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Blurred faces in photos, SOS: Stop blurring now!

13-05-2009 00:53

SOS the cops know how to see your face even though it might be blurred in an online photo, but they can also infer useful information from your skin colour or pair of jeans!

Police obtain new surveillance cameras

12-05-2009 11:22

At the same time Police have obtained new powers to stop the public and press photographing them, they have obtained a new means of filming the public.

European Emergency!: on May 6th some of the Europarlamentaries intend to finish

03-05-2009 17:16

This is a call for direct action. You just have to fill in this form and your message will reach automatically to ALL of the Europarlamentaries of your country:

http://xmailer.hacktivistas.net/en/message

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Pirate Bay

17-04-2009 16:26

Pirate Bay has been closed down, the founders hit with heavy fines.

Police bail sysadmin in animal rights extremism probe

10-02-2009 22:01

Here is the latest from the register about the arrest related to the latest imc server seizure. The arrested man is a sys admin who hosted several servers including the indymedia server. Apparently this is enough to get you held for 8 hours and bail conditions. But the comments get it -

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/10/indymedia/comments/

Blackpool CCTV review

09-08-2008 21:00

Blackpool Council is asking residents to send their thoughts on CCTV. It is likely this so called consultation is being used to justify CCTV "upgrades" in Blackpool that will simply further reduce the civil liberties of local residents.

Highway robbery

05-08-2008 15:11

Across the country local councils are committing highway robbery, robbing people blind with unlawful traffic and parking schemes.

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1 may Day of Climate Action

22-04-2008 20:52

1 MAY: DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION
Invasion of the climate snatchers!
Only one week to go!
Contacts, resources and ideas for action, and public actions.

The Explosive Identity theft That TNT would like to hide

22-11-2007 13:16

While Ministers will be expected to Resign, the same private companies will continue to mismanged the taxpayers private data. TNT have been awarded many contracts including one for "secure" data transport between - for example - HMRC and the NAO.

Turning debate into action

08-11-2007 12:01

On December 11 2007 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester a private conference is being held and run by the Information Commissioner whose opic is the dangers of a surveillance society. Places for delegates are limited to a decidedly undemocratic 130 places. This is an ideal opportunity to challenge the domination of this debate by 'sensible liberals'.

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Announcing IMC-UK-PHOTO

27-03-2007 00:26

A new indymedia mailing list has been created to help facilitate communication and collaboration between photographers working on environmental and social justice reporting. If you regularly go out to document protests etc with a camera, please join this list.

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Biometrics in Yorkshire Schools

15-09-2006 01:14

See this Indymedia feature on fingerprinting students:

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/08/349348.html

Read on for a Yorkshire Post article:

Primary schools fingerprinting children as young as five

Inquiry is urged over 'Big Brother' in the classroom

LATEST NEWS - 3 hour lock on shuts down machine inside Drax

01-09-2006 16:39

This news just in as those responsible have finally been released after about 28 hours in police custody...

drax may be bad for your health

29-08-2006 15:01

interesting science news link especially for supporters of climate camp against drax.

Is your bin bugged?

26-08-2006 21:41

According to the Daily Mail "500,000 bins in council districts across England" have been bugged to "transmit information about the contents of the bins to a central database which then keeps records on the waste disposal habits of each individual address".

Is your bin bugged?

GM - Back on the agenda?

23-08-2006 18:32

A chemical company has asked for permission to grow the first trial crop of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the UK.

Mind the Gap... world energy crisis approaches, dire consequences for planet

31-07-2006 11:47

Last year, for the first time since 1992, the UK became a net importer of crude oil as a result of terminal decline of the North Sea oil and gas fields. The British government doesn't appear to worried yet and apparently thinks the country can simply buy the energy it needs so quite some time to come. "The government consider that the world's oil resources are sufficient to prevent global total oil production peaking before 2030," said energy minister Malcolm Wicks earlier this month. Wicks said that the Government are already putting in place policies that will "help ease the UK economy away from power supplied primarily through fossil fuels" - probably a reference to the recent energy review and the U turn on nuclear power.

Menwith Hill - 4th July - Independence From America - 2

05-07-2006 00:46

Some photos from the Independence from America protest held at NSA Menwith Hill on 4th July, US Independence Day, part 2 of 2.

Menwith Hill - 4th July - Independence From America - 1

05-07-2006 00:23

Some photos from the Independence from America protest held at NSA Menwith Hill on 4th July, US Independence Day, part 1 of 2.

Indymedia needs YOU

17-03-2006 15:50

The global indymedia network is the work of hundreds of volunteers on many different levels, from the people who read the articles are speak to other people about what they read, the reporters who post their photos, video or first hand accounts, to the admins who check posts for breech of open posting guidelines, and the techies maintain the servers and develop the software....

Police network tracks vehicles

22-11-2005 06:54

The BBC has reported that West Yorkshire police have acknowledged the use of a CCTV tracking network in the apprehension of the suspect killers of WPC Beshenivsky.

A talk on resistance in the Italian Alps

10-11-2005 16:38

Friday 11th 5pm The Common Place. A talk about resistance to the High-Speed Train in Valsusa in the Italian Alps.

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If You Can’t Find A Canvas Use A 4x4

21-09-2005 22:31

My trip to a 4x4 dealer's to put gas-guzzlers out of action, and leave a statement of solidarity with the planet and against petrol-wastage.

Annual 'Keep Space For Peace' Demonstration

19-09-2005 21:55

Annual 'Keep Space For Peace' Demonstration - part of the international week of protest called for by:

THE GLOBAL NETWORK AGAINST WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER IN SPACE (GN)