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Drug dealer gets £3,000 from police // Thought I would include this piece, since it shows the difficulty, the authorities can get themselves in, regarding the surveillance of the citizen Vs the citizens right of privacy. Even in ‘crime’ this … Continue reading →

Eisenhower on peace “I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had … Continue reading →

Condoms outside my door. I live in an inner city area of Nottingham. Prostitute sell their wares in the streets, around and about. So, nothing new there then. However, got back from town this afternoon, went to open my door, … Continue reading →

Mobile masts- part of the way ‘location data’ is administered. Since , having just been involved with trying to get ‘location data’ from O2, particular to my mobile phone, and the article have just refered to, in todays Guardian, I … Continue reading →

Mobile Phone: Crime, Theft and ‘Location Data’ http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,889292,00.html Nicked and useless Police are clamping down on attempts to reprogramme mobiles, but with most stolen phones heading overseas, a global approach is necessary, writes S A Mathieson Thursday February 6, 2003. … Continue reading →

The SchNEWS Annual 2003 Further call for entries schnews@brighton.co.uk CALL OUT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – SchNEWS ANNUAL 2003 The SchNEWS Annual 2003 is in production and we are calling out for material… We are after contributions of different kinds… ? photos … Continue reading →

Speed cameras are being destroyed – there is a ‘movement’. Gosh! citizen all fed up with surveillance, and taking direct action! Well, it appears your average motorist has fantasies about damaging and rendering inoperable, speed cameras. Because its costing them … Continue reading →

Inflatable Systems: inflatable installations for stages, gigs etc …. I mention these folks because they’ve just written to me ‘cos of mutual interests in art at ‘gigs’. They seem to have quite a professional outfit. It is with these sort … Continue reading →

Data protection scam An official-looking envelope was delivered to the offices of the Association of Photographers. It was sent by Crown Data Collection Enforcement Agency. Inside is a Registration form and a statement which says it is a criminal offence … Continue reading →

Desert Storm In Nottingham Yes – part of the posse is still cleaning the tent from the NYE party and others are back in the homelands – achieving anti-war mischief and starting to put on nights again. Here are some … Continue reading →

Music I’m listening to, just now ….! In addition to my usual tastes in music. Like: Rock, Folk, House & Trance Tunes. I’ve been listening to quite a lot of Baroque music from the 18th century. I am one of … Continue reading →

Joel Veitch: Kittens and ‘Scarey’ Flash animation Do i recommend you check out this chaps work, such creativity …. ! Joel Veitch, 27, of rathergood.com is a freelance web maniac based in London. He gave the world the Frightened Boy … Continue reading →

John Paul Caponigro – Photographer http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com I thought, for the giggle, I would show you the price of photographic works, by a ‘proper’ photographer, dealing with some of my subjects. Caponigro is famous for some of his work, depicting Stonehenge. … Continue reading →

Who Owns the Land: The copyrighting of our heritage Fay Godwin Violations of Rights in Britain Series 2 No.17 All over Britain, land is being taken away from the people who own it, or ruined by planning blight. People are … Continue reading →

Entitlement Cards Unit: Home Office consultation on the subject, is now closed Stand: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards http://www.stand.org.uk The Government’s consultation on “Entitlement” Cards has now closed. Thanks due to the thousands of people who … Continue reading →

Goose Fair BBC 360 image http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/360/goose_fair/aerial_shot.shtml Include this here, because its a local event, well, you know, at the end of my street! and its an example of ‘good practice’ of this format. Hope to do more like this myself … Continue reading →

Operation ‘Real Estate’ – Nottinghamshire Police Gun law – Guardian: Monday December 4, 2000 Britain’s police are famed for walking the streets armed with nothing more lethal than a truncheon. But now, for the first time, bobbies on the beat … Continue reading →

‘Location Data’ information held about my mobile phone: article in the ONline section of the Guardian next thurday 6th February 2003 With the technology writer S A Mathieson of Guardian ONline section, I charged off trying to get the ‘location … Continue reading →

Gunshot surveillance and detection systems. You will know from other areas of the website, that I have an interest in surveillance. Normally, this implies camera / optical surveillance. Now, this is being extended to ‘audio detection’ of gunshot. Having described … Continue reading →

Mothers Against Guns http://www.mothersagainstguns.net The mother of murdered Nottingham teenager Brendon Lawrence will lead a march through Nottingham on Saturday, 1 February in the latest stage of a national community-led fight to end the devastation that gun crime causes to … Continue reading →