Big Brother is Watching You and Talking to You

The Council of Middlesbrough, England has set up a system of public surveillance system of security cameras that watch people and also reprimand and yell at people who are causing trouble or engaging in criminal activity. From thewest.com – “It is like a public humiliation in a way, but it means that the person won’t […]

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‘Dog’ The Bounty Hunter Arrested Today

MSNBC is reporting that bounty hunter Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman has been arrested along with two co-stars from his TV show today on charges of illegal detention and conspiracy in an alleged kidnapping in Mexico three years ago. From the article – Chapman, 53, his son Leland Chapman, and associate Timothy Chapman were taken into custody […]

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US Fingerprinting All 10 Fingers

Reuters News is reporting on a new US government security policy that will collect prints on all ten fingers of foreign visitors entering the United States. From the article — The United States now collects the prints of only the two index fingers of foreign visitors. But it will gather prints of all their fingers […]

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Dallas Man Catches UK Thieves on a Liverpool Web Cam

In an article that shows just how small the world has become with networked technology, the Liverpool Echo reports on a Dallas, Texas man, who reported a crime to local police that he was witnessing on a live web cam that was located in Liverpool, England. An Internet user in America caught a gang of […]

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Software That Can Detect Liquid Explosives

This technology is right on time with the new security and terrorism concerns over liquid explosives. CIO.com is reporting on a new technology that can tell the difference between harmless liquids ( like shampoos and sports drinks ) and liquid explosives. From the article — You may think your new shampoo is “the bomb,” but […]

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