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Amazon Unbox to customers: Eat shit and die
"Amazon's new video-on-demand store may sound like a good idea, but once you take a look at the "agreement" you enter into by giving them your money, that changes." Sir Cory of DocFacebook's "Privacy Trainwreck": Exposure, Invasion, and Drama - Dana Boyd
The debate between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and Encyclopedia Britannica's Dale Hoiberg reveals the differing expectations of the generation Jason Calacanis calls Generation P (participation).Algorithms to Calculate Unusual Behavior
"[Australian] scientists are developing advanced surveillance technologies including software algorithms to track "inappropriate behavior" in public places." What a great idea; aftPeople tracking made easy
The TrackStick is an affordable USB GPS device - now snooping on people is even more accessible! A definite tick in the 'spime-watch' box, too.Company trying to get under soldiers’ skin
VeriChip wants to tag the entire US Armed Forces - that could be a lucrative deal. Shame their product sucks dangerously.TrackMeNot
a browser extension that protects web-searchers against surveillance and data-profiling. It does so not by means of concealment or encryption (i.e. covering one's trail), but instead, paradoxically, bThe Ad-Supported Operating System
An interesting new potential business model - it could solve M'soft's piracy worries, if nothing else. But how long before there were hacks to avoid the ads?Researcher Developing Anti-RFID Device
For those situations where a tin-foil hat would be inappropriate...seriously, RFID is on a roll, and it's good to see projects like this - if only for the fact that they raise the important questions.Technologists object to U.S. RFID passports
The backlash begins against RFIDs in US passports...The Bruces (Sterling and Schneier) make an appearance to lay down the facts. Link vi NewScientistBlogs.RFID Consultation Website
My fellow Europeans, rejoice! You have the opportunity to tell the EU government your feelings on the future of RFID implementation in Europe! Log in and have your say! (Or nod off and head for the puWith Great Transparency Comes Great Responsibility
Reserach that shows people find e-mail newsletters more personal than the same content provided by RSS feed.ValueClick Behavioral Marketing and Commission Junction LMI
Possible Privacy Issues with ValueClicks recent aquisitions and activities. DoubleClick vs. FTC 2000 Round 2?Surveillance system scrambles people's faces
A way to squelch CCTV abuses? Or make them more impenetrable for the man on the street while more powerful for the businesses?Memo to Bill Gates
Media columnist Antonia Zerbesias quotes Betty Thomas on the battle between the Ottawa press gallery and the PM's office.
