Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Google Judge's Questionable Past

Within the next few days, U.S. District Court Judge James Ware is expected to order Google to hand over search results from as many as 50,000 websites as well as 5,000 individual Web searches. This would be in an effort on the part of the Bush administration to revive a law intended to shield children from explicit online material.

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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Japan Plans Foreign Fingerprinting

Japan's Cabinet has approved controversial plans to fingerprint and photograph most foreign visitors, in an effort to tighten security.

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Police Cameras Spark Privacy Debate

Police in Chicago -- and elsewhere in the state of Illinois -- are dramatically expanding the deployment of stealth cameras to catch alleged speeders. The cameras may be a massive invasion of privacy - read the complete story at TechNewsWorld