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Big Brother Really Is Watching Us All
siddesu writes "The BBC has a nice high-level overview of some technologies for surveillance developed in the US and the UK. 'The US and UK governments are developing increasingly sophisticated gadgets to keep individuals under their surveillance. When it comes to technology, the US is determined to stay ahead of the game ... But it [a through-the wall sensing device in development] will also show whether someone inside a house is looking to harm you, because if they are, their heart rate will be raised. And 10 years from now, the technology will be much smarter. We'll scan a person with one of these things and tell what they're actually thinking.'"
Gotta love the people... they elect SUCH nice people into office to make these decisions.
If the g'vt kept the data on you that google does you'd better believe you'd be calling it "doing evil"
You should move there. Let us know how it goes.
It's a job. You want excitement? Get into death sports.
How we know is more important than what we know.
Wow... just like the US army! Those terrorists sure are evil, using the same tactics we do. We better develop even better drugs for our own Army... What's that you say? Who developed LSD, and most other popular drugs? I have no idea what you're talking about.... By the way, drugs are bad, don't do drugs - Join the army FIRST!
(snicker)
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
Conservatives managed to seize control of the US in 2000, and have been pushing their theocratic police-state dream every day since.
So when the US becomes a police state, thank every Bush-loving conservative you find.