vigilant TV

Britons to carry ID cards for first time in decades · incoming · Dec 20, 09:35 am

Bill passes second reading by 385 to 93

The decay of civil society in Britain · incoming · Dec 20, 07:58 am

“Tolerance for dissenting views would appear to be a thing of the past”

Constituency changes favor Mugabe · incoming · Dec 20, 07:57 am

“increased seats in strongholds of the ruling ZANU-PF and reduced the number in areas where the opposition enjoys majority support”

Tehran Accuses Israel after FBI Catches Iranian Surveillance Teams Red-handed · incoming · Dec 20, 07:54 am

German intelligence cracks terror group's codes · incoming · Dec 20, 07:52 am

“deciphered secret codes used by the Ansar al-Islam organization” in email and phone messages. Though it’s not clear, the report suggests the use of simple codes rather than modern encryption.

Panel: Gitmo detainee reclassified · incoming · Dec 20, 06:40 am

Not an enemy combatant, will be released “soon”

Pregnant-Slay Probe Followed Cyber Trail · incoming · Dec 20, 06:37 am

Murder investigation hinged on IP address

More on Kofi, genocide and incompetence · incoming · Dec 20, 06:01 am

‘Gen. Romeo Dallaire, the U.N.’s force commander in Rwanda, sent Mr. Annan a series of desperate faxes including one warning that Hutu militias “could kill up to 1,000” Tutsis “in 20 minutes” and others pleading for authority to protect vulnerable civilians. But at the crucial moment, Mr. Annan ordered his general to stand down and to vigorously protect, not genocide victims, assembled in their numbers waiting to die, but the U.N.’s image of “impartiality.”’

File-Swap Site Folds for Good · incoming · Dec 20, 05:46 am

BitTorren index Suprnova.org shuts down following MPAA lawsuit

Theatre ends play in Sikh protest · incoming · Dec 20, 05:43 am

Cancelled after refusal to censor play blockaded by violent protest

Italy's Smoking Ban Plan Meets Resistance · incoming · Dec 20, 05:26 am

New law requires restaurants to report smokers to police

Journalists held in Iraq 'alive' · incoming · Dec 19, 04:45 pm

French Foreign minister believes Chesnot and Malbrunot “in good health”

Schoolboy arrested over sex video · incoming · Dec 19, 04:45 pm

Porn foes lament Ashcroft record on prosecutions · incoming · Dec 19, 02:13 pm

Obscenity convictions were higher under Clinton administration

On the Open Internet, a Web of Dark Alleys · incoming · Dec 19, 02:07 pm

NY Times discovers the futility of attempts to censor and monitor Bad Things on the internet. “There has always been the possibility of meeting in dark alleys.”

Spammers ordered to pay over $1 billion · incoming · Dec 19, 01:35 pm

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Chinese Journalist Detained by Police · incoming · Dec 19, 01:34 pm

``We took him in on Friday. His activities here constitute a criminal offense,’‘

IAEA Chief Says Any Phone Taps Violate His Privacy · incoming · Dec 19, 01:28 pm

..but then says “if anyone wants to listen in, then listen in.”

Men seek apology after police attack · incoming · Dec 19, 01:14 pm

Undercover cop drags men from car at gunpoint, uses capsicum spray, refuses to identify himself

Terror lawyer resigns over laws · incoming · Dec 18, 10:17 am

‘will no longer represent terror suspects in protest over “odious” anti-terror laws’

Sikh protesters in theatre storm · incoming · Dec 18, 09:39 am

Attempt to halt a play about sexual abuse and murder in a Sikh temple

Four weeks of trauma in a Jamaican jail · incoming · Dec 18, 09:37 am

Deaths, beatings, prisoners denied legal access

Christian pair guilty of racial hatred · incoming · Dec 18, 05:44 am

Two “Catch The Fire” ministers found guilty of religious vilification over 2002 Islam seminar, web site and newsletter also deemed illegal. “no maximum fine” for the crime.

