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Condemn the cold-blooded murder of Kishenji! Stand in solidarity with the revolutionary masses!!

As part of the counter-revolutionary war being waged by the Indian state spanning across vast swathes of the country, the central paramilitary and West Bengal state police forces have murdered a leader and politburo member of CPI (Maoist), Mallojula Koteshwar Rao [...]

Quarter of UK population will be on new police database

The Police National Database, which will be launched by ministers next week, will hold the records up to six million apparently innocent people, including every victim of sexual assault and domestic violence.

All 43 police forces in England and Wales and other law enforcement agencies will be able to access the database, which is [...]

Security detainees’ relatives attack court guards

Before entering hearing of three east Jerusalem men accused of security offenses, family members whip out belts, helmets, start beating security officers. Judges transferred to safety, backup force helps take control of crowd

Chaos in the halls of justice: Security officers at the Jerusalem District Court on Monday were forced to disperse a violent [...]

Cameras in Knoxville

They are everywhere.

In schools, hospitals, grocery stores, churches, car washes and highways. Surveillance cameras have become as much a part of the American landscape as apple pie and lawsuits.

“If you are in a public place you can just about assume you’re on camera,” said John Knox, owner of Knox Integrated Systems, a [...]

New security cameras coming to all CTA rail stations

All 144 CTA rapid transit stations will be equipped with surveillance cameras by the end of this month, expanding the Big Brother reach of the nation’s most extensive and integrated camera network.

By the end of this year, CTA buses and rail stations will have nearly 3,000 high-definition surveillance cameras — up [...]

Germany Asks Google to Surrender Private Data

BERLIN — Google came under increased pressure in Europe on Tuesday over its collection of private data from unsecured home wireless networks, as a German regulator threatened legal action if the company did not surrender a hard drive for inspection.

The German demand underscored the seriousness of the quandary Google now faced [...]

France Moves Closer to Unprecedented Internet Regulation

The lower house of the French parliament has approved a draft bill that will allow the state unprecedented control over the Internet. Although the government says it will improve security for ordinary citizens, civil rights activists are warning of a “new level” of censorship and surveillance.

For members of the French administration, it is a [...]

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