From the Washington Post, Montgomery County Maryland has launched an enhanced 911 cell phone tracking system that is accurate to within one block.
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Daily Archives: April 9, 2004
Another Airline Confirms Passenger Data Shared With TSA Contractors
As reported by EPIC, American Airlines Passenger Data Released In June 2002: “American authorized passenger names records (PNRs) held by its vendor, Airline Automation Inc., to be given directly to the TSA. Instead, AAI gave the data to four vendors.” Related postings on CAPPS II Continue Reading
File Sharing Proposed in Effort to Bypass Censorship of News
The BBC News reported that access to news on issues relevant to readers on a global scale can be significantly expanded, according to Cambridge University Professor Ross Anderson, through the use “of peer-to-peer networks…to make censorship difficult, if not impossible…” Continue Reading
FDIC Issues E-Mail Fraud Warning
FDIC Issues Warning About Fraudulent E-mails: “The FDIC has received complaints from consumers who received an e-mail that appears to have been sent by the FDIC. The e-mail is purportedly from security at fdic.com and the subject is fraud report. The e-mail informs recipients that their bank account has been temporarily closed because of fraudulent… Continue Reading
White House to Release Presidential Doc. in Response to 9/11 Commission
According to White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett, the Presidential Briefing Document (titled “Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States,” August 6, 2001) discussed in testimony by Dr. Rice before the 9/11 Commission April 8 hearing will be declassified in following with a procedure not disclosed. Al-Qaeda threat included in Bush memo, sources… Continue Reading