BBC NEWS | Business | 'Chip and pin' security warning · incoming · Dec 18, 05:40 am

Ross Anderson warns skimming still possible with smart credit cards

In U.S., 44 Percent Say Restrict Muslims · incoming · Dec 18, 05:22 am

48% in phone poll of 715 insist on no civil liberties restrictions

French spy satellite launched · incoming · Dec 18, 05:19 am

Helios 2A military satellite

Chinese whistleblower arrested · incoming · Dec 17, 06:50 pm

Leading Gambian editor shot dead · incoming · Dec 17, 07:23 am

Critic of new press censorship laws assassinated

Canada Quashes Copyright Tax on MP3 Players · incoming · Dec 17, 07:22 am

Levies applied to music players are illegal, says appeals court

CEO held over student sex video · incoming · Dec 17, 06:47 am

17yo sells porn on Indian auction web site; CEO of auction site arrested on obscenity charges

Cuba places torture billboards in front of US diplomatic HQ · incoming · Dec 17, 06:33 am

Retaliation for US Christmas lights

Briton tells of Guantanamo abuse · incoming · Dec 17, 06:28 am

“beaten, shackled, kept in a cramped cage and fed rotten food [...] refused to take an unidentified injection and was chained up and attacked by five men”

Red Cross Caught in P2P Fracas · incoming · Dec 17, 06:26 am

Named in trust fund linked to Sharman Networks

U.S. designates al-Manar TV as terrorist organization · incoming · Dec 17, 06:23 am

Lebanese Hezbollah TV station on terror list for inciting hatred

Terrorism v human rights · incoming · Dec 17, 06:18 am

Human rights laws prevent Britain from acting lawfully against international terrorism suspects

At Guantanamo, a Prison Within a Prison · incoming · Dec 17, 06:15 am

Separate CIA prison at Guantanamo “housed detainees from Pakistan, West Africa, Yemen and other countries under the strictest secrecy [...] the CIA is allowed to capture and
hold certain classes of suspects without accounting for them in any public way and without revealing the rules for their treatment”

Syrian Journalists Debate Treatment of Civilians by Security Apparatuses · incoming · Dec 17, 06:11 am

Pacifism and the War · incoming · Dec 16, 01:48 pm

‘In so far as it takes effect at all, pacifist propaganda can only be effective against those countries where a certain amount of freedom of speech is still permitted; in other words it is helpful to totalitarianism.’ – George Orwell, 1942

That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen · incoming · Dec 16, 12:47 pm

‘Dear me! how much trouble there is in proving that two and two make four; and if you succeed in proving it, it is said, “the thing is so plain it is quite tiresome,” and they vote as if you had proved nothing at all.’ – Frederic Bastiat, 1850

Off-the-Record Messaging · incoming · Dec 16, 10:36 am

Well-designed encryption plugin for GAIM features authentication and deniability

2005 Australian Blog Awards - Nominations · incoming · Dec 16, 07:17 am

Don’t nominate us, select one of the Australian blogs listed under “sources” instead.

Aussie police get spyware powers · incoming · Dec 16, 06:36 am

EFA opposes

P2P Battle Reaches FTC · incoming · Dec 16, 05:52 am

New CD copy-lock technology nears market · incoming · Dec 16, 05:35 am

[ed: DOA, or I’ll eat my hat]

US airport security loses 'bomb' · incoming · Dec 16, 05:30 am

Training device “complete with wires, a detonator and a clock – was not found despite an hour-long search.”

E-mail hoax sparks 'Do Not Call' stampede · incoming · Dec 16, 05:28 am

UK Keeps Terror Suspects in Jail, Despite Judgement · incoming · Dec 16, 05:22 am

9 still detained without charge while Parliament considers ruling

US will shut down GPS to "fight terrorists" · incoming · Dec 16, 04:23 am

Not exactly new – selective availability was used during the first gulf war

U.K.: Law Lords Rule Indefinite Detention Breaches Human Rights · incoming · Dec 16, 04:21 am

Human Rights Watch reports

Britain's Highest Court Overturns Anti-Terrorism Law · incoming · Dec 16, 04:11 am

Indefinite detention without charge or trial is a violation of EU human rights law; 9 foreign nationals ordered released

Saudi Dissident Fails in Mass Protests · incoming · Dec 16, 04:08 am

Saudi security forces prevent protests after London dissident calls for anti-govt rallies

