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Daily Archives: November 18, 2011

WSJ: The Surveillance Catalog – Where governments get their tools

Documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal open a rare window into a new global market for the off-the-shelf surveillance technology that has arisen in the decade since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The techniques described in the trove of 200-plus marketing documents include hacking tools that enable governments to break into people’s computers and cellphones, and “massive intercept” gear that can gather all Internet communications in a country. The documents—the highlights of which are cataloged and searchable here—were obtained from attendees of a secretive surveillance conference held near Washington, D.C., last month.”

Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Fast-Growing 90-and-Older Population

“The nation’s 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and supported by the National Institute on Aging. Over the next four decades, this population is projected to more than quadruple. Because of increases in life expectancy at… Continue Reading

An Analysis of the Navy's Amphibious Warfare Ships for Deploying Marines Overseas

An Analysis of the Navy’s Amphibious Warfare Ships for Deploying Marines Overseas – November 18, 2011 “A force of 33 ships represents a fiscally constrained compromise from the Marine Corps’ objective of having 38 amphibious ships. That 38-ship goal represents the number of ships the Navy and Marine Corps would like to have in the… Continue Reading