published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-10-21 09:46
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced the human rights record of the US, citing maltreatment of children, breach of privacy, police brutality, secret jails and freedom of expression issues.
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-10-01 09:06
Australian security and law enforcement agencies are world leaders in telecommunications interception and data access and like most successful industries, they want more. Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon is canvassing a further expansion of surveillance powers, most controversially a requirement that telecommunications and internet service providers retain at least two years of data for access by government agencies.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2012-02-19 22:25
The British government is to exert more control over the public by storing the details of British people’s communications including every phone call, text message and email.
published by Heydrich on Mon, 2011-12-26 07:22
Big publishers in music, video, and text are bribing Congress to pass a new wave of “anti-piracy” legislation that – if they succeed -- will have a chilling effect on the Internet.
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2011-10-26 09:27
The two European politicians behind the Declaration, which seeks to extend the already intrusive Data Retention Directive, were Tiziano Motti and Anna Zaborska. Motti now wants to go even further by monitoring and storing all Internet activity in the European Union.
published by Heydrich on Tue, 2011-09-13 03:03
Worried about running up massive student loan debt at college?
published by andie531 on Mon, 2011-08-01 19:09
The House Judiciary Committee just voted 19 to 10 to recommend passage of H.R. 1981. That bill contains a mandatory data retention provision that would require your Internet service providers to retain 12 months' worth of personal information that could be used to identify what web sites you visit and what content you post online. In other news, anti-stalking laws are being used to quell criticism of public figures.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2011-07-09 11:20
The European parliament backed Wednesday the deployment of body scanners at airports, but on condition that travelers have the right to refuse to walk through the controversial machines.
European lawmakers gave their conditional support in a show of raised hands a day before the European Commission decides whether to authorise states in the 27-nation European Union to use body scanners at airport security checkpoints.
The parliament has the power to overturn the decision within three months.
published by andie531 on Sun, 2011-01-23 21:06
It's been described as Israel's 'big ears'. A huge facility where it's claimed phone calls and e-mails from all across the Middle East and beyond, can be monitored for intelligence. Hidden from prying eyes for decades in the desert, it's become a focus for investigative journalists.
published by andie531 on Sun, 2010-12-26 02:03
Brian Kennish worked at Google for seven years...Near the end of his stint at Google, Kennish developed a browser extension for Chrome called Facebook Disconnect. The software blocks websites that have Facebook widgets installed from automatically sending information about the user back to the social networking company...While Facebook and the applications that run on its platform can be considered personal-data hoarders, Kennish eventually realized his then-employer was, itself, among the biggest collectors.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-12-18 15:31
The United Nations is considering whether to set up an inter-governmental working group to harmonise global efforts by policy makers to regulate the internet.
Establishment of such a group has the backing of several countries, spearheaded by Brazil.
published by pandora on Thu, 2010-12-16 17:15
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently published an abstract that reveals very disturbing—even shocking—evidence that the THz waves generated by TSA scanners is significantly damaging the DNA of the people being directed through the machines, and the TSA workers that are in close proximity to the scanners throughout their workday.
The resonant effects of the THz waves bombarding humans unzips the double-stranded DNA molecule.
Are travellers being used as human guinea pigs to test this new technology?
How is dual citizen zionist and former head of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff making millions off these scanners?
published by pandora on Mon, 2010-11-22 16:37
After the events of 9/11, all flight attendants were fingerprinted and received a new and thorough FBI background check.
Applicants applying to the TSA do not go through such an investigation. They receive a CREDIT CHECK, according to a former TSA agent, who's now commercial airline pilot.
A flight attendant and cancer survivor has revealed her horror at being forced to show her prosthetic breast to a security agent during a pat-down at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Cathy Bossi from South Charlotte has been a flight attendant for over 30 years and has worked for U.S. Airways for the past 28 years.
HOW THE FCUK CAN THIS BE ABOUT SECURITY????
WAKE UP FROM YOUR SLUMBER, SHEEPLE OF AMERICA!!!!!!!!!
published by Fester on Sat, 2010-11-13 22:24
A friend with a doctorate in chemistry sent me the following: "According to the official government story, TATP (triacetone triperoxide) was the explosive these conspirators were planning to manufacture aboard the airliners.
"This story is not plausible for a number of reasons:
TATP is made from hydrogen peroxide solution, acetone and sulfuric acid. Acid must be added, a drop at a time..this step of the process will take several hours, during which the fumes given off will be substantial and quite overpowering, thus a lab-quality air evacuation system is required.
"One then must let the resulting solution stand for an extended period at temperatures above the freezing point, but definitely below 10 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit). Above 10 Celsius, the TATP does not form; instead, diperoxide forms, which is so unstable it cannot be worked with. The time required for the reaction to go to completion is at least 24 hours and often several days.
published by andie531 on Fri, 2010-09-17 02:06
A self-described "hacker," Barksdale seemed to get a kick out of flaunting his position at Google, which was the case when, with a friend's consent, he pulled up the person's email account, contact list, chat transcripts, Google Voice call logs—even a list of other Gmail addresses that the friend had registered but didn't think were linked to their main account—within seconds.
From the comments: We IT-dudes have had unrestricted access to sensetive data for as long as we've had jobs. Medical records, salary records, CVs, quarterly reports (before they are made public), emails, personal folders. You name it, we can access it.
published by andie531 on Sun, 2010-07-11 22:27
Most Internet users know to watch for the telltale signs of a traditional phishing attack: An e-mail that asks you to click on a link and enter your e-mail or banking credentials at the resulting Web site.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-07-10 09:15
High-powered spy microphones on street lampposts are being used by snooping council officials to listen in on private conversations.
Daily Express, 5 July 2010
A network of new “intelligent” listening devices which can monitor discussions has been deployed on Britain’s streets for the first time.
published by andie531 on Sat, 2010-05-29 23:11
Is Amazon peeking over Kindle users' shoulders?
As the battle of e-book readers heats up, Amazon is trying to beat the competition by continually adding new features to its Kindle product. But some privacy experts say that one Kindle gizmo tucked into a new software upgrade goes too far.
published by andie531 on Mon, 2010-05-03 05:44
