April 3, 2008 at 9:06 am
· Filed under Rights and Liberties, Technology
Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver’s license photographs and credit reports, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
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October 29, 2007 at 10:42 am
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Private companies have more control over our personal information than we do, as the new book, iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era, explains.
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October 22, 2007 at 10:36 am
· Filed under Entertainment, Privacy, Rights and Liberties, Technology
LAS VEGAS — This city, famous for being America’s playground, has also become its security lab. Like nowhere else in the United States, Las Vegas has embraced the twin trends of data mining and high-tech surveillance, with arguably more cameras per square foot than any airport or sports arena in…
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October 7, 2007 at 10:01 am
· Filed under Privacy, Technology
Google’s new marketing strategy poses a huge threat to our privacy and democratic aspirations for the Internet.
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October 1, 2007 at 7:31 pm
· Filed under Justice, Privacy, Rights and Liberties, Technology
High-tech surveillance and undercover spying on protests by the NYPD have soared — this is what happens when the “War on Terror” comes home.
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