19/8/2010 – “Good morning, sir. You mustn’t cycle without a helmet ..” – YouTube – Police State EU – Children policing the public in Spain 11/8/2010 – WSU tries for CIA contract with skeletal identification 18/8/2010 – Iris Scanners Create … Continue reading →
Chip and pill: The hi-tech tablet that will text you when it’s time to take another dose (www.dailymail.co.uk, 14 August 2010) “The chips in the pills send signals to a patch attached to the patient’s shoulder when swallowed… “The system, … Continue reading →
Vending Machines Of The Future (www.myfoxny.com, 11 Aug 2010) “Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting with biometric vending machines that would allow a user to tie a credit card to their thumbprint…. “The machines include internally mounted cameras … Continue reading →
Value for value: Please support my efforts. Smart meters, an Electronics Weekly guide (www.electronicsweekly.com, May 19, 2009) This article is about U.K. plans and the potential applications of smart meters: “It is a meter with two-way communications, a consumer display, … Continue reading →
Victorians facing soaring bills could have power rationed (www.heraldsun.com.au, August 10, 2010) “VICTORIANS hit with soaring electricity bills could have their power rationed under a smart meter plan. “Some companies want to “choke” or restrict amounts delivered to homes to … Continue reading →
“Plans to install cameras on planes raise civil liberties alarms in UK” (Russia Today, YouTube.com) Britain looks into in-flight surveillance cameras (rt.com, August 10, 2010) “…conversations and movements monitored while they’re flying due to a European Union project going ahead. … Continue reading →
New ‘Serious Offence’ Language Includes Marijuana (Students For Sensible Drug Policy, www.cannabisculture.com, August 8, 2010) “The ‘Regulations Prescribing Certain Offences to be Serious Offences’ came into effect July 13, 2010, and was publically enacted by the Federal Government early in … Continue reading →
From May, Feds look to pounce on online misinformation (CP, ca.news.yahoo.com, May 23 2010) “The government is looking for ways to monitor online chatter about political issues and correct what it perceives as misinformation.”
Continue reading →Acquisition Enhances GE Global Smart Grid Software Solutions (http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2010/02/c7799.html) (www.newswire.ca, August 2, 2010) “GE (NYSE: GE) made a major step forward with its worldwide commitment to improve the ways we make, move and consume electricity with the acquisition of SNC-Lavalin’s … Continue reading →
The reviews are in – and they are not kind to Tony Clement (www.theglobeandmail.com, July 28, 2010) Census: Should it be mandatory? (www.cbc.ca, July 27, 2010) Industry Minister Tony Clement has taken the position that the long form census should … Continue reading →