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YouTube video prompts probe of LA police beating

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Its 20-second clip of a man being repeatedly punched in the face by Los Angeles policemen has just prompted an FBI investigation of the 11 Aug incident.

Posted in Media & Propaganda, Science Technology |

The House Of The Future

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Dawn is about to rise on the house of the future. The first rays of the sun hit the high-efficiency solar panels built into the walls and the roof.

Posted in Science Technology |

Former MoD chief: ‘Aliens could attack at any time’

Friday, November 10th, 2006

During his time as head of the Ministry of Defence UFO project, Nick Pope was persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically, Britain.

Posted in Science Technology |

UK Scientists Seek to Create Human-Cow Embryos

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Stem cell scientists have applied for permission to create embryos by combining human DNA with cow eggs.

Posted in Science Technology |

Skimming RFID Credit Cards

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Posted in Science Technology, Essential |

Hacking Democracy

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Hacking Democracy (HBO Special) Electronic voting machines count about 87% of the votes cast in America today.

Posted in Multimedia, Science Technology |

ID rules, machines early voting problems

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Electronic voting machine problems frazzled voters and election workers in dozens of precincts as the polls opened Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana and Ohio and leaving some in Florida with little choice but turn to paper ballots instead.

Posted in Politics, Science Technology |

Web inventor fears for the future

Monday, November 6th, 2006

The British developer of the world wide web says he is worried about the way it could be used to spread misinformation and “undemocratic forces”.

Posted in Science Technology |

BradBlog Surfaces Pentagon Papers’ of E-Voting

Monday, November 6th, 2006

On Friday night, we broke Rebecca Abrahams’s exclusive story concerning the long-sought yet never-released complete “Risk Assessment Report” of Diebold’s electronic voting systems

Posted in Politics, Science Technology |

RFID passports and the security danger

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

In case you haven’t heard, the U.S. government plans to insert RFID tags into passports and other official documents, as a way of verifying who people are.

Posted in Surveillance, Science Technology |

How an election can be stolen using one line of code

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

Posted in Science Technology |

Electronic Chip Modifies Brain Pathways For Controlling Movement

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) are working on an implantable electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement.

Posted in Science Technology |

MySpace to use music ‘fingerprinting’ technology

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

MySpace is moving to stop its users illegally uploading music content by introducing fingerprinting technology to the website.

Posted in Surveillance, Science Technology |

Amnesty Calls For Protection Of Internet Freedom

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Amnesty International calls for governments and companies to protect internet freedom

Posted in Science Technology |

New motor first to be powered by living bacteria

Monday, October 30th, 2006

A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living.

Posted in Science Technology |

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