Antispam law ruled unconstitutional · incoming · Dec 15, 04:34 am

Maryland state law violates commerce clause

St Andrews union bans student newspaper · incoming · Dec 15, 04:33 am

Copies thrown from buildings for “offensive comments”

U.S. Ignores Cuba's Christmas Warning · incoming · Dec 15, 04:15 am

Cuba orders removal of Xmas decorations that symbolize jailed dissidents

FCC Aims to Lift Airborne Wireless Phone Ban · incoming · Dec 15, 04:14 am

Interference isn’t a safety issue

P2P In 15 Lines of Code · incoming · Dec 15, 04:13 am

Reminiscent of RSA in 4 lines during the crypto export restriction days

China Detains 3 Who Criticized Government · incoming · Dec 13, 01:06 pm

Literary and political theorists detinaed for “participating in activities harmful to the state”; items seized, computers searched

Chinese Dissident Released by Police · incoming · Dec 13, 01:02 pm

Held overnight and questioned over political essays, which police described as “against the government and against the law”.

Terror accused 'had defence maps' · incoming · Dec 13, 11:06 am

Architect Lodhi accuse of possessing maps, aerial photographs “downloaded from the internet”

Terror suspect in court · incoming · Dec 13, 11:04 am

Faheem Khalid Lodhi accused of plots against Australian electricity grid; prosecutors want to present some evidence in secret

C.I.A Order on Detainees Shows Its Role Was Curbed · incoming · Dec 13, 10:50 am

Classified order advised that CIA agents stay out of military interrogations

Staff murders stop aid work in south Darfur · incoming · Dec 13, 10:01 am

Save The Children aid workers killed in ambush

New MPAA lawsuits against BitTorrent, eDonkey expected tomorrow · incoming · Dec 13, 09:39 am

Server operators are the target

Ukrainian Medical Mystery · incoming · Dec 13, 09:28 am

Analysis of Yushchenko poisoning claims

RCMP suspect al-Qaida messages · incoming · Dec 13, 09:24 am

RCMP report warns investigators to look for the use of steganography by suspected terrorists

Toshiba puts quantum crypto into practice · incoming · Dec 13, 08:52 am

But the real world uses are still unclear

T-rays to detect terrorists · incoming · Dec 13, 08:27 am

New imaging technology could see through packages, clothing

Sexual Violence Hit 2 in 3 Liberians in War-Report · incoming · Dec 13, 07:22 am

Up to 70% of population sexually assaulted during civil war; no attempt to punish perpetrators

Freedom Blooms · incoming · Dec 13, 07:19 am

..in Afghanistan

Tories to back plans for ID cards · incoming · Dec 13, 07:18 am

Even though the scheme “will do nothing to solve the immediate problems of rising crime and uncontrolled immigration.”

Pinochet arrest warrant suspended · incoming · Dec 13, 07:11 am

..after intervention by Pinochet’s lawyers; will be reviewed by appeals court

Cambodia Orders Seizure of Gruesome Iraq CDs · incoming · Dec 13, 06:44 am

Video of Iraq kidnap executions banned

Egyptian Censors Ban 'Bush' Book on Islam · incoming · Dec 13, 06:42 am

1830 English bigraphy of Prophet Mohammad banned, probably because of misattribution to US Bush family

French Religious Symbols Ban Cuts Two Ways · incoming · Dec 13, 06:38 am

Kindergarten Christmas chocolates are prohibited religious symbols

Database rules slowing police work · incoming · Dec 13, 06:33 am

Vic police claim rules limiting access to police files hamper investigations

Police bid to fiddle crime statistics · incoming · Dec 13, 06:31 am

Victorian police manipulate database to reduce apparent crime rates

France pulls plug on Arab network · incoming · Dec 13, 06:28 am

Lebanese station al-Manar blocked for “inciting racial hatred”

Files Disappear in Haitian Reporter Slay · incoming · Dec 13, 06:27 am

Investigation into Jean Dominique’s murder damaged; some suspect government interference

