Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony

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by Kurt Nimmo, IW Techdirt reports that Senate bill 978 – a bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes – may be used to prosecute people for embedding YouTube videos. According to Mark Masnick, if a website embeds a YouTube video that is determined to… [Continue Reading]

Indiana: Full Frontal Fascism

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by Larken Rose Something huge–huge and not good–just happened in Indiana, which will be little more than a blip in the propaganda that passes for national news. The Supreme Court of Indiana just ruled that in Indiana, if a police officer decides to ILLEGALLY come into your house, you’re not allowed to do anything to… [Continue Reading]

Sen. Schumer Proposes TSA Airport-style Security for Amtrak

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Information released by the CIA and supposedly gathered from the compound where Osama bin Laden was said to have been killed by operatives last week, indicated that Al Qaeda plans to attack railways in the U.S.  This news prompted Democratic Senator Charles Schumer to propose new security measures for Amtrak stations. The unquestioning corporate media… [Continue Reading]

‘See Something Say Something Act’ Makes US into East Germany

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The War on Terror has been going on for a decade and since the 9/11/2001 attacks, more and more Police State governance has been foisted on the American people in the name of “keeping us safe.” From the USA PATRIOT Act to the huge deficits in the name of waging half a dozen wars overseas,… [Continue Reading]

Miss USA molested by TSA

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Ms. USA 2003 Susie Castillo is a frequent flyer, but rethinks her travel plans after a recent incident at Dallas airport. Castillo, an actress, says that she was sexually harassed by TSA employees while flying out of the Washington DC-area hub. In this video she explains how she opted out of a body scan machine… [Continue Reading]

Your Pet is Fair Game to Cops

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”  -Mahatma Gandhi If you have any doubts about police being out of control in this country, you need only look at how they treat animals.  In most police offices, whether it be local, regional, or federal,… [Continue Reading]

Apple Patents Security Invention That Recognizes Heartbeat

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August 20, 2010 Apple Insider by Neil Hughes The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week revealed a patent application from Apple entitled “Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device.” The security-centric invention describes methods to identify users through a picture, the sound of their voice, or even their unique heartbeat…. [Continue Reading]

New Vending Machines Use Retinal, Thumb Scan For Purchases

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August 11, 2010 My Fox New York by Luke Funk Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joinng the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies. Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting  with biometric vending machines that would allow… [Continue Reading]

NYC To Invest In 1,000s Of Subway Cameras

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August 9, 2010 NBC New York Surveillance video from subway stations are getting closer scrutiny recently, as transit police increase efforts to identify and arrest armed robbers and other criminals, a published report said today. The NYPD asked transit police to pull footage from surveillance cameras some 2000 times last year — ten times more often than five… [Continue Reading]

Spying On Consumers, The Next Profitable Business

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August 2, 2010 The Wall Street Journal by Julia Angwin Hidden inside Ashley Hayes-Beaty’s computer, a tiny file helps gather personal details about her, all to be put up for sale for a tenth of a penny. The file consists of a single code— 4c812db292272995e5416a323e79bd37—that secretly identifies her as a 26-year-old female in Nashville, Tenn…. [Continue Reading]

Google, CIA Invest In ‘Future’ Of Web Monitoring

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July 30, 2010 Wired by Noah Shachtman The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time — and says it uses that information to predict the future. The company is called Recorded Future, and it scours tens of thousands of websites, blogs and Twitter… [Continue Reading]

FBI Defends Guidelines For Domestic Surveillance

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July 28, 2010 AP News by Pete Yost Under fire from civil liberties groups, the FBI is defending domestic surveillance guidelines that critics fear could unfairly target innocent Muslims in terrorism and other criminal investigations. “It’s quite an invasive data collection system,” said Farhana Khera, executive director of the nonprofit group Muslim Advocates. “It’s based… [Continue Reading]

Wal-Mart’s ‘Smart Tags’ Raises Privacy Concerns

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July 27, 2010 USA Today by Anne D’Innocenzio Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is putting electronic identification tags on men’s clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world’s largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts. The individual garments, which also includes underwear and socks,… [Continue Reading]

Tracking You in Buses?

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July 23, 2010 Gulf News Parents will get a text message every time the pupil gets on or off the vehicle on the way to or from school. Manama An Indian school in Qatar will in September implement a high-tech solution that will enable administrators and parents to monitor students’ use of the school buses…. [Continue Reading]

Wal-Mart Tracking Your Underwear?

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July 23, 2010 The Wall Street Journal Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to roll out sophisticated electronic ID tags to track individual pairs of jeans and underwear, the first step in a system that advocates say better controls inventory but some critics say raises privacy concerns. Starting next month, the retailer will place removable “smart tags”… [Continue Reading]