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As the federal government readies the third iteration of Einstein, privacy concerns over the intrusion detection system were voiced at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.Philip Reitinger, Department of Homeland Security deputy under (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Cathy Ashton's meteoric rise has surprised many, but not those who know her bestWhen Cathy Ashton arrived in Brussels at short notice just over a year ago she had to attend to some urgent business: removing traces of her pred (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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David Loukidelis, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia, speaking today at The Surveillance Games workshop, has made it quite clear that his office does not want the Winter Games to leave a legacy of s (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Resistant strain discovered in Cardiff hospital, prompting concern among health officialsDoctors in Wales are investigating a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu that has been spreading from patient to patient in a Cardiff (Read More)
Schneier on Security:
Interesting:The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance target to thwart the authorities by launching what amounts to a denial-of-se (Read More)
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AP - An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a (Read More)
FOXNews.com:
The austere building stands in the middle of a remote, thick forest surrounded by a high fence and numerous surveillance cameras. (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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Below you will find our proposed Open Letter to President Obama. We will continue editing and discussing as needed, and as always, we welcome your thoughts and ideas in the comments:Dear President Obama,In July 2008, in respo (Read More)
SF Gate:
A novel anti-crime surveillance program that will record the license plate number of every car entering and leaving Tiburon should be up and running within six months, officials said Thursday. The Town Council voted 4-0 late (Read More)
SF Gate:
French oil services company Technip SA said Thursday it signed an agreement with Schlumberger Ltd. to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance capabilities for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and gas product (Read More)
Schneier on Security:
"Use of a pig model to demonstrate vulnerability of major neck vessels to inflicted trauma from common household items," from the American Journal of Forensic Medical Pathology.Abstract. Commonly available items including a (Read More)
National Review Online:
‘Swine flu has killed 540 kids, sickened 22 million Americans,” screams USA Today’s page-one headline, with a sub-head proclaiming, “CDC: Cases, Deaths are Unprecedented.” “Swine flu cases in the U.S. are rising at the fastes (Read More)
The Guardian:
Western leaders want Karzai's inauguration speech to set out reforms and a programme for tackling corruptionLiveblog: follow the ceremony as it happensHamid Karzai will be sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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Another great audit report from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner here in Canada, investigating the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac) has just been released. Fintrac, created in 2001 (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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On October 29, 2009, the European Commission (the “Commission”) proceeded to the second phase of infringement proceedings against the UK relating to the UK’s implementation of EU e-privacy and personal data protection laws. (Read More)
Submitted by logicalextremes
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If Croydon council’s placement of CCTV cameras inside private homes to monitor unsuspecting people outside on the street creeps you out, read on, because your UK home is no longer your castle and government intrusiveness is r (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Every social networking site should follow Bebo and add a button children can click on to report sexual abuse concernsIt's 4am and you're a burglar standing in front of two houses. One of them has a burglar alarm box and secu (Read More)