brain, successfully extract sensitive data by Sebastian Anthony, www.extremetech.com | August 17, 2012 “With a chilling hint of the not-so-distant future, researchers at the Usenix Security conference have demonstrated a zero-day vulnerability in your brain. Using … Continue reading →
Seattle Police set to launch infared capable drones Good article on the larger picture. Plenty of references. Irate crowd greets Seattle Police drone plan (http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/See-what-SPD-drones-look-like-3983169.php) As domestic use of drones grows, privacy advocates worry
Continue reading →Katie Deolloz & Andrea Hernandez – RFID Spy Chip Tracking in Schools www.redicecreations.com – October 2, 2012 “Katie Deolloz is a member of CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) and Colleague of Katherine Albrecht, a Privacy Expert and … Continue reading →
NRO successfully launches three satellites, with fourth in the wings www.gsnmagazine.com – August 10, 2012 “…The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the government organization that designs and operates intelligence-gathering surveillance satellites for policy makers and military forces…”
Continue reading →Proponents of Canada’s Online Spying Bill Still Trying to Justify Excessive Powers Electronic Frontier Foundation – www.eff.org – July 20, 2012 “Canada’s online surveillance bill may be on hold for now, but a recent news article confirms that a rather … Continue reading →
Achieving a Single View of the Citizen With Information Management (https://www.informationbuilders.com/sites/www.informationbuilders.com/files/pdf/about_us/whitepapers/single_view_citizen_wp_final.pdf) – www.informationbuilders.com Also: Achieving A Single View Of The Citizen – July 11, 2012 Because governments don’t have total control yet and can’t quite get every last drop out … Continue reading →
Three NSA Whistleblowers Back EFF’s Lawsuit Over Government’s Massive Spying Program Electronic Frontier Foundation – www.eff.org – July 2, 2012 “San Francisco – Three whistleblowers – all former employees of the National Security Agency (NSA) – have come forward to … Continue reading →
Supermarket spies: How the Government plans to use loyalty card data to snoop on the eating habits of 25million shoppers www.dailymail.co.uk – June 25, 2012 “People who buy too much alcohol, fatty foods or sugary drinks would be targeted with … Continue reading →