Display Plus - VeriChip completes development of new 8 millimeter RFID implantable microchip
Display Plus reports: "VeriChip ( http://www.verichipcorp.com ), a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today it has completed the development of a new, smaller human-implantable RFID microchip measuring approximately 8 millimeters by 1 millimeter."

Cyberwar - Iranians and Others Outwit Net Censors - Series - NYTimes.com
The New York Times reports: "The Internet is no longer just an essential channel for commerce, entertainment and information. It has also become a stage for state control — and rebellion against it. Computers are becoming more crucial in global conflicts, not only in spying and military action, but also in determining what information reaches people around the globe."

Comment: As repression rises around the globe, it will become all the more important for activists to stay one step ahead of the censors.

Airport security bares all, or does it? - CNN.com
CNN reports: "Privacy advocates plan to call on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to suspend use of 'whole-body imaging,' the airport security technology that critics say performs 'a virtual strip search' and produces 'naked' pictures of passengers, CNN has learned."

Brain scanning may be used in security checks - The Guardian:
The Guardian reports: "Details of the Humabio (Human Monitoring and Authentication using Biodynamic Indicators and Behaviourial Analysis) pilot projects have been published amid further evidence of biometric technologies penetrating everyday lives."

My Way News - Asking a machine to spot threats human eyes miss
AP reports: "The possibilities that researchers envision for this kind of technology have the ring of science fiction. Think of systems that spot abandoned packages on a train platform or alert an airline crew to a potential terrorist on board. Already, cities like Chicago have invested in 'anomaly detection' cameras around town, linked to emergency headquarters. The city plans to announce this week that it is using the technology at Navy Pier, one of Chicago's best-known attractions."

Homeland Security chief seeks to repeal Real ID Act - CNN.com
CNN reports: "Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano this week said she is working with governors to repeal the Real ID Act, which was passed in 2005 and went into effect last year."