Chile: Pinochet Indicted for Human Rights Crimes · incoming · Dec 13, 06:24 am

Human Rights Watch reports

Chile's Ex-Dictator Pinochet Is Indicted · incoming · Dec 13, 06:20 am

No action on rappers' claims · incoming · Dec 12, 01:23 pm

“standard procedure” to warn incoming musicians of behaviour standards

Walmart sued over Thoughtless 'Fuck' · incoming · Dec 12, 01:03 pm

Victims' families knife law call · incoming · Dec 12, 12:54 pm

Want 5 year sentence for carrying a knife, same as for a gun. [ed: thus giving all knife carriers an incentive to upgrade]

P2P group launches site to combat child porn · incoming · Dec 12, 12:53 pm

“educating consumers about the dangers of child pornography online”

APH Bills Digest: Surveillance Devices Bill 2004 · incoming · Dec 12, 12:01 pm

“authorisation from a senior law enforcement officer can be sought in urgent and serious circumstances, certain uses of surveillance devices will not need a warrant, and tracking devices will, in certain circumstances, be able to be used with the authorisation of a senior law enforcement officer.”

New Spy Plan Said to Involve Satellite System · incoming · Dec 12, 11:32 am

Speculation about 3rd generation stealth spy satellite, built by Lockheed Martin

IAEA Leader's Phone Tapped · incoming · Dec 12, 09:44 am

Aussie Police given computer spy powers · incoming · Dec 12, 09:44 am

Permits secret installation of remote keystroke loggers “to monitor email, online chats, word processor and spreadsheets entries and even bank personal identification numbers and passwords”

Police close curtain on nude performance · incoming · Dec 12, 07:21 am

Naked musical comedy shut down by police after 6 year run

File Sharing Goes to High Court · incoming · Dec 12, 05:48 am

US Supreme Court will consider holding p2p services responsible for the actions of their customers

The Rebel Sell · incoming · Dec 11, 05:27 pm

How anti-consumerism, counterculturalism are really just consumerism, populism in disguise: “Most people who consider themselves “anti-consumerist” are extremely brand-conscious. They are able to fool themselves into believing that they don’t care because their preferences are primarily negative. They would never be caught dead driving a Chrysler or listening to Celine Dion. It is precisely by not buying these uncool items that they establish their social superiority.”

APH Bills Digest: Copyright Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 · incoming · Dec 11, 06:46 am

”[ISPs] may be liable if they fail to act expeditiously to remove or disable access to the copyright material or the link to copyright material on their system once they become aware that the material is infringing, or become aware of facts or circumstances that make it apparent that the material is likely to be infringing.”

APH Bills Digest: Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 · incoming · Dec 11, 06:44 am

“To exclude [...] electronic messages located on a computer, internet server or other equipment [..] from the controls on interception of communications in the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979”

'Deadliest' year in 10 for media · incoming · Dec 11, 06:26 am

54 dead, 23 in Iraq, mostly locals killed by insurgents

FCC Weighs Olympics Indecency Complaints · incoming · Dec 11, 06:03 am

..about the opening ceremony: lovers dancing, goddess of fertility

What If It's Not Israel They Loathe? · incoming · Dec 11, 05:59 am

”[Israel] is also the only political issue that people can discuss without running into trouble with the secret services [in Arab nations]”

Doctor: Yushchenko Poisoned With Dioxin · incoming · Dec 11, 05:45 am

“Conclusive evidence”

Eminem's rappers slam Aussie govt · incoming · Dec 11, 05:35 am

Australian govt requires Eminem to obey “behaviour codes” while in the country

Bush Photo at Farmers Market Causes Row · incoming · Dec 11, 05:34 am

Farmer asked to take down photos to allow “healing”

Will voices of dissent still be heard? · incoming · Dec 11, 05:18 am

New regulation change prohibits publication in US of books by dissident writers from sanctioned countries

Measure Expands Police Powers · incoming · Dec 10, 06:34 pm

Looser standards for surveillance warrants, detention

Supreme Court to Hear MGM v. Grokster · incoming · Dec 10, 06:26 pm

Small coffee brewers try to redefine fair trade · incoming · Dec 10, 09:45 am

[April 2004] How “fair trade” programs protect larger producers at the expense of smaller, poorer farmers

