26-05-2004 12:13
The Danger of Software Patents
This is a report from the FIPR meeting on software patents on 21 May 2004 in London
25-05-2004 17:19
(
http://www.paconsulting.com/Home )has signed a 2 year deal to help develop the national I.D. scheme, apparently they offered the most cost effective (cheap) deal.
Big Brothers Little Brother
Blunkett has announced that a company called PA Consulting Group(
http://www.paconsulting.com/Home )has signed a 2 year deal to help develop the national I.D. scheme, apparently they offered the most cost effective (cheap) deal.
12-05-2004 07:47
A public meeting on the Government’s proposed National Identity Card
Wednesday May 19, 2004; 13:30–17:00 hrs
The Old Theatre, London School of Economics
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
Public Meeting Government’s proposed National ID Card (19th May)
Mistaken IdentityA public meeting on the Government’s proposed National Identity Card
Wednesday May 19, 2004; 13:30–17:00 hrs
The Old Theatre, London School of Economics
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
23-03-2004 16:03
[Below this introduction I have posted a provisional program for the meeting]
Etera 2 meeting, March the 25th 2004 in Sennigallia, will be the second meeting of the Telestrade or Telestreet. A national movement of micro-tv stations (sometimes transmitting to no more than a few blocks) scattered across Italy. Telestreet operates between the legal and technological cracks of the Italian mediascape. Literally squatting the shadows or blank spots where the signals of terrestrial broadcasters cannot reach, leaving shadows on the spectrum which the Telestreet groups occupy.
Telestreet Conference
[This is a preview of the Telestreet meeting Etera 2][Below this introduction I have posted a provisional program for the meeting]
Etera 2 meeting, March the 25th 2004 in Sennigallia, will be the second meeting of the Telestrade or Telestreet. A national movement of micro-tv stations (sometimes transmitting to no more than a few blocks) scattered across Italy. Telestreet operates between the legal and technological cracks of the Italian mediascape. Literally squatting the shadows or blank spots where the signals of terrestrial broadcasters cannot reach, leaving shadows on the spectrum which the Telestreet groups occupy.
02-02-2004 11:31
Microsoft in human rights row - Gates's firm supplied technology used to trap Chinese dissidents, says Amnesty. The Guardian.
Microsoft in human rights row - Guardian
Like any other self-respecting multinational corporation:Microsoft in human rights row - Gates's firm supplied technology used to trap Chinese dissidents, says Amnesty. The Guardian.
22-12-2003 09:50
CCTV schemes in town centres do not stop drunken street violence breaking out, according to new research.
CCTV 'no answer to street fights'
The study was the first to compare police and hospital dataCCTV schemes in town centres do not stop drunken street violence breaking out, according to new research.
10-12-2003 16:27
An international group of independent researchers attending the Word Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS) has revealed important technical and legal
flaws, relating to data protection and privacy, in the security system used
to control access to the UN Summit.
WSIS: Security and privacy risks
An international group of independent researchers attending the Word Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) has revealed important technical and legal
flaws, relating to data protection and privacy, in the security system used
to control access to the UN Summit.
01-10-2003 14:02
Give Sky the 'Boot'
This is an inspirational story of guerrilla media activity in Rome. What could we do in Cambridge that would have a similar effect?
01-10-2003 11:44
Speaker at WCCC condemns ‘social inertia’
Cambridge Indymedia continues its series of reports from the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow.
24-09-2003 17:45
Electronic Blockade Against Bayer!
As part of the national day of action against Bayer Cropscience tommorrow (Thursday 25th Sept), an electronic blockade has been called.
10-09-2003 23:29
CASPIAN to protest launch of "spy chip" network
CASPIAN plans to protest the launch of the EPC "spy chip" network. UK protest also planned as well as virtual protests.
30-08-2003 13:51
Free software websites shut themselves down over EU patent proposals
Free Software websites worldwide, but especially those based in Europe, have placed protest notices on their front pages regarding the impending European Parliament decisions on the introduction of software patents by the European Union. The vote, originally scheduled for 10 June 2003, was scheduled to take place on 1 September 2003 but has been delayed for another month due to unprecedented public controversy in the programming community. At the height of the protest, it was reported that about 2700 websites had placed protest notices on their front page. Here is a selection of the notices from the sites of the Free Software world:
29-08-2003 01:22
This is a translation of the French article at http://belgium.indymedia.org/news/2003/08/72158.php
Demonstrations against EU Software Patents in Belgium
This is a translation of the French article at http://belgium.indymedia.org/news/2003/08/72158.php
18-08-2003 17:57
Fighting the EU IP Enforcement Directive / Campaign for an Open Digital Enviro
The proposed EU Intellectual Property Enforcement Directive is another nasty bit of big brother legislation. It will forbid Europeans from removing or deactivating Radio Frequency (RFID) tags embedded in clothing and other consumer devices, as well as giving intellectual property holders (ie CORPORATIONS) broad subpoena powers to obtain PERSONAL INFORMATION about ANY EU CITIZEN allegedly connected to an infringement of ip...
13-08-2003 12:58
EU directive would forbid removal of RFID tags
RFID tags can be embedded in items you buy, and then broadcast information about that item to anyone listening. The proposed EU IP Enforcement Directive includes a measure that would make it illegal for Europeans to de-activate the chips in RFID tags. This would mean that, if you bought an RFID tagged item, you would have no way of preventing it from violating your privacy.
13-08-2003 00:38
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/6181085?source=Evening%20Standard
Evening Std runs Story on Tesco Gillette RFID Chip Trial + Campaign
Evening Std Covers RFID chip story / anti-campaign: http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/6181085?source=Evening%20Standard
12-08-2003 17:48
is calling for a worldwide boycott of Gillette products since the
company failed to renounce a Gillette Mach3 "smart shelf" spy system.
CASPIAN LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE GILLETTE BOYCOTT
CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering)is calling for a worldwide boycott of Gillette products since the
company failed to renounce a Gillette Mach3 "smart shelf" spy system.
09-08-2003 21:25
A group of concerned residents informed shoppers at TESCO in Cambridge today that they may be part of an experiment. When customers pick a pack of Gillette razor blades off the shelf, they will be tagged with an electronic device. Not only that. The hidden chip communicates with a camera system that stores your picture in a database!
TESCO tags Cambridge shoppers
A group of concerned residents informed shoppers at TESCO in Cambridge today that they may be part of an experiment. When customers pick a pack of Gillette razor blades off the shelf, they will be tagged with an electronic device. Not only that. The hidden chip communicates with a camera system that stores your picture in a database!
29-07-2003 16:39
Is anyone doing any actions against RFID chips? (cambridge/sandhurst/notts etc)
After reading the shocking articles about RFID radio tags in schnews and the guardian i wonder if anyone is doing anything about it?
20-07-2003 08:21