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What other programs are the NSA geeks runnning?
Pundits worldwide are wondering just what other programs the NSA might have running, other than the single one Attorney General Gonzales was so adamant about keeping the intelligence committee focused on. Before we can
Read More »Net censorship growing worldwide
John Leyden Censorship of internet content is growing across the world. A survey by the Open Net Initiative (ONI) across 41 countries found that 25 applied content filtering to block access to particular websites.
Read More »Kidnap and torture: new claims of Army war crimes in Iraq
Robert Verkaik reveals evidence of systemic ill-treatment of civilians by British soldiers in the aftermath of the overthrow of Saddam The British Army is facing new allegations that it was involved in “forced disappearances”,
Read More »Court rules UK fingerprint misuse
Northrop ruling has implications for UK police Sarah Arnott A California court ruled last week that Northrop Grumman is misusing fingerprint identification technology from specialist supplier Cogent in the UK police Ident1 programme. Ident1
Read More »Colombia in police wiretap scandal
Colombia’s government is seeking to ward off a political scandal after the police revealed their intelligence agents had illegally wiretapped state officials, opposition figures and journalists for years.The incident was a new blow to
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