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Britain makes camera that 'sees' under clothes

Britain makes camera that 'sees' under clothesBritain is a surveillance society alreadyInteresting article. It says that people fear Britain is becoming a surveillance society.But surely Britain is already a surveillance society.Under the Home Office Voluntary Code of Practice on Data Retention your web activity, e-mail activity and details of phone...

Tags: 401(k), Retirement plans, camera, surveillance society

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Surveillance society needs privacy safeguards

Surveillance society needs privacy safeguardsMessage has been deleted.How can people expect privacy on a public street?This whole hullabaloo must be coming from city dwellers. Country and small-town people don't expect to go out on the street and not be recognized.Anonymity, perhaps, is a better term for what they're trying to...

Tags: privacy safeguard, surveillance society, privacy

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Additional Resources

How Internet surveillance, IT sleuth work helped indict suspected terrorist Zazi

Kinda eerieMakes me wonder if I should delete that "Socialism" picture of Obama as the Joker from my machine.There are 2 Issues HereThe first is whether such forensics have a legitimate place in law enforcement and the second is whether these methods can be misused. I believe that the...

Tags: Blogging, information technology, Zazi, Internet Surveillance, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearings

Genachowski sails through FCC confirmation hearingsFree Speach = Republican Dominance???You say that removing the imposition of ideological quotas repealing the Fairness Doctrine was, "a key foundation of the Republican dominance over the past 25 years." So free speech is what caused the supposed Republican dominance???? If you believe...

Tags: Federal government, Insurance, DTV Transition, Genachowski, confirmation hearing, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Research in Motion: the surveillance workplace

Research in Motion: the surveillance workplaceit's their rightIt's RIM's right to do all this, but only if it is all disclosed prior to taking the job.I completely agree with the company email being saved, but anything else would creep me out.SeparationMy employer has a simple policy: thanks to rules regarding...

Tags: Strategy, surveillance workplace, Research In Motion Ltd., co-worker

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

British ISPs must log all emails for 12 months

One more brick in surveillance society: New rules mean government can access any email on demand. by Richard Koman

Tags: Security, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), E-mail, Storage, Databases, Internet, Online Communications, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-09

British police can now hack citizens' PCs

British police can now hack citizens' PCsDifferences...The only difference between Britain and the US... Britian is public with its plans and has government approval. The US has faced scrutiny of Congress but intelligence agencies pressed ahead anyway and already data mine all of your communications.Say hi to your Uncle...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Desktops, Spyware, British Police, PC, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-01-04

British police can now hack citizens' PCs

Seems like Britain's Home Office is channeling Dick Cheney. Last week I wrote that the U.K. is going forward with a plan to build a massive database of every phone call, email and chat conversation in the country. Supposedly they're going to datamine this stuff to find terrorists. ...

Tags: PC, Britain, Biometric Identification, Computer, E-mail, Productivity, Biometrics, Online Communications, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-01-04

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

Would you give the Feds your computers?

Would you give the Feds your computers?knee-jerkI completely agree. It's nice to see some sane responses, rather than knee-jerk reactions only.Why should a government entity require a warrant?Why should the library have any desire or need to protect it's users' privacy? I'd bet they have signs at the computer...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Real estate, Advertising & Promotion, warrant, computer

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Tech ‘Tips’ for Beijing Visitors

Tech ‘Tips’ for Beijing VisitorsBeijing VisitorsYour points are valid and need to be raised for the awareness of those fortunate enough to make the trip.Thought ZDnet was a technology space? The two videos posted reflect items captured on camera that reflect a negitive response of the people. Which...

Tags: Corporate communications, camera, surveillance camera

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Photos: Phoenix armed for testing; more landing images

After some early glitches, NASA expects to flex the robotic arm that holds the success or failure of the Phoenix Mars mission. Plus, the Mars Orbiter sent back more images of the Phoenix Lander.A couple of potential problems for the Phoenix Mars Lander project appeared to be resolved--setting the stage...

Tags: Phoenix Technologies, Photograph, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-28

News to know: Microsoft patches; Vista SP1 speed; Firefox 3; Mobile World Congress

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft delivers 11 patches, 6 critical Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security game Firefox 3.0 beta 3 is out John Morris: The battle for the soul of your smartphone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Some systems showing incredible SP1 performance boost...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Congress, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Surveillance society needs privacy safeguards

Writing in the Washington Post, Frank Baitman, of the British-based Petards Group, which develops advanced surveillance systems, says that the time has come for some federal legislation on how surveillance images are captured, stored and shared. As an increasingly sophisticated surveillance blanket covers more of the United...

Tags: Baitman, Britain, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman, U.S., Video, Video Surveillance

Blog posts 2008-02-12

IT Analysis - Data Leakage - Prevention or Cure?

The UK is widely described as 'Surveillance Society' with numbers of cameras and personal information capture systems that would make the Orwell's 1984 Thought Police blush. While some fret about the invasion of privacy, others are also concerned about data falling into the wrong hands - the leakage of personal...

Tags: Quocirca, Information Technology, U.K., Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance

White papers 2008-01-29

U.S. ranks near the bottom in 2007 International Privacy Ranking

The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International just published its 1,000-page "Privacy and Human Rights Report," which assesses the state of surveillance and privacy protection in 70 countries. Following are the key findings from the report. Needless to say, privacy is eroding in most parts of...

Tags: Russia, Privacy, Privacy Protection, Security, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-10

FBI building massive biometric database

In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but because the NSA listens to every American's conversation. That scenario -- which...

Tags: Database, FBI, Fingerprint, Pentagon, Iris, Federal Government, Storage, Databases, Government, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-24

Police Blotter: Can a cell phone camera intimidate a witness?

Police Blotter: Can a cell phone camera intimidate a witness?NoThe issue was the implication of threating actions. It didn't matter if it was a cop or an average citizen. The issue was the implied threat. The witness' position as an undercover cop was not the point.RE: Police...

Tags: camera, witness, cell phone camera, Police Blotter, cell phone

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Debating the morality behind software development

Debating the morality behind software developmentWell, that's where themorality issue somes up. While one person may find it morally objectionable to do a thing, eventually someone else will probably do it. So for that one person, he has made a choice based on his ethical beliefs. So...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, nuclear energy, software, software development

Discussion threads 2007-10-15

Web tool predicts survival for cancer patients

Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute have developed a Web-based software program that can help some cancer patients to predict their survivability. 'This modeling Web tool can help us make personalized predictions of conditional survival for an individual patient,' said one of the researchers. For obvious...

Tags: Health &, Medicine, Computers &, Internet

Blog posts 2007-07-01