• Walmart Spied On Protesters

  prwatch.org In 2006, Wal-Mart “had a long-haired employee infiltrate an anti-Wal-Mart group to determine if it planned...

   

• Now you too can become Big Brother

  VOLUNTEERS in Nantwich could be recruited to help monitor the town’s CCTV cameras to put more police back on the beat. The...

   

• ‘Millions to rebel’ over ID cards

  The government is predicting that some 15m people will revolt against Tony Blair’s controversial ID card scheme by refusing...

   

• Secret paper reveals Labour’s lies over ID cards

  The Government faces damaging claims of misleading voters over ID cards after documents revealed it always planned to make...

   

• ID Scanners at Bars Raise Privacy Questions

  Katie Crowther We’re used to giving personal information about ourselves when there’s a security issue, maybe...

   

• US intelligence chief criticizes surveillance laws

  Current law prevents the government from fully using its capabilities to protect the United States, National Intelligence...

   

• FBI illegally interrogated anti-war activists

  Intl ANSWER We encourage everyone to read and circulate this email that features a Washington Post story from April 3, 2007....

   

• Benefit staff to use lie detector

  Lie detectors will be used to help root out benefit cheats, Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton has said. So-called “voice-risk...

   

• ‘Talking’ CCTV scolds offenders

  “Talking” CCTV cameras that tell off people dropping litter or committing anti-social behaviour are to be extended...

   

• Wal-Mart Defends Corporate Spying

  Wal-Mart defended corporate security practices after a fired security worker confirmed a newspaper interview Wednesday in...

   

• National Identity Cards Coming Soon to UK

  Kevin McCandless As the British government moves ahead with a controversial identity card scheme, a civil liberties group...

   

• George Orwell, Big Brother is watching your house

  The Big Brother nightmare of George Orwell’s 1984 has become a reality – in the shadow of the author’s...

   

• CCTV On School Buses

  Pam Caulfield and Michael Meaney Pupils could be under increased surveillance if a proposed school transport shake-up...

   

• Big brands turning to Big Brother

  Questionnaires and focus groups aren’t enought – now companies are having volunteers filmed for days on end to...

   

• Big brother Britain

  How can free people grapple with growing threats to their privacy and liberty? A computer-security guru’s view of the...

   

• Surveillance cameras, metal detectors in US schools

  The Township Council has awarded a contract to an Ocean County company for new video surveillance equipment for the Lenape...

   

• The U.S. Terrorist Database

  Bruce Schneier Interesting article about the terrorist database: Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE). It’s...

   

• Public webcams, not CCTV, urged to avoid Big Brother society

  Ian Sample Footage from surveillance cameras must be made freely available to the public if Britain is to avoid becoming...

   

• Binning ID Cards

  Liverpool joins in national day of action against ID Cards Liverpool Defy ID A giant mock ID card in a bin proved to be an...

   

• BARCODE DEMO AT ID OFFICE

  PROTESTERS dressed as barcoded robots to demonstrate against ID cards yesterday. Dozens of campaigners gathered at Edinburgh’s...

   

• FBI Used Inaccurate Info to Get Surveillance Warrants

  Luke O’Brien The FBI, already taking flak for the abuse of national security letters used to spy on Americans, admitted...

   

• 1,000 Pound Fines By ID Card Secret Police

  JAMES SLACK A police force will be set up to issue £1,000 fines to anyone who fails to update their personal details on...

   

• Spies to bug our baked beans

  VIRGINIA WHEELER A COUNCIL is planning to catch residents who leave rubbish out on the wrong day - with cameras hidden in...