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  • July 2008

    • Big Brother Comes to Sweden

      Spiked  |  Jul 13, 08 1:01 CDT

      Big Brother Comes to Sweden

      (Newser) - Don’t believe the hype: “Sweden is no cuddly liberal democracy,” writes Nathalie Rothschild for Spiked, berating her home country for “introducing the most Draconian surveillance law in Europe.” Known as the FRA law but nicknamed "Lex Orwell " by opponents, the legislation gives intelligence agencies the right to intercept all incoming foreign communication. “Emulate Sweden? No thanks.” More »

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      terrorism  • surveillance  • FISA  • Sweden  • eavesdropping  • government spying  • Big Brother

  • June 2008

    • EU Eyes Anti-Terror Camera for Every Seat

      New Scientist  |  Jun 1, 08 6:48 AM CDT

      EU Eyes Anti-Terror Camera for Every Seat

      (Newser) - A camera may be planted in every airline seat in Europe, if an EU plan under development is approved. Dubbed SAFEE (Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment), the system would also aim cameras at the aisles. Software would then watch for suspicious movements, gestures, and even facial expressions. More »

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      airport security  • surveillance  • Big Brother  • security cameras

  • December 2007

    • FBI Plans Huge Biometric Index

      Washington Post  |  Dec 22, 07 12:29 CST

      FBI Plans Huge Biometric Index

      (Newser) - The FBI is planning a $1 billion database of “biometric” information—face shapes, iris scans, palm patterns, and even gait patterns—to enhance investigations, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear that the plan, called Next Generation Identification, will further erode individual privacy as the body becomes a de facto identification card: "It's enabling the Always On Surveillance Society,” said an ACLU director. More »

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      FBI  • privacy  • Berlin  • law enforcement  • identity card  • Big Brother  • fingerprinting  • biometrics

  • November 2007

    • London About to Sack Plastic

      Independent (UK)  |  Nov 14, 07 5:30 AM CST

      London About to Sack Plastic

      (Newser) - The ubiquitous free plastic bag will soon be more than London merchants can handle. That's because Council officials yesterday voted to ban London retailers from handing out the free sacks, sending the matter to the House of Commons for a final ruling. The London bill would require shoppers to use sturdy reusable plastic "bags for life" or cotton or string sacks. More »

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      environmentalism  • plastic bags  • Big Brother

  • October 2007

    • UK Is Ready for Its Closeup

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 19, 07 4:04 CDT

      UK Is Ready for Its Closeup

      (Newser) - The nation that embraced the "Big Brother" TV show is becoming eerily like the society George Orwell envisioned, reports the LA Times. Litterers under closed-circuit surveillance respond to commands to pick up trash they drop, and errant cyclists are ordered to dismount in pedestrian-only areas. Britons increasingly are trading privacy for security, even in small villages. More »

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      United Kingdom  • privacy  • counterterrorism  • surveillance  • Big Brother  • CCTV footage  • cctv

  • August 2007

    • China Unleashes Web Cops

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 3:43 CDT

      China Unleashes Web Cops

      (Newser) - Beijing police have an answer for Internet users who might be tempted to gamble or watch the Paris Hilton sex video: an animated officer who moves across your screen in a virtual car, motorcycle or on foot while admonishing you to steer clear of illegal content. The cartoon alerts will appear every half-hour on China’s 13 main portals starting Sept. 1, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • Internet  • Internet security  • Communist Party  • Big Brother

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