Court: Mom's eavesdropping violated law · incoming · Dec 9, 02:58 pm

Listening in on daughter’s phone calls broke privacy law

Government Says Terrorists May Use Lasers · incoming · Dec 9, 09:23 am

..to blind pilots during landings

New law targets some peeping-Toms · incoming · Dec 9, 07:46 am

Corruption glare falls on politics · incoming · Dec 9, 07:42 am

Political parties are the most corrupt groups, says report

TSA Rescinds Security Order for Airports · incoming · Dec 9, 06:33 am

Unnecessarily broad requirement to report all security incidents

The final straw... · incoming · Dec 9, 06:08 am

How government regulated standards encroach on civil liberties

Why U.N. Stays Mired in Its Defects · incoming · Dec 9, 06:01 am

Media turns a blind eye to UN corruption, embezzlement, child prositution rackets

Peeping Toms face jail · incoming · Dec 9, 05:54 am

November piece on NZ covert photography law

Music download leads to computer inferno · incoming · Dec 9, 05:47 am

Computer mysteriously burts into flames during music download; RIAA yet to comment

Some Venezuela TV Channels Alter Programs · incoming · Dec 9, 05:32 am

Already censoring news broadcasts following new media laws

Tough new laws for child porn · incoming · Dec 9, 05:30 am

In South Australia

Permanent jail for Guantanamo · incoming · Dec 9, 05:29 am

Police break up Damascus protest · incoming · Dec 9, 05:26 am

Prevent human rights groups from protesting political detentions

Zimbabwe curbs rights groups · incoming · Dec 9, 05:25 am

Hundreds of rights groups may shut down

Officer: U.K. Police Thwart Terror Attack · incoming · Dec 9, 05:24 am

Claim to have “stopped a Madrid”, but details are secret

Reporter to Be Sentenced Over Leak Source · incoming · Dec 9, 05:19 am

Intelligence Reform and Black Ops · incoming · Dec 9, 05:15 am

Calls for smoking bans sooner · incoming · Dec 9, 05:14 am

2007 not soon enough for prohibitionists

Anti-Terror Bill Worries Liberties Groups · incoming · Dec 9, 05:12 am

Burden of proof, secret sharing, surveillance powers

Details of Anti-Terror Provision · incoming · Dec 9, 05:10 am

Ex-cop admits illegal file use · incoming · Dec 8, 05:49 pm

AFP officer ran illegal background checks

NZ aims to jail 'up skirt' snappers · incoming · Dec 8, 04:34 pm

Law prohibits covert photography; material doesn’t have to be objectionable, so it’s possible this could prohibit street photography

Venezuela Chief Signs Press Law Some See as Aimed at His Critics · incoming · Dec 8, 01:13 pm

Permits govt to censor news, TV, language

Court weighs questions of detainment · incoming · Dec 8, 01:12 pm

..while a search warrant is executed

Recognition of 'Christianophobia' sought · incoming · Dec 8, 01:10 pm

Media kept out of police loop · incoming · Dec 8, 11:11 am

Press can’t listen to new encrypted radios

On-air protest prompts suspension of Russian newscaster · incoming · Dec 8, 11:08 am

State controlled TV channel suspends leading presenter

Judges Skeptical of First Amendment Protection for Reporters in C.I.A. Leak Inquiry · incoming · Dec 8, 11:03 am

Likely to reject the case for special protection of journalists’ sources

Congress Bans Lighters From Airliners · incoming · Dec 8, 11:00 am

And knives, matches, scissors, box cutters

Lawmaker: Spy Project Threatens Security · incoming · Dec 8, 09:45 am

Democrats say mystery program – possibly a satellite – is unjustified and takes billions away from necessary projects

Reporters Fight in Court Not to Reveal Sources · incoming · Dec 8, 08:01 am

U.S. jury hits alleged Hamas backers with $156 M damages · incoming · Dec 8, 07:00 am

Baltimore expands use of surveillance cameras · incoming · Dec 8, 06:59 am

“one of the most extensive surveillance systems in the nation”

