Plan to introduce biometric IDs stirs privacy debate - Haaretz - Israel News
Haaretz reports: "No other democracy has yet introduced biometric identity cards, which Israel recently decided to do, and the only nondemocracy to have done so is Hong Kong, according to a study by the Knesset's research center."
Comment: Israel is leading the way in national adoption of biometric identity cards, let's see how far privacy and human rights groups get in scuttling the law.
2009/03/16
2009/03/12
Internet ad tracking system will put a 'spy camera' in the homes of millions, warns founder of the web - Mail Online
The Daily Mail reports: "The inventor of the world wide web has launched a damning attack on plans to spy on the internet browsing habits of millions of households. [...] Internet providers BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media are all considering a system known as Phorm, which would track the web pages that their 11million customers look at."
The Daily Mail reports: "The inventor of the world wide web has launched a damning attack on plans to spy on the internet browsing habits of millions of households. [...] Internet providers BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media are all considering a system known as Phorm, which would track the web pages that their 11million customers look at."
2009/03/11
My Way News - Google to target ads based on Web surfing habits
AP reports: "Google Inc. (GOOG) will use its surveillance of Web surfing habits to figure out which ads are best suited to each individual's interests - a practice likely to illuminate just how much the Internet search leader has been learning about millions of people around the world."
AP reports: "Google Inc. (GOOG) will use its surveillance of Web surfing habits to figure out which ads are best suited to each individual's interests - a practice likely to illuminate just how much the Internet search leader has been learning about millions of people around the world."
My Way News - One-eyed filmmaker conceals camera in prosthetic
AP reports: "A one-eyed documentary filmmaker is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras."
AP reports: "A one-eyed documentary filmmaker is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance cameras."
2009/02/10
NOVA - The Spy Factory - The New Thought Police
PBS reports: "The National Security Agency (NSA) is developing a tool that George Orwell's Thought Police might have found useful: an artificial intelligence system designed to gain insight into what people are thinking."
PBS reports: "The National Security Agency (NSA) is developing a tool that George Orwell's Thought Police might have found useful: an artificial intelligence system designed to gain insight into what people are thinking."
2009/02/04
My Way News - Do you know where your kid is? Check Google's maps
AP reports: "With an upgrade to its mobile maps, Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) hopes to prove it can track people on the go as effectively as it searches for information on the Internet. The new software released Wednesday will enable people with mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their whereabouts with family and friends."
AP reports: "With an upgrade to its mobile maps, Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG) hopes to prove it can track people on the go as effectively as it searches for information on the Internet. The new software released Wednesday will enable people with mobile phones and other wireless devices to automatically share their whereabouts with family and friends."
2009/01/30
ninemsn - Humans 'will be implanted with microchips'
9NEWS reports: "All Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says."
9NEWS reports: "All Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says."
2008/12/16
My Way News - Indonesia scraps plans to tag HIV patients
AP reports: "An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS on Tuesday, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists."
Comment: I was watching this story to see how it developed, to see if a government in the world right now had the power to impose mandatory chip implants. Looks like the answer is no.
AP reports: "An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS on Tuesday, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists."
Comment: I was watching this story to see how it developed, to see if a government in the world right now had the power to impose mandatory chip implants. Looks like the answer is no.
China Is Said to Restore Blocks on Web Sites - NYTimes.com
The New York Times reports: "The Chinese government has quietly begun preventing access again to Web sites that it had stopped blocking during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August, Internet experts said on Tuesday."
The New York Times reports: "The Chinese government has quietly begun preventing access again to Web sites that it had stopped blocking during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August, Internet experts said on Tuesday."
2008/12/05
NYT - Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer
The New York Times reports: "With vast resources from stolen credit card and other financial information, cyberattackers are handily winning a technology arms race.
The New York Times reports: "With vast resources from stolen credit card and other financial information, cyberattackers are handily winning a technology arms race.
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