UK Technology Newswire Archive
Germany: unpackaged nuclear waste to be stored in Ahaus!
02-01-2007 14:06
The new nuclear waste storing plans for Ahaus are becoming more bizarre all the time:HD-DVD and Blu-ray copy protection beaten already
28-12-2006 16:15
It's starting to look like someone has cracked the system used to protect commercial movies distributed on the HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc high-definition-disc formats!A thread on the Doom9 forums details the astonishingly speedy development process of the beta version of the cracking tool for the AACS (Advanced Access Content System).
The thread even includes links that let you download the Java-based command-line tool for Windows in a miniscule (18KByte) Zip file.
ID chip implants, other repression proposed by Blairites
25-12-2006 09:43
Chip implants, forced biochemical manipulation, state-sponsored vigilantism, psychological abuse of prisoners, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant repression, and "rationing" of alcohol are among the repressive measures being mooted by the Blairites, to counteract a feared "rise in crime" they admit is mainly caused by neoliberal economics.The AIR Campaign is launched
22-12-2006 11:07
Yesterday a new campaign was launched in responce to a government report. It's time to start demand emancipation for non-carbon based intelligent beings, now! The government paper warns of a "monumental shift" coming as robots develop to a point where they'll reproduce, improve and think for themselves - making them more developed than most humans.Video - squatting in Taiwan
21-12-2006 13:46
I often travel with a video camera these days and think it's a good idea to spread ideas for a better world. It's great to compare between projects and communities around the world.Billion Eyes of the Beast
21-12-2006 13:18
On the Web, anyone with a digital camera has the power to change history.In 1991, when a bystander videotaped the police beating of Rodney King
in Los Angeles, the incident was almost unbelievable‹ not the violence
but the recording of it. Imagine! That four policemen would pummel a
subdued man, and someone would just happen to have a camera! What were
the odds?
UK ID cards U-turn
20-12-2006 19:15
The UK government has revised its plans for a national compulsory biometric identity card. The original proposal was for a new 'clean' central database to hold all personal information - name, date of birth, NI number, address, biometric data (iris scans, fingerprints, DNA) as well as your immigration status, medical and criminal records. And everything else too.Ecuador: President-elect Correa sets Sights on Free Software
19-12-2006 14:42
NuLab Medical Records Database
17-12-2006 18:51
The Government's plan to upload our medical records to a centralized database is a thread to all our privacy.NYCLU on surveillance cameras: a critique
17-12-2006 04:21
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Privacy, Email and Activism - a brief intro
16-12-2006 16:25
Recently there was a conference for activists interested in security issues - obviously something that any activist should be interested in. Notes from the gathering are being compiled along with previous documents into a printed booklet for activists which is expected to be distributed next year.In the meantime I've been doing a little additional research on solutions specific to securing email communication...
cell phone lies: an assault on the truth and public health
16-12-2006 00:40
A recent danish study seemed to give the all clear to cell phones, but it merely ignored the mountain of clear contrary evidence. The website:
http://www.mast-victims.org shows the extent of victims Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
Your mission, should you choose to accept it...
13-12-2006 17:41
ID cards, injunctions, CCTV with voice activated alerts, national license plate monitoring, face recognition, directional microphones, network profiling, DNA databases, keylogging, phone taping, bugging and tracking, these are just some of the tools of repression being used against those battling to save the world from total domination and destruction.This message will self destruct in 10 seconds.... 9.. 8.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2..
Dept of Health replies to camapign on New record system (Spine)
11-12-2006 22:07
Long letter to all those who sent in dissenting letters regarding the introducton of the centralised NHS Care Record System (starting in 2007) aka Spine.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
Surveillance Camera Players: Ten-Year Report
10-12-2006 03:58
Space Hijackers visit Leipzig, December 2006
10-12-2006 01:05
The Space Hijackers visited the Leipziger Kamera anti-CCTV campaign group in Leipzig, Germany. Here are two short video blogs showing what we got up to.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
Police seize journalists phone records
06-12-2006 11:25
Apparently it took police 7 months to confess to thisSpies in the wire(less)
03-12-2006 09:37
A court case has revealed details of a surveillance technique using mobile phones as microphones - even when they are turned off.Second Lifers told to keep it real
02-12-2006 14:08
A large death counter has been placed in a prominent place in, 3 dimensional virtual world ‘Second Life’ by global anti-poverty campaigners the World Development Movement (WDM).Full article | 2 additions | 1 comment
Indymedia Photography Skill Share Workshop
02-12-2006 14:01
It's been suggested, and seems like a good idea, that some training is given on croping and resizing photos for uploading on the web. There has also been an idea knocking around in some peoples heads for a while to do a skill sharing session of some kind on digital photography in general.