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Gillette Photo Surveillance Hits Asda

11-09-2003 17:26 | Technology | Liverpool | World

Unaware shoppers are being photographed and tracked by "Smart shelf" surveillance cameras and RFID, radio frequency transmitters hidden in the packaging of Gillette razor products.

Intellectual property invites itself to the WSIS

The organization I3C (Internet Créatif, Coopératif et Citoyen - Creative, Cooperative and Community Internet) is organizing a meeting on 11 October called “Intellectual property invites itself to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).”

Capitalist to crush the 'Commie' horde of Linux users

09-09-2003 23:31 | Analysis | Technology | World

Despite being a Linux distributor, Darl McBride (CEO of SCO) found the entire free-software trend "communistic." "We don't get the whole free-lunch thing."

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philosophical aspects of software patents

31-08-2003 16:45 | Culture | Globalisation | Technology | World

von Boutet F. from Touluse - 31.08.2003 00:57

The debate on software patentability also addresses old philosophical questions : are computing machines intelligent ? Can we think of making software applications patentable withtout asking what represents these applications for humans and for the european society ? If programmed machines are intelligent, can we patent intelligence ?

slashdot carries indymedia-uk RFID Tags protests news

22-08-2003 15:22 | Technology | World

slashdot.org takes notice of indymedia-uk news on RFID Tags protests:

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/08/22/0327247.shtml?tid=158&tid=99

Support Direct Action against GM

www.greengloves.org

After five years of massive public opposition to GM and a nationwide public debate, Tony Blair will decide in October whether to allow commercial growing of GM crops.

Gulf War mystery illness strikes again

12-08-2003 10:24 | Health | Technology | World

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Geek Aid for Africa

09-08-2003 10:05 | Social Struggles | Technology | World

click on the link-

FlashMob Hack - subversion and clampdown ahoy?

Hack the FlashMob... TACTICS + ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIAL ENGINEERING

http://www.why-war.com/features/read.php?id=4

Are we approaching a moment in time when sending out a last-minute flash mob announcement will trigger a mob consisting of more cameras and reporters than anything else? If so, that could be a lot of fun in itself. Take advantage of this, people; it won't last...

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DSEi: Campaign Against Arms Trade - Press Release

CAAT PRESS REALEASE: FAO Newsdesks - Tuesday 24th July 2003
PROTESTS CHALLENGE LONDON ARMS BAZAAR
Thousands of protesters are gearing up to challenge the UK's biggest ever arms exhibition

NB Events list not complete eg - 9th = also NVDA blockades 10th = also Reclaim The Streets
Expect more events to be added.

Czech Gov Reports on 'Extremist IMC'

The Czech governemnt has included Indymedia in a list of 'extremist organisations' reviewed in a report covering last years events (2002), specificaly in relation to the NATO summit protests in Prague, November 2002.

CropScience v GeneWatch - York's "great GM Debate"

As the - how far removed? - camps debated their postions about GM...
The "non-governmental" organisation's "GM? Debate" rolled into York. Genewatch and Bayer did the lead-in...
An interesting meeting ensued... [report from imc-york's e-mail list]

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Unzipping the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, Dec)

Metamute article : Dissembly Language :M26 :: 4.07.03
Unzipping the World Summit on the Information Society
by Alan Toner

http://www.metamute.com/look/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=1&NrIssue=26&NrSection=10&NrArticle=873&ST_max=0

More info on WSIS @

http://www.crisinfo.org -

http://www.prepcom.net/wsis -

http://www.worldsummit2003.org

Scientist "Crucified" for Good Evidence against GM Food Safety

THE SINISTER SACKING OF THE WORLD'S LEADING GM EXPERT - AND THE TRAIL THAT LEADS TO TONY BLAIR AND THE WHITE HOUSE

International Call to Action: Stop Europe's biggest Arms Fair!

09-07-2003 18:42 | Anti-militarism | Technology | London | World

SHUT DOWN DSEi! LONDON, UK – 6TH – 12TH SEPTEMBER 2003
One of the world’s biggest ever trade fairs for guns, bombs, military planes, small arms, mines and tanks is taking place in London from 9th – 12th September 2003.

*** Also called as a European focus of disent against the WTO ***

BNFL's role in S. Africa nuke

30-06-2003 16:41 | Anti-racism | Ecology | Technology | World

By means of its share in the PBMR (Pebble Bed Modular Reactor) project, state-owned nuclear giant BNFL will help South Africa become the testbed for new nuclear technology. If it flops, UK taxpayers will help foot the bill.

Video - 4am sunday morning, GM giants wheat trial crop trashed

Undercurrents release 'Globalisation and the Media' documentary on CDROM

Unique distribution for documentary

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GM Crops 'May Push Poorest Farmers Into Debt'

Genetically modified crops will not tackle world hunger and could threaten the livelihoods of Third World farmers, a new study has said.
The report is published today by the charity ActionAid, before the start of the Government's long-awaited debate on GM next week.

BREAKING NEWS: Venezuelan People Surround TV Stations

10-12-2002 12:53 | Globalisation | Technology | World

December 10, 2002, 2 a.m. ET
Please Distribute Widely

BREAKING NEWS

Dear Colleagues,

Alex Main reports from Caracas that masses of Venezuelans have peacefully surrounded all the commercial TV stations in the country to protest the dishonest simulating efforts by these media giants to provoke a coup d'etat:

World Technology Newswire Archive

Gillette Photo Surveillance Hits Asda

Intellectual property invites itself to the WSIS

Capitalist to crush the 'Commie' horde of Linux users

philosophical aspects of software patents

slashdot carries indymedia-uk RFID Tags protests news

Support Direct Action against GM

Gulf War mystery illness strikes again

Geek Aid for Africa

FlashMob Hack - subversion and clampdown ahoy?

DSEi: Campaign Against Arms Trade - Press Release

Czech Gov Reports on 'Extremist IMC'

CropScience v GeneWatch - York's "great GM Debate"

Unzipping the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, Dec)

Scientist "Crucified" for Good Evidence against GM Food Safety

International Call to Action: Stop Europe's biggest Arms Fair!

BNFL's role in S. Africa nuke

Video - 4am sunday morning, GM giants wheat trial crop trashed

Undercurrents release 'Globalisation and the Media' documentary on CDROM

GM Crops 'May Push Poorest Farmers Into Debt'

BREAKING NEWS: Venezuelan People Surround TV Stations

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