The Daily Bulletin is reporting that the US Government is keeping Mexican officials informed about Minutman border patrol locations. From the article — While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen — and telling the Mexican government where they […]
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Technology Review is reporting on a Microsoft project that would allow map searches in real time. The advanced Microsoft mapping service would use sensors and public input to create up-to-the-minute map searches. From the article — Researchers at Microsoft are working on technology that they hope will someday enable people to browse online maps for […]
Managing Information News is reporting that Experian is acquiring background check provider Backgroundchecking.com. From the article — Experian, the global information solutions company, has acquired Backgroundchecking.com, an organisation specialising in candidate background checking for job applicants and contractors. The acquisition will enhance Experian’s existing verification and fraud prevention offerings. It will enable clients to comply […]
The Smoking Gun is reporting on the clever use of Ebay auction monitoring by federal agents to raid an Ecstasy lab in New York City. Federal investigators this week raided a New York City home after spending months monitoring purchases on Ebay of laboratory equipment and chemicals used to manufacture the drug Ecstasy. You can […]
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Some politically-motivated users of the publicly-edited online encyclopedia WikiPedia are rewriting political biographies of politicians to make friends look good and foes look bad. According to a recent AP article — Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that can be altered by anyone with a computer, has proved remarkably useful for pulling political dirty tricks. Political operatives […]