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Warrants for tracking phones

samedi 5 septembre 2015 à 02:00

US federal agencies will henceforth usually need to get warrants to use stingray devices that track all the cell phones in a region.

I fear that the exceptions will allow this to be done in the most dangerous possible cases: protest rallies.

Meanwhile, the phone company also tracks the movements of each phone, making them available retroactively. Thus, I still consider it unacceptable to carry around a portable phone.

Manpower temps

samedi 5 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Manpower continues to cheat and underpay temps working indirectly for US government agencies.

Employees moving to government service

samedi 5 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Hillary Clinton finally gave support to the law to ban private bonuses to employees moving to government service.

Her reluctance reflects the fact that her heart is not really in the cause of weakening plutocracy. (I don't expect her to try very hard to get such a law passed.) Her stance has been clear for a long time, and I still won't vote for her.

Pacific bluefin tuna

samedi 5 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Warning over Pacific Bluefin Tuna Stocks as Japan Meeting Ends in Stalemate.

Girls' careers in science

samedi 5 septembre 2015 à 02:00

Toys for girls, and marketing messages for them, encourage passivity and steer girls away from science careers.