It is only now that the subpoena has been fought off successfully in court that it can be know how the FBI attempted to get all the IP addresses of people visiting Indymedia.us, an independent news website. The subpoena also imposed a gag order and demanded the recipient’s silence under threat of being prosecuted for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘private life’
Video: Is privacy a thing of the past?
November 9th, 2009
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A general look at World privacy, from Google maps to European biometric passwords, this video makes you think if privacy is an achievable target or a thing of the past that will never come back.
Video: Surveillance Privacy Protection
May 15th, 2009
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Computer scientist Samson Cheung of the University of Kentucky creates programs that can manipulate video surveillance all the way down to the pixel level. You can watch in this video how the technology exists to avoid intrusive CCTV from recording people who do not wish to be on camera. The only problem I see with [...]
Video: No2ID, stop the UK database state now
February 19th, 2009
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After rejecting the plans five times, the House of Lords finally dropped its resistance to fingerprint and take mugshots of everyone on the island. Compulsory ID cards? Of course not! You will not be required to use an ID card unless you wish to work, use the banking or health system, travel or receive benefits. [...]
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