Bio-security still a fantasy -
"Protecting against terrorists by biometrically identifying every person who enters the country is a fantasy, say leading experts in the field, and a potentially dangerous one." (January 24, 2004)
DNA Extractable From Fingerprints -
Even if the only evidence forensic analysts can pull from a crime scene is a fingerprint smudged beyond recognition, a new technique developed by Canadian scientists soon could harvest enough DNA from the print to produce a genetic identity, UPI via Small Times (August 1, 2003)
DNA Extractable From Fingerprints -
Even if the only evidence forensic analysts can pull from a crime scene is a fingerprint smudged beyond recognition, a new technique developed by Canadian scientists soon could harvest enough DNA from the print to produce a genetic identity, United Press International (July 31, 2003)
A Peek at the Future of Retailing -
U.S. retailing is a $3.5 trillion industry, yet it’s notoriously slow to spend for new technologies. That’s changing. And while some of the new systems raise serious questions about consumer privacy, even critics acknowledge much of the new stuff is truly amazing, CNBC via MSNBC (June 11, 2003)
Telling of Terrorist-Tracking Tech Tools -
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency in charge of the program, recently described to Congress how the Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) program will develop and use technologies to fight terrorism. DARPA says the expanded surveillance powers would only affect suspected terrorists. Still, privacy and civil liberties groups warn that it would invade the privacy and trample the freedoms of ordinary Americans, Medill News Service via PC World (June 2, 2003)
USA: Spying for Fun and Profit -
New technology has become ubiquitous in the post-Sept. 11 world. Electronic monitors track web page visits or bank transactions. Even good old-fashioned video surveillance cameras are being used more than ever in conjunction with facial recognition software. All these technologies raise serious questions about invasions of privacy and violations of civil liberties, CorpWatch.com (May 28, 2003)
