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- FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude
- FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitudeDRM or no DRM Amazon chose the wrong ...... path when they removed books from the libraries of those who had purchased those books. If Amazon mistakenly distributed books for which it had no right to do so, the proper action would have...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Free Software Foundation
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010
- RFID could be in all cell phones by 2010HELL noI'll quit having a mobile phone if it comes with one of these. Sure its a great feature, but not "all" phones should/will have them. RFID is a huge privacy concern and I'm sure there are controls, but I still would...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, RFID, phone, GPS, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Calling all carbon capture and recycling companies
- Calling all carbon capture and recycling companiesRecycling is illegal.You can't make anything out of garbage!Really who would purchase anything made out of garbage?There would be no way that garbage particles could be filtered out of plastic or even paper to make the material good enough for use in these sophisticated...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Big Brother, inmate, recycling company, carbon capture, tax, global warming
- Discussion threads 2009-03-23
- RIM records all employee calls
- RIM records all employee callsCreepyWhile RIM certainly has the right to do all the things they are talking about, the terms and phrasing used give a creepy spin on how they go about protecting their IP. And she looks so friendly...shit what a freak there should be laws again...
- Tags: E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, Big Brother, Research In Motion Ltd., employee call, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-03-04
- Will Bush sign Pro-IP? Biz, labor, schools push for it
- Will Bush sign Pro-IP? Biz, labor, schools push for itHard to believeIt's hard to believe that the Bush Administration is on the right side of this one. I guess the RIAA didn't grease the pockets all the way to the top. Live and learn. Next time they will...
- Tags: Pro-IP, Bush, biz, labor
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Web 2.0: Don't forget the business risks
- Web 2.0: Don't forget the business risksGreat article!How do social networking sites like 'efactor.com' fit into this entire scenario?RE: Web 2.0: Don't forget the business risks"Don’t let users do silly things. Don’t let harmful acts unnoticed." Sounds like Bartkiewicz is advocating a Big Brother attitude when it comes to...
- Tags: Channel management, business risk, Web 2.0, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, Yourself
- Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, YourselfI think there is a balance to be struckI'm not happy with the proliferation of cameras you describe, and am opposed to fishing expeditions on principle. I'd much rather see more police on the street particularly in high crime areas, and more police officers who...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Big Brother, Police Surveillance, camera
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USAThis is such a difficult issue ...... because the benefits to these technologies could be great, and they could truly lead to very effective law enforcement, and potentially to a more civilized, less crime-ridden society. But they can also be misused horribly by people...
- Tags: Big Brother, Part 1, kind-of
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Kaiser links with Microsoft HealthVault
- Kaiser links with Microsoft HealthVaultTrust my health data to Microsoft?With their "security" history, NO WAY !
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Microsoft HealthVault, Kaiser, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Forget WiFi, how about built-in GPS in your digital camera?
- Forget WiFi, how about built-in GPS in your digital camera?Built-in GPS in your digital camera?With GPS showing up in many products already, and now!, cameras, you can run but you cannot hide. Big Brother is tracking you because you might be a _______________. You can fill in the blank with...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Big Brother, GPS, camera, digital camera
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Big storage is watching you
- Big storage is watching youCapitalism becomes communismWhilst Penelope and Rupert make off with your spoils.What is wrong with this message?"Big Brother doesn't get it."Big Brother has always gotten it. He just honestly believes he is smarter and wiser than the masses. He does all of this 'for our...
- Tags: Big Brother, Big Storage, erosion
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- The legislation behind a national ID
- The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- London's most wanted
- London's most wantedBig Brother.It is quite shocking the extent to which civil liberties and personal freedoms have been dented in the name of "law and order" in the UK.In addition to all these cameras, there are the congestion charge camera's and enough speed cameras to ensure that you cannot drive...
- Tags: camera, Big Brother
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- Second Life a terrorist training camp?
- Second Life a terrorist training camp?Next they will say thatlittle boys playing cowboy and indians and army are terrorist's in training. Enough of the stupid ignorance! Not everything is evil and leads to "terrorist training!" Geez! ]:)Re: Second Life a terrorist training campIt seems that everything about internet is a...
- Tags: Workforce management, Big Brother, Second Life, terrorist training, training
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
- Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real ID
- Senate rejects extra $300 million for Real IDMay 11, 2008The date is coming like a run away freight train. They need to do something!Wouldn't it be easier to mandate chipping, branding or tattooing?If there really is an issue, wouldn't all Americans be lining up to be branded, chipped or...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Branding, U.S. Senate, REAL ID, government, Big Brother
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformed
- Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformedGood news for freedom everywhere!There is no reason in the world they can't ask the courts to approve before the government starts spying on it's citizens.Next comes the Star Chamber [nt].NSA spy program to be reformed... Riiiiiiiiiight![i]The Bush administration will substantially alter its...
- Tags: Workforce management, Big Brother, administration, NSA, Secret Court
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- By the numbers: A dismal year for data breaches
- By the numbers: A dismal year for data breaches100M? HardlyAnd the problem with most of these numbers is that they only go back to 2005 - with only a few cases the four years prior to that.The Web has been in existence since 1989; e-commerce really started to take off...
- Tags: Data centers, Strategy, Web, Big Brother, data breach, security
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- Reporter's MySpace code leads NYPD to sex offender
- Reporter's MySpace code leads NYPD to sex offenderit's a matter of time and effortmost people don't realize that almost anything can be done, the problem is time and effort to make it happen. Fox Interactive Media would've looked at it, said "is it feasible to do on a minimal budget?"......
- Tags: NYPD, sex offender, Big Brother, MySpace, tech guy
- Discussion threads 2006-10-18
- Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report card
- Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report cardWhy did it take 9/11 for people to realize that in theoryfreedom and yes privacy is dangerous! I've always known and excepted that as a fact of a free/private life and I except the risks for in my humble opinion the alternative is...
- Tags: SECURITY, Federal government, Regulations, U.S. Congress, Big Brother, privacy
- Discussion threads 2006-09-08
- Hitachi revs up new hard drives for cars
- Hitachi revs up new hard drives for carsWhy not just use flash memory? ntntWhy do I see Big Brother's tentacle-marks on those hard drives?I remember seeing reports of a chip that can monitor a car's acitivies while it's being driven. Now that there are HDDs for cars, that monitor...
- Tags: hard drive, Big Brother, Hitachi Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-01
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