Ya gotta love Texans. They’ll allow schools to RFID-chip their kids, but go up in arms over smart meters. Sarah Kuta of Associated Press reports: Thelma Taormina keeps a pistol at her Houston-area home to protect against intruders. But one of the last times she used it, she said, was to run off a persistent…
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Lancaster’s daily aerial surveillance flights raise privacy fears
Abby Sewell and Richard Winton report: Lancaster this week embarked on what experts say is a first-of-its-kind aerial surveillance over the city, using a small Cessna plane. The plane, equipped with sophisticated video equipment, is set fly a loop above the city for up to 10 hours a day, beaming a live video feed of…
AP uncovers secret data-mining by Romney campaign
Jack Gillum reports: Building upon its fundraising prowess, Mitt Romney’s campaign began a secretive data-mining project this summer to trove through Americans’ personal information — including their purchasing history and church attendance — to identify new and likely wealthy donors, The Associated Press has learned….. For Romney’s data-mining project, which began as early as June, the…
Pixelhead – the ultimate in anonymous?
I love it! Jessica Ware of The Local reports: A German artist has created a pixellated balaclava, perfect for confusing street cameras in a nation where mistrust of public surveillance is widespread even as the appetite for Facebook is unabated. Martin Backes spoke to The Local. Backes, a digital media artist among many other things,…