UK Technology Newswire Archive
Manchester No2ID Street Stall, St. Anne's Square, 2nd June
31-05-2007 22:45
90% of CCTV is illegal
31-05-2007 07:15
CameraWatch was launched in Edinburgh yesterday. Despite it's name, it is not an activist group, it is an industry-funded advisory group. However, it did start with a few tips that may be useful to activists facing prosecution using CCTV images.Britain risks becoming an "Orwellian" society as CCTV cameras spread :
23-05-2007 16:33
Ian Readhead, Hampshire's deputy chief constable, said he did not want to live in a country where every street corner was fitted with surveillance devices.
Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,2084290,00.html
Manchester No2ID Meeting Minutes, 17th May 2007
22-05-2007 01:10
NYPD surveillance during RNC in NYC 2004
21-05-2007 17:10
statement of one of the groups surveillanced before and during the Republican National Convention in NYC USA in 2004New Report Challenges Basic Assumptions About Climate Change
21-05-2007 12:44
School biometrics in the City and Notts
21-05-2007 11:05
A recent article in the local rag contained the news that Big Wood School will be employing retina scans for class registration. Here's the latest on what schools are and aren't doing with biometrics in the region.All Engineers working for arms manufacturers are in breach of code of ethics
19-05-2007 10:20
All Engineers who make weapons are automatically in breach of professional code of conduct guidelines and should be expelled and have chartered status removed.Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Health Risks from Electromagnetic Pollution
18-05-2007 10:50
The Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAGE) on ELF-EMFs was set up in 2004 by the Department of Health to investigate the implications power frequency electric and magnetic fields. Its report last month said the Government should consider banning new building within 65 yards of overhead cables. [1] "As many as 100,000 homes sit within this 'danger zone' which previous studies have shown can trigger fatal diseases in adults and children alike" ranging from childhood leukaemia, breast and brain cancer, miscarriage and Alzheimer's disease.Cloud and weather modification:
16-05-2007 08:43
Arms Dealers' Conference Disrupted!
15-05-2007 23:52
The Shepard Group annual conference on Electronic Warfare was successfully disrupted by activists Tuesday afternoon by a surprise action.Climate Activists Mark 10 Years of Blair
14-05-2007 11:53
Green activists today marked the tenth anniversary of Tony Blair coming to power by visiting his best friends in industry to highlight the revolving door between Labour and the aviation industry and his failure to tackle climate change. A team of protestors from climate action group, Plane Stupid, are blocking the ‘revolving door’ to BAA’s Heathrow HQ to oppose government and industry plans for airport expansion.Wind turbine building course, June 8th - 10th
12-05-2007 10:54
SO36 statement regarding yesterday's raids
10-05-2007 15:48
Among others, the Berlin-based group SO36, a "provider of Internet services for activists" such as email addresses, mailing lists and hosting of websites, was raided yesterday morning. Here's a translation of their statement published on http://www.so36.net
imobile media malarkey this weekend
09-05-2007 20:03
The more observant of you will have noticed the creation of a new link in tne top navigation menu on IMC UK, the link to the new mobile version of the site. You might have also noticed moves towards providing a new publishing gateway to help mobile contributors. This weekend there will be a chance to hear all about these initiatives and have your say...
Testing week for visionontv 7-13th May
08-05-2007 12:53
Government watchdog launches official investigation into SOAS CEO
02-05-2007 02:00
ID card will be needed to vote, says UK election watchdog
30-04-2007 19:04
Unexpected support for ID cards has come from Electoral Commission chairman Sam Younger, who has told the Times that photo ID should be required at polling stations, and that if (or, in the view of the current Government, when) ID cards become compulsory they would "undoubtedly" be applied in elections. "I think there’s a very strong case for making sure we go down the road of tightening up the identification of polling station voting as well [as postal ballots]" he said.