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Big-Brother« Previous EntriesPassengers test new face scannersTuesday, August 19th, 2008Facial recognition scanners are being trialled at an airport as part of government efforts to improve security and reduce passenger congestion. The system has been introduced at Manchester Airport. It can be used by adult biometric passport holders from the UK and European Economic Area. It works by scanning passengers' faces and comparing it to the photograph digitally stored on their passports. The Lib Dems said the government must ensure the technology ... tagged Big-BrotherDNA database least of our concernsTuesday, August 5th, 2008By Ian Williams | Privacy concerns over the details of innocents being held in the UK's National DNA Database are not nearly as worrying as other planned government files. This is the revelation from Mike Barwise, a security expert from Infosecurity Adviser, the online forum run by the Infosecurity Europe team. "The media seems preoccupied at the moment about people's DNA being stored centrally, but the reality ... tagged Big-BrotherSpy-in-sky patrols over British citiesMonday, August 4th, 2008By Jason Lewis | MI5 is using a fleet of sophisticated surveillance aircraft to search for unidentified Britons who fought alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan. The manhunt has been ordered because it is feared the committed and highly trained fighters may have returned home to plot terror attacks in the UK. Planes with eavesdropping equipment are now flying over British cities searching for returning Afghan fighters. They are attempting to ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsCall for system to ensure proper use of CCTVMonday, July 14th, 2008By MICHAEL SETTLE | A new system should be introduced to ensure that the growing number of CCTV cameras are used properly, Ann McKechin, the Labour MP for Glasgow North, will propose in the House of Commons this week. She said: "Seventy percent of CCTV is operated by private companies. There are 16 different types of system operated by public authorities in the Strathclyde Police area. We need a system that ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsChief constable defends ‘trivial’ use of CCTVWednesday, July 9th, 2008By Robin Turner | USING CCTV cameras to spy on dog owners who fail to clear up their pets’ mess is perfectly acceptable, Wales’ most controversial police chief claims. In his blog, the outspoken North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom dismissed the debate on alleged misuse of CCTV as “a bizarre hue and cry”. And he maintained a tidy environment had a much bigger impact on most people’s lives than the ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-News‘Big Brother’ government costs us £20billionMonday, July 7th, 2008By Andrew Porter | The cost of Britain’s "surveillance society" measures is now running at £20 billion, a new report reveals today. The amount is equivalent to £800 per household and includes £19 billion for the planned ID card system and £500 million for CCTV cameras. The report by the TaxPayers’ Alliance was highlighted by David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, who stands in a by-election this week ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsCCTV row breaks out in crime-free villageMonday, July 7th, 2008Daily Record | VILLAGERS are up in arms after CCTV was installed in an area where crime is almost unknown. Nearly all of them have signed a petition to have the spy cameras removed. Highland Council put the £1200 system on the village pier at Elgol on Skye along with prominent warning notices. That followed arguments among local boat owners about berthing rights. But residents say the camera system invades their privacy ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsCCTV doesn’t keep us safe, yet the cameras are everywhereFriday, June 27th, 2008By Bruce Schneier | Pervasive security cameras don't substantially reduce crime. There are exceptions, of course, and that's what gets the press. Most famously, CCTV cameras helped catch James Bulger's murderers in 1993. And earlier this year, they helped convict Steve Wright of murdering five women in the Ipswich area. But these are the well-publicised exceptions. Overall, CCTV cameras aren't very effective. This fact has been demonstrated again ... tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsSweden passes ‘Big Brother bill’Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Press TV | Swedish lawmakers vote in favor of a controversial bill allowing all emails and phone calls to be monitored over 'security issues'. Lawmakers voted late on Wednesday on one of the most divisive subjects in Sweden in recent years.
The bill was narrowly passed after a few revisions were made with 143 votes in favor, 138 opposed and one ...
tagged Big-Brother, Law and World-NewsTougher terror laws actually enhance freedoms, claims BrownTuesday, June 17th, 2008 By James Kirkup | The Prime Minister used a speech in London to defend his Government's record on civil liberties in the light of last week's Labour rebellion over the detention of terror suspects and the high-profile challenge being mounted by David Davis, the former Tory front bencher.
Some 36 Labour MPs last week voted against the Government's plans to hold ...
tagged Big-Brother, ID-Cards and UK-NewsCommons report: British “surveillance society”Saturday, June 14th, 2008 QAS | The Commons' home affairs committee has submitted a report warning of the danger of Britain becoming a surveillance society. The report calls on the government to promise the proposed ID card scheme will not be used to spy on people.
"We recommend that the Home Office produce a report on the intended functions of the national identity scheme in ...
tagged Big-Brother, ID-Cards and UK-NewsMobile Phone Number Moving Caused Feds to Wiretap Wrong AmericanSaturday, June 14th, 2008 By Ryan Singel | In poring through the latest round of documents the FBI turned over to the Electronic Frontier Foundation about how the FBI legally plugs into the nation's telephone system, THREAT LEVEL discovered that the nation's secret spy court repeatedly questioned the FBI in 2005 and 2006 about whether the Bureau was exceeding its ...
tagged Big-Brother, FBI and USA-NewsBiometric scans raise spectre of Big Brother workplacesWednesday, June 11th, 2008 Management-Issues | As the FBI embarks on a $1bn programme to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, UK employers are being warned they need to think long and hard before introducing biometric technology such as iris, fingerprint and palm scans into the workplace.
British HR and employment law organisation Croner has said employers are increasingly turning to ...
tagged Big-Brother, Biometrics, FBI and UK-NewsBig Brother BritainTuesday, June 10th, 2008 Employers could find themselves in hot water if they decide to follow a new government plan to record and store all of Britain’s emails, phone calls and text messages say lawyers at Glovers Solicitors. With privacy rights jeopardised, employers who choose to replicate the campaign may find themselves breaching the Human Rights Act and facing employment tribunals.
“The European Court of Human Rights ...
tagged Big-Brother and UK-NewsGait Recognition Software Proposed For Surveillance At A DistanceTuesday, June 10th, 2008 Red Orbit | Biometrics is commonly associated retinal scans, iris recognition and DNA databases, but researchers in India are working on another form of biometrics that could allow law enforcement agencies and airport security to recognize suspects based on the way they were, their characteristic gait. The team reveals details of a comprehensive framework for gait recognition by computer in ...
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