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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: Vertical industries, Big Brother, Big Storage, erosion, industry; 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
Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions: Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictionsScary stuffSo how does one prove that "1069" didn't use the Trojan's backdoor to plant the evidence?I was always taught that the right to face one's accusers and cross-examine any witnesses was central to a trial. Guess I thought I was living...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, Big Brother, undesirable, trojan horse, computer; Discussion threads 2006-08-25
Michael Dell pushes governments to invest in IT: Michael Dell pushes governments to invest in ITGovernments should investto: See that all of their people have food.See that all of their people have proper housing.See that their people have proper medical care.See that their people are free to worship or not worship as they please.See that ALL their people...; Tags: Vertical industries, Exploitation, Big Brother, government, Dell Computer Corp., IT IS, information technology; Discussion threads 2006-05-04
Can you hear me now? big brother is Listening.: Can you hear me now? Big Brother is Listening.CRAZINESSMaybe I'm the big brother.Can you hear me nowof couurse big brothe is listeing. mos all tecom compies are required by FCC rules-Laws to ptovide access por to the feds. this violaets our civel rights in my opinion and amount to an...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Vertical industries, NSA, AT&T Corp., government, Big Brother; Discussion threads 2006-04-20
Gulp! Data retention now the law in EU: Gulp! Data retention now the law in EUData Retention!This looks like a good way to disolve the EU. The people won't stand for it!Big Brother lives in EuropeAnd he has buddies on this side of the ocean trying to figure out how to clone him.Oh, people will stand for it...; Tags: Data Retention, Big Brother, Gulp; Discussion threads 2006-02-27
This is your brain on a Super Bowl ad: This is your brain on a Super Bowl adThere were Super Bowl ads this year?Funny, I didn't notice any of them.A very weak cropThis was a bad year to study anything about Super Bowl ads - this year's crop was a huge letdown from previous years' efforts.I watched the commercials,...; Tags: IBM Corp., Big Brother, advertisement; Discussion threads 2006-02-08
Document: Google subpoenaed over pornography: Document: Google subpoenaed over pornographyBIG brother is back!In no way should Google give in to this pressure from the Feds. I feel that to have Googles servers looked at this way would errode away at our right to privicy even further than the Patriot act has. I have...; Tags: Regulations, hypocrisy, Big Brother, Child Online Protection Act, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-01-19
Satellite tracking, electronic taps create Orwellian possibilities: Satellite tracking, electronic taps create Orwellian possibilities1984 Is Here!Between the existing technology and the Real ID Act of 2005 the dream will be realized. You will be unable to drive, vote, or make consumer purchases without government monitoring.1984Amen, amen, amen. Could't have said it better. But the real...; Tags: Government, Homeland security, Vertical industries, Network technology, Big Brother, satellite; Discussion threads 2006-01-05
Oh car driver, where art thou? (actually big brother knows): Oh car driver, where art thou? actually Big Brother knowsRemember, YOU Voted These Jerks Into OfficeIMHO, the whole legislature of the country needs to be replaced. We HAD that chance the last election - did it happen? Of course not - because the *vast* majority of citizens are...; Tags: Big Brother, laser dot; Discussion threads 2005-12-07
big brother or Uncle Sam?: Big Brother or Uncle Sam?I've thought about this actually...Particularly with China embracing the development of Linux and such like. The issue with it is this, in my opinion. By the nature of open source, people can actually see what is implemented in the source code. While there...; Tags: Government, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, NSA, good guy, Uncle Sam, Big Brother; Discussion threads 2005-11-08