Mobile providers won't preserve text messages · incoming · Dec 8, 06:58 am

No longer retaining SMS text for police or prosecutors

Palestinian candidate 'beaten up' · incoming · Dec 8, 06:55 am

Claims IDF soldiers hit him at checkpoint

Tom Swift's New Camera, Ready for Space and Spies · incoming · Dec 8, 06:39 am

9×18 inch negs, 60 year old equipment

One in four Brits on net for Porn · incoming · Dec 8, 06:36 am

Biggest factor in broadband uptake by far

EU won't drop China arms ban soon · incoming · Dec 8, 05:17 am

Four RSF protesters arrested by Hague police

Witness against Sharman switched sides · incoming · Dec 8, 04:50 am

Sharman attacks credibility

Jailed serious offenders up 45pc · incoming · Dec 8, 04:46 am

in 9 years

Yushchenko Poisoned...Or Not · incoming · Dec 8, 04:24 am

Doctors retract earlier statement

Tech Firms, FBI to Fight 'Phishing' Scams Together · incoming · Dec 8, 04:21 am

Businesses to notify FBI of new attacks

French Wine Growers Protest Soft Market · incoming · Dec 8, 04:16 am

Growers blame advertising restrictions, though foreign sales were hit hardest

Arrests Made Near D.C. Over Modded Game Consoles · incoming · Dec 8, 04:09 am

Video game store employees charged with conspiracy

Reform ID Card survey December 2004 · incoming · Dec 7, 06:18 pm

Only 17% opposed to compulsory ID cards, 18% if fingerprints & retina scans required

Think tank survey claims 81% support UK ID cards · incoming · Dec 7, 06:15 pm

Memos 'reveal threats to hush Iraq abuse' · incoming · Dec 7, 06:06 pm

Special forces blamed for coverup

EBay Negative on Negativland IPod · incoming · Dec 7, 06:04 pm

Curious that it was Apple that complained, not U2

U.S.: Complicity in Darfur crisis · incoming · Dec 7, 05:34 pm

UN has refused to consider sanctions

One Nation accused of racism · incoming · Dec 7, 05:26 pm

Blames internet censorship on International Jewish Conspiracy

Annan Opens First Islamophobia Seminar · incoming · Dec 7, 05:24 pm

Atkinson's religious hate worry · incoming · Dec 7, 01:50 pm

Warns UK hate laws will stifle free speech

Foreigners enter Iraq for ‘martyr’ missions · incoming · Dec 7, 01:49 pm

MSNBC tracks down origin of insurgents: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, France

Ukraine leader poisoned: doctors · incoming · Dec 7, 12:44 pm

Opposition leader poisoned during September campaign

Congress creates spy director · incoming · Dec 7, 10:48 am

Imams to be taught French way of life · incoming · Dec 7, 10:46 am

And police to step up surveillance of mosques, bookshops, restaurants

China chops Nike ad · incoming · Dec 7, 10:28 am

Government initially approves ad, then censors it after complaints

Report: China Releases Internet Dissident · incoming · Dec 7, 10:21 am

Served 2 years for creating a pro-democracy web site

French media authority seeks penalties against Hezbollah-linked network · incoming · Dec 7, 08:40 am

TV station to face fines for broadcasting false accusations about Israel

Memos Say 2 Officials Who Saw Prison Abuse Were Threatened · incoming · Dec 7, 06:21 am

Confiscated evidence, email monitoring

NSW police to use in-car video · incoming · Dec 7, 05:40 am

Will record drivers’ conversations without consent

China Targets Media's 'evil Trend' · incoming · Dec 7, 05:34 am

Comics, Copyrights, And Satire · incoming · Dec 7, 05:05 am

US Customs seizes parody comics for violating copyright

Reform Bill Weak on Privacy · incoming · Dec 7, 05:03 am

National drivers licenses, database sharing in US intelligence bill

The uncorking of online alcohol sales · incoming · Dec 7, 04:59 am

Lawsuit challenges tariffs by US states

Experts Push for More Computer Security Efforts · incoming · Dec 7, 04:56 am

"u2 Vs. Negativland Ipod" Satire Shut Down By Apple · incoming · Dec 7, 04:55 am

Syria frees political detainees · incoming · Dec 7, 04:52 am

112 Muslim Brotherhood released under presidential amnesty

Iraqi official angry over foreigners' involvement in insurgency · incoming · Dec 7, 04:50 am

