Monthly Archives: October 2005

Hi-tech equipment could misidentify one in 1,000 people, say experts By Marie Woolf, Francis Elliott and Sophie Goodchild The Indpeendent on Sunday, 16 October 2005 http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article320003.ece One in 1,000 people could be inaccurately identified by the hi-tech scans being planned … Continue reading →

Fury over ‘attack on liberties’ as Newcastle pioneers a tracking scheme that could catch on Lorna Martin Sunday October 16, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1593204,00.html A network of hi-tech cameras capable of tracking the movements of every car could become a … Continue reading →

British Journal of Photography 5 October 2005 http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=299338 Walter Wolfgang wasn’t the only Labour Party conference visitor to make an unexpected exit last week. Diane Smyth tells why photographers staged their own walkout Accredited photographers at last week’s Labour Party … Continue reading →

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Privacy groups want the law changed to stop Google using, or divulging to outside agencies, the vast amount of personal data it has access to. By Conal Walsh Sunday October 2, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1582719,00.html Google took a further step … Continue reading →

Google not only gathers vast amounts of personal data, it aspires to global domination – and that’s creepy, writes John Naughton Sunday October 2, 2005 The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1582721,00.html A few months ago Bill Gates let slip an interesting thought about … Continue reading →