Daily Archives: December 10, 2008 »
Ex-MI5 chief ‘astonished’ at how many organisations use anti-terror law
By Andrew Sparrow The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was passed in 2000 to regulate the way that public bodies such as the police and the security services carry out surveillance. Originally only
Read More »Google Flu Trends tool raises privacy concerns
Privacy groups want Google to ensure that aggregate search data about flu outbreaks cannot be used to re-identify the people who provided the information Google’s new Flu Trends tool, which collects and analyzes search
Read More »City Bans Swearing
City hall bosses trying to prevent booze-fuelled Christmas bad behaviour have banned swearing on their streets – and put up signs using slang to get the message across. Preston council’s Respect Our City campaign
Read More »VIDEO: Gitmo Military Prosecutor Breaks His Silence
The tribunals used for putting suspects on trial at Guantanamo Bay are a “stain on America’s military”, a former military prosecutor has told the BBC in his first interview since resigning. Former Lt. Col.
Read More »Greek Riots – What The Media Isn’t Telling You
dim – For updates see http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/ The police had completely lost control yesterday, so on Tuesday they used every mean possible to gain control of the situation. The riot cops attacked the protesters in
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