33 detainees to stay in custody · incoming · Dec 7, 04:48 am

No journalists present at Guantanamo reviews

Victims Provide Details on Saudi Attack · incoming · Dec 7, 04:44 am

“Sophisticated surveillance” of consulate

Uganda Says Will Probe Torture Report · incoming · Dec 6, 08:26 pm

Opposition staffer tortured over anti-govt activites

Florida E-Vote Study Debunked · incoming · Dec 6, 08:11 pm

Police and Cyclists Continue Legal Battle · incoming · Dec 6, 08:08 pm

Critical Mass vs. NYPD

Denmark denies torture claims · incoming · Dec 6, 08:05 pm

Iraqi newspaper says Danish soldiers tortured detainees

Musharraf papers 'found in street' · incoming · Dec 6, 08:04 pm

Including “police codes”

China Bans Video Game for Breach of Sovereignty · incoming · Dec 6, 07:50 pm

Police investigate loss of VIP security files · incoming · Dec 6, 07:50 pm

Dossier about Musharraf’s visit to UK left on a London street

Dutch to Prosecute Chemical Dealer · incoming · Dec 6, 07:49 pm

Accused of supplying Saddam Hussein with chemicals used to kill Kurds in 88

Leaderless resistance today by Simson L. Garfinkel · incoming · Dec 6, 04:39 pm

“After introducing the concept and history of Leaderless Resistance, this paper explores the use of the technique by Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), the Earth Liberation Front, and individual Islamic terrorists carrying out acts against U.S. interests. It argues that Leaderless Resistance is resistant to counterterrorism based on network analysis.”

Ohio Certifies Bush Win by 119,000 Votes · incoming · Dec 6, 04:25 pm

Witness says Kazaa activity can be monitored · incoming · Dec 6, 02:48 pm

Build in centralized power, and someone will force you to use it..

Zimbabwe: Draft Law Threatens Civil Society Groups · incoming · Dec 6, 02:45 pm

Restricts freedom of association

Libel Case Could Chill Speech Online · incoming · Dec 6, 01:20 pm

Sued for reposting an excerpt of a controversial piece written by someone else

New FDA Rules Aimed at Bioterror Attacks · incoming · Dec 6, 01:01 pm

Focus is on tracing the source afterwards, not prevention

1,000 Canadian Airport Uniforms Disappear · incoming · Dec 6, 01:00 pm

Hint: identity is not security

Justices deny detainee speedy appeal · incoming · Dec 6, 12:55 pm

What is the new heroin? What isn't? · incoming · Dec 6, 12:08 pm

Reason reports on the overuse of addiction metaphors by prohibitionists and regulationists

