Tag Archives: Big Brother
US and UK eavesdrop with impunity
American and British intelligence agencies had eavesdropped on world leaders at conferences in London in 2009. The latest disclosures, in a new set of classified documents disclosed by Edward J. Snowden and appearing again in The Guardian, came the night before a meeting of the Group of 8 industrialized nations was to open in Northern […]
Immigration bill contains DHS national id system
Driver’s license photographs and biographic information of most Americans would be accessible through an expanded Department of Homeland Security nationwide computer network called E-Verify if the immigration legislation pending before the Senate becomes law. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/us/politics/as-immigration-bill-moves-forward-fear-of-an-id-system.html?ref=us The proposal already faces objections from some civil liberties lawyers and certain members of Congress, who worry about the potential […]
EU agrees on drone surveillance program
Three European aerospace companies called on Europe to launch its own independent drone programme to equip armies across the continent. “European sovereignty and independence in the management of information and intelligence would be guaranteed while at the same time delivering a robust system resilient against cyber attacks,” Northrop Grumman signed a $1.7 billion (1 billion […]
Standing up to Google Glass and the surveillance state
“This is just the beginning,” said a Los Angeles lawyer specializing in privacy issues. “Google Glass is going to cause quite a brawl.” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/technology/personaltech/google-glass-picks-up-early-signal-keep-out.html?hp&_r=0 The glasseslike device, which allows users to access the Internet, take photos and film short snippets, has been pre-emptively banned by a Seattle bar. Large parts of Las Vegas will not […]
Facebook Home destroys privacy
Detailed data could be mined from home users could intrude on private life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22025729 Many took issue with the claim that home put people, not apps, at the heart of the mobile experience, saying it would help Facebook sell ads. The "always on" nature of home bothered industry watchers who said it could be a […]
Spy goggles raise privacy concerns
Protesters against Google Glass surveillance goggles are concerned that privacy will be impossible when surveillance products become ubiquitous and have started a campaign, Stop the Cyborgs, to limit their use. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21937145 The camera-equipped headset suspends a small screen in front of an owner and pipes information to that display. Glass can surreptitiously take pictures and […]
“Likes” on Facebook categorize users
Sexuality, political leanings and even intelligence can be gleaned from the things you choose to “like” on Facebook, a study suggests. The findings should “ring alarm bells” for users, privacy campaigners said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21699305 The Facebook likes were fed into algorithms and matched with the information from the personality tests.The algorithms proved 88% accurate for determining […]
Dirty Babylon 