Tag: database
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police state int’l: biometrics, hazardous substances & insurrection
dhs to expand US-visit biometric collectionfrom fcw: The Homeland Security Department will soon begin collecting digital fingerprints and photographs from lawful permanent residents of the United States and people seeking to enter the country on an immigration visa or as refugees. The biometric data will be collected from additional groups of those persons when they…
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envirohealth: deathmaps, databanks, transplants etc
US natural hazard death map is producedfrom upi: Scientists using nationwide data collected since 1970 have produced a map depicting natural hazard mortality across the United States. Susan Cutter and Kevin Borden from the University of South Carolina said their map presents a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural…
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police state international: false flags & the strategy of tension
german intel agents caught staging false flag terrorfrom paul joseph watons: German intelligence agents have been caught staging a false flag terror attack against an EU building in Kosovo, apparently in an attempt to create a pretext for EU police to be deployed in Kosovo after government leaders rejected the UN-mandated proposal. “Germany declined to…
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dmv to use facial recognition software in oregon
from ap: The new computers at the Oregon DMV never forget a face. The state Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division is installing the new computers to compare a new driver’s license photo with an old license image to see if they match. The idea is to make it harder for criminals to get fake…
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interpol details plans for global biometric facial scan database
from steve watson: Global security authorities are to push for a huge biometric facial scan database of international travelers so they can cross-check everyone against a database of terror suspects, international criminals and fugitives. Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, is planning to expand its role into the mass screening of passengers moving around the…
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uk govt is introducing id cards by stealth
from guardian: ID cards for foreign nationals are the thin end of the wedge, whatever they look like – and the home secretary, who unveiled their design today, knows it. Here’s how it goes: Step 1: Target a weak group who have no political voice in the UK and who benefit from little public backing…
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citizens’ US border crossings tracked; data kept for 15yrs
from washington post: The federal government has been using its system of border checkpoints to greatly expand a database on travelers entering the country by collecting information on all U.S. citizens crossing by land, compiling data that will be stored for 15 years and may be used in criminal and intelligence investigations. Officials say the…
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bullets, bombs, benazir, fbi spy, quarantines, drugs & hitler
bullet shortage affects policefrom ap: A nationwide spike in demand for small-arms ammunition and the skyrocketing cost of raw materials to make the bullets have forced some law enforcement agencies in Washington state to plan their orders further in advance. On average, the cost of ammunition has increased by 67 percent between 2004 and this…
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author critical of bush on terror watch list
from raw replay: CNN’s Drew Griffin reports that an author who was critical of Bush is on the TSA’s terror watch list. Jim Moore is the author of several books including “Bush’s war for re-election,” “Bush’s Brain,” and “The Architect.” This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast August 14, 2008.
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nypd’s ‘operation sentinel’ to track everything
from wcbs: The NYPD is working on a plan to track every single vehicle that enters Manhattan. The initiative, called “Operation Sentinel,” is aimed at preventing terror attacks. With the use of cameras and radiation sensors, police plan to track anything and everything that enters the Big Apple. The New York Police Department wants to…
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spying across the pond: nau/eu to trade private data
from new york times: The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement allowing law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information — like credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits — about people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The potential agreement, as outlined in…
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fetuses, fema, pharma & freemasons
study says antidepressants ok for fetusesfrom wnbc: Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study from the Université de Montréal and Ste. Justine Hospital. “This is the first study to investigate the impact of antidepressant use during the first trimester of pregnancy in mothers with psychiatric disorders,”…
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return of the ‘no-work list’
employment verification plan: big brother or big improvement?from mcclatchy: For critics, the idea is an Orwellian nightmare: The federal government would begin signing off on every hiring decision made in the United States… Whether it’s regarded as Big Brother or a big improvement, the plan is getting a good vetting on Capitol Hill. It has…
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Bush Signs Bill To Take All Newborns’ DNA
from steve watson: President Bush last week signed into law a bill which will see the federal government begin to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the U.S. within six months, a move critics have described as the first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database. Described as a “national contingency…