Tag Archive: privacy

on September 9, 2013 in World News

Gov Wants to Sequence DNA of All Infants Born in US

Gov Wants to Sequence DNA of All Infants Born in US The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun an initiative to discover the viability of sequencing American infant’s DNA through the “heel stick” blood drawn screening conducted on newborns in hospitals to determine the propensity toward life-threatening diseases. This scheme will cost $25 million over 5 years to understand each individual genetic code in lieu of having DNA routinely mapped and stored in a medical record. Whether this study would have value has not been established. Experts warn that there are ethical questions surrounding such an endeavor. Using genetic… View Article

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on July 18, 2013 in World News

CIA $630,000 Study Into How To Control The Weather

    The US Central Intelligence Agency is reportedly funding a study into how to control the weather. That’s right, being able to learn to control the governments and foreign operatives of the rest of the world isn’t quite enough – the CIA also wants to manipulate their climates. Well, sort of. What the CIA is actually doing is funding part of a $630,000, 21-month study into the science of modifying the climate, known as geo-engineering. Langley is interested in both solar radiation management (SRM) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques. The former involves sending material into the atmosphere in… View Article

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on July 18, 2013 in World News

NSA Admits It Analyzes More Data Than Revealed

                          NSA Admits It Analyzes More Data Than Revealed As an aside during testimony on Capitol Hill today, a National Security Agency representative rather casually indicated that the government looks at data from a universe of far, far more people than previously indicated. Chris Inglis, the agency’s deputy director, was one of several government representatives—including from the FBI and the office of the Director of National Intelligence—testifying before the House Judiciary Committee this morning. Most of the testimony largely echoed previous testimony by the agencies on the topic… View Article

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on June 24, 2013 in World News

NSA controversy boosts interest in ‘private’ Internet search engines

  Internet users are taking a fresh look at “privacy” search engines that do not store data or track online activity, in light of the flap over US government surveillance. While Google’s market share has not seen a noticeable dent, privacy search engines like US-based DuckDuckGo and European-based Ixquick have seen jumps in traffic from users seeking to limit their online tracks. “I think people are seeking out privacy alternatives,” said Gabriel Weinberg, founder of DuckDuckGo, an engine created in 2007, which does not store IP addresses or create profiles of users. The stored data has become a concern following… View Article

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