Archive for February, 2006

Total Information Awareness Still Aware

Sunday, February 26, 2006 | Posted by Klaus

Despite being decommissioned more than two years ago, the Defense Department’s Total Information Awareness program is still collecting data. According to a report in the National Journal, project names were changed to conceal their identities, but their funding remains intact, often under the same contracts.

The projects that moved, their new code names, and the agencies [...]

Ailing Seiko Epson Stifles Competition

Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | Posted by Klaus

Seiko Epson Corp. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, filed lawsuits in a US District Court against 24 firms who manufacture after-market ink cartridges for Epson printers, citing Patent Infringement
Seiko Epson’s complaint, filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), calls for a general exclusion order banning the import or sale of less expensive third party cartridges [...]

U.S. and Israel Plot Hamas Ouster

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | Posted by Klaus

By embracing a strategy of isolation and sanctions (foreign policy = starvation?), the far-right militants of the U.S. and Israel are once again building walls where words would be more appropriate.
Guess we learned a lesson from our stunning victory over Cuba. Meantime–and here’s the really interesting part–Khaled Meshal, head of the political bureau of Hamas, [...]

U.S. Wargame Targets Bloggers

Monday, February 13, 2006 | Posted by Klaus

In an effort to contain deliberate misinformation campaigns perpetrated by diarists, the Homeland Security Department coordinated a week-long exercise to disrupt their would-be hacker adversaries. The test scenario, observed by more than 115 government agencies, companies and organizations, included such challenges as responding to “deliberate misinformation campaigns” by bloggers.

Foresman likened his agency’s role during any [...]

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