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Snitchtown - Doctorow on urban surveillance

"...the truth is that ubiquitous cameras only serve to violate the social contract that makes cities work."

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Hackers get theirs, RFID tags follow them everywhere at ...

"The "CCC Sputnik" badges, as they're known, are tracked by 35 monitoring stations, which in turn export a public XML feed so that anyone who wants to can track the wearers around the e

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http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2006/12/spime_watch_jar.html

Spime Watch: Jarking Wear

"The unique feature of this clothing will be its self-sustainability via a unique solar-powered material being developed by a 3rd party. The material is waterproof and machine washable and will a

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6163116.stm

Beat officers to use head cameras

"The tiny £1,800 cameras ... will be fitted onto the side of the officers' headgear. Police say the clearly visible cameras will act as a deterrent, as well as an evidence gathering tool." H

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http://www.openthefuture.com/2006/11/the_new_world_the_rise_of_the.html

The New World, the Rise of the New Culture of Participa ...

"The technologies of participatory culture can be catalysts for progress, expanding our capacity to understand the world and share that understanding with others. Such capabilities are sorely nee

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Accenture Technology finalizing persuasive mirror, beha ...

"No longer will you have to doubt the integrity of your "close friends" ... as the persuasive mirror apparently feels that honesty is the best policy, even if it rattles your self-estee

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6035097.stm

Pedestrians get pollution sensors

"Sensors will be fitted to pedestrians and in buses as part of a £4.1m project aiming to measure pollution levels across England." Participatory pollution panopticon? Link via Warren Ellis.

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http://www.openthefuture.com/2006/10/participatory_panopticon_draws.html

Participatory Panopticon Draws Ever Closer

'Life caching' with your Series 60 mobile phone, plus the iPod breathaliser ... the world gets weirder and more wired as the days fly past.

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http://www.physorg.com/news77598184.html

Small, lownoise oscillator may help in surveillance

"A new design for a microwave oscillator that is smaller, simpler, and produces clearer signals at a single frequency than comparable devices has been invented at the NIST." Building the pan

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2289733,00.html

Cycle numberplate plan to catch lawless riders

Ken Livingstone isn't content with Big Brother-ing the motorists - now it's time for the cyclists to be watched, too. This seems to ignore the fact that most cyclists break traffic laws because the ro

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http://www.physorg.com/news72192256.html

Insurers to test implantable microchip

Worried about spiralling insurance premiums? So are the people who make a fortune from them. Get chipped, or face life as a second-class citizen.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/books/review/09itzkoff.html?_r=1&oref=login

Fast Forward - New York Times

NYT's Itzkoff reviews (amongst others) the latest Charles Stross novel, 'Glasshouse'. Coming from Itzkoff, this is a pretty good review by all accounts. Login with BugMeNot. Link via Mr. Stross himsel

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RuBee protocol overcomes RFID shortcomings

Spimes alert! The tin-foil hat just became obsolete - these new tags work magnetically, and they are planning to make them talk to the internet directly! I am mailing this to Bruce Sterling, right now