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Didn’t some of the hype associated with Obama’s election have something to do with the U.S. moving off the rather draconian path set by the prior administration after 9/11? From cNet: The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that [...]
Given prior public debate about setting up photo radar on Avon Mountain and on I-95, as well as West Hartford’s ‘warnings only’ photo radar… well, given the tightness of the budget and congestion on Connecticut highways, it’s not surprising that some photo traffic enforcement measure would have some traction in the Connecticut legislature this session. [...]
On Friday, I pointed to a post at TechCrunch relaying a rumor that last.fm had handed over data to RIAA in an effort to track down a leak of U2’s as-of-yet unreleased new album. Last.fm has responded: On Friday night a technology blog called Techcrunch posted a vicious and completely false rumour about us: that Last.fm handed [...]
Here we go again. From Threat Level: In the name of combating child pornography, federal lawmakers are proposing that internet users’ online surfing habits be retained for two years. The so-called "Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today’s Youth Act of 2009," or SAFETY Act, was floated in both the House and Senate on Thursday. Among [...] 
Update: last.fm disputes the allegation. I think we’ll find out soon, if this blurb at TechCrunch is to be believed: That leaked U2 album is causing all sorts of trouble. The unreleased album, which is due out on March 3, found its way onto BitTorrent and was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. That, apparently, sent music [...]
Seen in USA Today: For the first time, some airline passengers will skip metal detectors and instead be screened by body scanning machines that look through clothing for hidden weapons, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. An experimental program that begins today at Tulsa International Airport will test whether the $170,000 body scanners could replace $10,000 metal [...] 
Seen at the Washington Post: One of the nation’s largest processors of pharmacy prescriptions said this week that extortionists are threatening to disclose personal and medical information about millions of Americans if the company fails to meet payment demands. St. Louis-based Express Scripts said Thursday that in early October it received a letter that included the [...]
Seen at Threat level: A St. Louis company managing prescription benefits of 50 million people said Thursday it called the FBI to investigate an extortion plot threatening to expose personal information, including prescriptions, of millions of its clients. Express Scripts said it has received an anonymous letter containing the names of some 75 clients that includes dates [...] 
When traveling, I’ve been a bit squeamish about the wifi/broadband connections now usually provided by the hotels I stay at. The lack of security, not knowing who might be listening in…it just makes me feel a bit squeamish. Perhaps my paranoia might be a teeny-tiny bit justified, based on recent developments in China, ahead of the [...]
Before the interwebs slow to a crawl with all the folks out celebrating living in the land of the free and home of the brave…we can indulge in a bit of paranoia from this story at Threat Level: Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users’ names [...] |
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