Human ID at a Distance (HumanID) Program. Scary stuff…
Day: November 26, 2002
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Human ID at a Distance
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Information Awareness Office at DARPA.
Information Awareness Office at DARPA.
Big Brother is watching…
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U.S. Carefully Describes How It
U.S. Carefully Describes How It Sees Its Ties to Saudis. The U.S. is looking for ways to make Saudi Arabia a more effective partner in the fight against terrorism, the White House said. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Risk of internet collapse rising.
Risk of internet collapse rising. Simulated attacks on key internet hubs have shown how vulnerable the worldwide network is to disruption by disaster or terrorist action. [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY]
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When Is a Car a
When Is a Car a Truck? If Uncle Sam Says So. Keith Bradsher’s book argues that the auto industry behaved cynically and aggressively in securing the exemptions that made the S.U.V. so fantastically profitable. By Jay Rosen. [New York Times: Business]
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You Better Shop Around —
You Better Shop Around — Not!. As the annual holiday shopping orgy approaches, activists are taking to the malls to celebrate Buy Nothing Day, a growing ‘shopping fast’ protesting consumer excess. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
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U.S. to Seek to Abolish
U.S. to Seek to Abolish Many Tariffs. The Bush administration, hoping to jump-start global trade negotiations, will propose a plan on Tuesday to eliminate all tariffs on industrial and consumer goods by 2015. By Edmund L. Andrews. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Bush Set to Sign Terror
Bush Set to Sign Terror Insurance Bill Today. President Bush plans to sign legislation today to shield the insurance industry from catastrophic costs of future terror attacks. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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U.S. Fails to Curb Its
U.S. Fails to Curb Its Saudi Oil Habit, Experts Say. Nearly a dozen years after the Persian Gulf war, America remains as dependent as ever on Saudi oil, officials say. By Jeff Gerth. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Cyber-Rights Activists Log a Win.
Cyber-Rights Activists Log a Win. Spanish cyberpunks combine grassroots Internet activism with a door-to-door awareness campaign to successfully stop a regional law that would have treated cybercafes as gambling houses. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]