video surveillance

Fascinating documentary about recent evidence of U.S. government access and review of personal electronic mail. News about the alleged program came to light when a former AT&T employee, Mark Klein, blew the whistle on what he believes to be a large-scale installation of secret Internet monitoring devices.

In a rebuke of a surveillance practice greatly expanded by the New York Police Department after the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled today that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings unless there was an indication that unlawful activity may occur.

A federal judge ruled that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings.

In a rebuke of a surveillance practice greatly expanded by the New York Police Department after the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled today that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings unless there was an indication that unlawful activity may occur.

A Verification company sponsored by the likes of Microsoft, C/Net and Yahoo?. Setting standards for Internet downloads (i.e. Google Toolbar) such as: easy to uninstall, prohibited activities (i.e. "Spy-ware tactics for surveillance and tracking" or "Taking control of a consumer’s computer") and consent to download. So far only 8 program certified.