Brave New World For Reticent Fools
Ken Craggs | 26.02.2009 12:24
“Every object the individual uses, every transaction they make and almost
everywhere they go will create a detailed digital record. This will generate a
wealth of information for public security organisations, and create huge
opportunities for more effective and productive public security efforts."
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/the-shape-of-things-to-come.pdf
everywhere they go will create a detailed digital record. This will generate a
wealth of information for public security organisations, and create huge
opportunities for more effective and productive public security efforts."
http://www.statewatch.org/analyses/the-shape-of-things-to-come.pdf
Here's an insight to Operation Googelon:
Vint Cerf: The person most often called 'the father of the Internet' and Bob Kahn both worked for DARPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Kahn
Vint Cerf is now with Google.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/vintcerf.html
Google was initially funded by DARPA, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100660
Peter Norvig, formerly employed by NASA’s ARC, is now Google’s
Director of Research since 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norvig
In 2008 Google signed a 40-90 year lease at NASA's Ames Research Centre (ARC) http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2008/08_51AR.html
As well as Youtube and other acquisitions, Google also acquired Neven Vision, the worlds most advanced machine vision firm.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-neven-vision-image-recognition/3728/
Google's Singularity Summit 2007
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6187
In July 2001 the European Parliament reported on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON) (2001/2098(INI). The report concluded that a global system for intercepting communications exists and that its purpose is to intercept private and commercial communications, and not military communications.
7.4: "To sum up, it can therefore be said that the current legal position is that in principle an ECHELON type intelligence system is not in breach of Union law because it does not concern the aspects of Union law that would be required for there to be incompatibility. However, this applies only where the system is actually used exclusively for the purposes of state security in the broad sense. On the other hand, were it to be used for other purposes and for industrial espionage directed against foreign firms, this would constitute an infringement of EC law. Were a Member State to be involved in such action, it would be in breach of Community law."
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2001/sep/echelon.pdf
A guide to ECHELON
http://www.indopedia.org/ECHELON.html
Video - Echelon: The Most Secret Spy System
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Echelon+-+The+Most+Secret+Spy+System&sitesearch=#
In November 2007 Raytheon Systems Ltd of the UK headed a consortium which won a £650 million Home Office contract to track, profile and check against everyone entering and leaving the UK. Raytheon USA is the parent company.
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/dec/uk-trusted-borders-ho-project.pdf
The research think tank DEMOS have estimated, that the average economically active individual, in the developed world is on about 700 databases. Surveillance and the collection of data has become so pervasive that it has resulted in a dedicated research organisation - the Surveillance Studies Network.
In 2008, the United Nations (UN), published 'From E-Government to Connected Governance'; A UN e-government survey to assess the readiness of the 192 Member States in implementing a system of global e-governance.
http://www.unpan.org/egovernment.asp
The world’s largest public gathering (collaboration) of international law enforcement, intelligence network, defense analysts and telecom operators.
http://www.issworldtraining.com/
An appraisal of technologies of political control
http://jya.com/stoa-atpc.htm
Mass Surveillance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance
Government databases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_databases
The most spied upon people in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7265212.stm
Warning over 'surveillance state'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7872425.stm
The dangers of a database state.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/database-state-ippr-paper/print
Vint Cerf: The person most often called 'the father of the Internet' and Bob Kahn both worked for DARPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Kahn Vint Cerf is now with Google.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/vintcerf.html Google was initially funded by DARPA, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100660 Peter Norvig, formerly employed by NASA’s ARC, is now Google’s
Director of Research since 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norvig In 2008 Google signed a 40-90 year lease at NASA's Ames Research Centre (ARC)
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2008/08_51AR.html As well as Youtube and other acquisitions, Google also acquired Neven Vision, the worlds most advanced machine vision firm.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-neven-vision-image-recognition/3728/ Google's Singularity Summit 2007
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6187 In July 2001 the European Parliament reported on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON) (2001/2098(INI). The report concluded that a global system for intercepting communications exists and that its purpose is to intercept private and commercial communications, and not military communications.
7.4: "To sum up, it can therefore be said that the current legal position is that in principle an ECHELON type intelligence system is not in breach of Union law because it does not concern the aspects of Union law that would be required for there to be incompatibility. However, this applies only where the system is actually used exclusively for the purposes of state security in the broad sense. On the other hand, were it to be used for other purposes and for industrial espionage directed against foreign firms, this would constitute an infringement of EC law. Were a Member State to be involved in such action, it would be in breach of Community law."
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2001/sep/echelon.pdf A guide to ECHELON
http://www.indopedia.org/ECHELON.html Video - Echelon: The Most Secret Spy System
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Echelon+-+The+Most+Secret+Spy+System&sitesearch=# In November 2007 Raytheon Systems Ltd of the UK headed a consortium which won a £650 million Home Office contract to track, profile and check against everyone entering and leaving the UK. Raytheon USA is the parent company.
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/dec/uk-trusted-borders-ho-project.pdf The research think tank DEMOS have estimated, that the average economically active individual, in the developed world is on about 700 databases. Surveillance and the collection of data has become so pervasive that it has resulted in a dedicated research organisation - the Surveillance Studies Network.
In 2008, the United Nations (UN), published 'From E-Government to Connected Governance'; A UN e-government survey to assess the readiness of the 192 Member States in implementing a system of global e-governance.
http://www.unpan.org/egovernment.asp The world’s largest public gathering (collaboration) of international law enforcement, intelligence network, defense analysts and telecom operators.
http://www.issworldtraining.com/ An appraisal of technologies of political control
http://jya.com/stoa-atpc.htm Mass Surveillance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance Government databases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_databases The most spied upon people in Europe
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7265212.stm Warning over 'surveillance state'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7872425.stm The dangers of a database state.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/database-state-ippr-paper/print
Ken Craggs