Tag: darpa
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thoughtcrime, hydrant cams, recycle cops & dc detectors
could soldiers be prosecuted for thoughtcrime?from danger room: The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is funding a number of technologies that tap into the brain’s ability to detect threats […]
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the government is trying to wrap its mind around yours
from washington post: Imagine a world of streets lined with video cameras that alert authorities to any suspicious activity. A world where police officers can read the minds of potential […]
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collateral 40: a bug’s life
from collateral news: This weeks episode is about remote controlled bugs, implanted micro-cameras and the Pentagon’s latest attempt to spy on terrorists … wait a few years and this new […]
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robotwars, saic, target cities, l-rad & vampire cams
automated killer robots ‘threat to humanity’from afp: Increasingly autonomous, gun-totting robots developed for warfare could easily fall into the hands of terrorists and may one day unleash a robot arms […]
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radiation pills, blackwater ills, gold & a ‘gannon moment’
white house drops anti-radiation pill planfrom upi: The Bush administration has dropped a program to distribute anti-radiation pills to citizens who live near nuclear reactors, officials said. John Marburger, U.S. […]
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army sets up new office of videogames
from danger room: The U.S. military has been using games for decades to train its troops. Now, for the first time, the Army has set up a project office, just […]
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space defense program gets extra funding
from washington post: While wrestling with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is preparing weapons to fight the next battle from space, according to information in the 621-page, House-Senate […]
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pentagon forecast: cloudy, 80% chance of riots
from wired: The Pentagon is paying Lockheed Martin to try to predict insurgencies and civil unrest like the weather. It’s part of a larger military effort to blend forecasting software […]
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darpa ‘predicts’ use of virtual satellites
from thought criminal: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is predicting that in the future “virtual satellites” circling the globe will peer down on enemy forces. Instead of one expensive […]
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darpa to create brain-chipped cyborg moths
from cryptogon/register uk: Famed US military mad-scientist bureau DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is engaged in an effort to grow/build cyborg moths for use as spies. No, really. […]