Islamic Charity Called a 'Clearinghouse' · incoming · Dec 6, 12:04 pm

FBI testifies in lawsuit blaming charities for Hamas murders

Activists Dominate Content Complaints · incoming · Dec 6, 11:57 am

2400% increase in complaints, all due to one group

'Few ready' for information act · incoming · Dec 6, 11:55 am

UK unprepared for new FOIA; govt dept blamed

Navy: Some SEALs Photos for Intelligence · incoming · Dec 6, 11:43 am

Says some recent published photos may show legit procedures

Law limits fertiliser supply · incoming · Dec 6, 11:12 am

ASIO background checks and licenses for buying ammonium nitrate fertilizers

Nine dead in US consulate siege · incoming · Dec 6, 08:09 am

Jeddah seige attributed to al-Qaeda

Coppola Copyright Dispute Blocks Silent Film · incoming · Dec 6, 08:09 am

Lone Activist Group Submits 99.8% Of Fcc Complaints · incoming · Dec 6, 08:08 am

Parents Television Council accounts for almost all indecency complaints

Lawmakers Reach Deal on U.S. Intelligence Reforms · incoming · Dec 6, 08:04 am

Court: Cop's Sex Tapes Aren't Free Speech · incoming · Dec 6, 06:28 am

Fired for selling sex videos on Ebay

Law Experts Debate Md. Gov.'s Reporter Ban · incoming · Dec 6, 06:26 am

Ordered staff not to talk to two journalists

Blogs May Be a Wealth Hazard · incoming · Dec 6, 05:13 am

Bloggers fired for posting company embarrasments

Cuba frees seventh dissident in a week · incoming · Dec 6, 04:57 am

Another journalist, Jorge Olivera Castilla, freed for health reasons

Aides: House Close on Anti-Terror Bill · incoming · Dec 6, 04:54 am

The CIA's Tough Task In Recruiting Spies · incoming · Dec 6, 04:54 am

Terrorist networks’ recruiting policies make infiltration difficult

Site Bars Black Box Voting Head · incoming · Dec 6, 04:49 am

Bev Harris banned from Democratic Underground

Report: Iran Has Tried Arrested Al Qaeda Members · incoming · Dec 6, 04:47 am

Police seek quick-fix AVOs · incoming · Dec 5, 04:22 pm

NSW police want power to issue on the spot restraining orders

Jenkins: N. Korea Wanted Daughters to Spy · incoming · Dec 5, 04:21 pm

France Grappling With Discrimination · incoming · Dec 5, 04:20 pm

New French bill requires anonymous job applications to cut discrimination against immigrants

Radio Signals May Jam Garage Door Openers · incoming · Dec 5, 04:16 pm

US military to increase use of 390MHz spectrum; garage door opener manufacturers aghast

Insurgents Attack Oil Pipeline in Iraq · incoming · Dec 5, 04:14 pm

UN probing Nepal disappearances · incoming · Dec 5, 04:14 pm

1400 “political disappearances”

Amnesty: China Arrests, Jails Human Rights Defenders · incoming · Dec 5, 04:13 pm

Asks EU to raise the issue in Beijing

Musharraf attacks war on terror · incoming · Dec 5, 01:28 pm

Says society is to blame for terrorism

Bush signs Net access tax ban into law · incoming · Dec 5, 01:26 pm

Careless French bomb squad causes terror alert · incoming · Dec 5, 01:14 pm

U.s. Cybersecurity Report Available · incoming · Dec 5, 01:08 pm

The Supermarket's Unnatural Selections · incoming · Dec 5, 01:00 pm

Junk science in anti-GM politics

Junk science awards 2004 · incoming · Dec 5, 12:55 pm

Fast food, global warming, pollution scares amongst the bogus claims exposed

French End Hiding of Explosives in Luggage · incoming · Dec 5, 12:10 pm

Real explosives used in sniffer dog training go missing on flight to USA

German police raid Islamic group · incoming · Dec 5, 06:57 am

“Extensive materials” seized in al-Aqsa raid

Villagers hold Nigeria oil plants · incoming · Dec 5, 06:56 am

75 Shell Oil staffers detained by protesters

Kiev Protesters Look Beyond Vote · incoming · Dec 5, 06:53 am

Hamas chief rejects ceasefire · incoming · Dec 5, 06:24 am

Denies truce was ever suggested

Attacks against Australian Jews rise · incoming · Dec 5, 06:23 am

50% increase in assault, vandalism and harassment

Hamas Rejects Cease-fire With Israel · incoming · Dec 5, 06:12 am

Retracts earlier statements favoring peace

US probes Iraq 'abuse' pictures · incoming · Dec 3, 01:58 pm

They surfaced on an unnamed photo sharing web site

BBC Taken in by Bhopal Hoax · incoming · Dec 3, 05:53 am

Believed fake statement came from Dow

France's Newspapers Drift Deeper Into Crisis · incoming · Dec 3, 05:27 am

Inefficient distribution, unions and competition from free publications are sending them broke

Napster Star Changes His Tune · incoming · Dec 3, 05:26 am

New company shakes down p2p networks for cash?

German police seize extremists · incoming · Dec 3, 05:12 am

Alleged links to Ansar al-Islam

I Was A Communist For Dutch Intelligence: The Wsj · incoming · Dec 3, 05:08 am

Dutch Intelligence ran bogus Maoist group in 1970s

Tough times ahead · incoming · Dec 3, 05:05 am

3 of top 10 PC manufacturers predicted gone by 2007

Napster founder unveils funding, label support · incoming · Dec 2, 01:42 pm

Msn Spaces: Seven Dirty Blogs · incoming · Dec 2, 08:55 am

Boing Boing demonstrates the futility of profanity filters