Tag: pdf
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yahoo beats feds in email privacy battle
from threat level: Yahoo prevailed Friday over Colorado federal prosecutors in a legal battle testing whether the Constitution’s warrant requirements apply to Americans’ e-mail. Saying the contested e-mail “would not be helpful to the government’s investigation,” (.pdf) the authorities withdrew demands for e-mail in a pending and sealed criminal case. For the moment, the move…
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avoiding death by uploading your brain
from allgov: Ken Hayworth, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, has come up with an unusual potential form of immortality by preserving the human brain in a computer. Most theories of extending life, such as using experimental supplements or super-sensitive health monitoring, work with a person’s existing body. Hayworth suggests that it might be possible to…
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unearthed document ties kissinger to 1976 car bombing in dc
kissinger effectively gave go-ahead for ’76 terror attack from national security archive: Only five days before a car-bomb planted by agents of the Pinochet regime rocked downtown Washington D.C. on September 21, 1976, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger rescinded instructions sent to, but never implemented by, U.S. ambassadors in the Southern Cone to warn military…
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how eggs are made in the US
download: undercover exposés at largest US egg producers highlight need for industry-wide reform [676kb PDF] from allgov: Chickens living on factory farms endure suffering described as “staggering,” according to an undercover investigation carried out by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). An HSUS investigator spent two months working inside four different factory farms,…
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EPA Says BPA a ‘Chemical of Concern’
On Monday [mar29], the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is formally listing Bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical found widely in consumer goods, as a “chemical of concern.”
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Judge Invalidates Human Gene Patent
A federal judge on Monday struck down patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The decision, if upheld, could throw into doubt the patents covering thousands of human genes and reshape the law of intellectual property.
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Inspector General Report Finds Lax USDA Organic Oversight
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) oversight of organic food has been lax since the agency’s organic program was launched in 2002, according to a recent Inspector General report.
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Bush Admin Warned 9/11 Commission About ‘Line’ It ‘Should Not Cross’
Senior Bush administration officials sternly cautioned the 9/11 Commission against probing too deeply into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a document recently obtained by the ACLU.
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classified document: US intelligence planned to destroy wikileaks.org
from wikileaks.org: This document is a classified (SECRET/NOFORN) 32 page U.S. counterintelligence investigation into WikiLeaks. [569kb PDF] “The possibility that current employees or moles within DoD or elsewhere in the U.S. government are providing sensitive or classified information to Wikileaks.org cannot be ruled out”. It concocts a plan to fatally marginalize the organization. Since WikiLeaks…
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Police State Updates: Brand New/Deal With It
The Eenemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention & Prosecution Act of 2010 // UK parents angry over CCTV in school toilets // USrael announces agreement to enhance joint aviation security // Obama appointing military intel official to run TSA
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Defcon 3/9: Einstein, CyberShield & Serious Defects
Obama’s cybersecurity initiative puts NSA in driver’s seat // Fmr DNI calls for ‘re-engineering’ the internet // Time’s running out – Einstein’s coming: Cybershield disclosed by White House // Uncle Cyber Scam wants you // Cyberczar Schmidt says ‘there is no cyberwar’
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Majority of the World Believes Internet Access Is ‘a Fundamental Right’
Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests. The survey – of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries – found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.
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9/11 Updates: Veterans for Peace, Jersey Girls & New Documents
12 New England towns demand 9/11 reinvestigation // 9/11 commission documents about US consulate in Jeddah // ‘Jersey Girls’ support Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth // Video: Fire couldn’t demolish WTC in 11 seconds
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Internet Overtakes Print in US News Consumption
The Internet has surpassed newspapers as a primary way for Americans to get news, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. That makes the Internet the third most popular news platform overall, with many connected users taking advantage of social media postings, personalized news feeds, and getting their news on-the-go.
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Think Tank Urges UK to Cut Working Week to 21 Hours
The working week should be cut to 21 hours to help boost the economy and improve quality of life, a left-wing think tank has said. The New Economics Foundation claimed in a report the reduction in hours would help to ease unemployment and overwork.