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[edri.org] A new secret report, made available by Statewatch, drafted by the "Future Group" of Interior and Justice Ministers from six EU member states (Germany, France, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, and Czech Republic) suggests a series of proposals to boost EU integration in policing and

A recent landmark ruling by the High Court takes the UK one step closer to becoming an “informant society” along the lines of the former East Germany or Soviet Union. [theregister.co.uk] El Reg previously reported on the case of deputy head, John Pinnington, who was fired from his job when an enhanced criminal record background (CRB) check turned up allegations of abuse made against him.

Freedom, Security, Privacy – European Home Affairs in an open world („The Future Group“) geschrieben von europolice | 14 Aug, 2008 [statewatch.org] [...] The timetable for a Programme following the Hague Programme is tight. In June 2009, a new European Parliament will be elected.

Covert monitoring system raises privacy issues Signals can be used to track mobile phone users [guardian.co.uk] Tens of thousands of Britons are being covertly tracked without their consent in a technology experiment which has installed scanners at secret locations in offices, campuses, streets and pubs to pinpoint people's whereabouts.

Draft Programme of the trio of Presidencies in JHA [libertysecurity] The French, Czech and Swedish Presidencies will coincide with a period of significant changes for the European Union. The end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 will be the last period of full-scale activity for the European Parliament and the Commission.

The cost of Britain’s "surveillance society" measures is now running at £20 billion, a new report reveals today. [telegraph.co.uk] The amount is equivalent to £800 per household and includes £19 billion for the planned ID card system and £500 million for CCTV cameras.

Aus der ACM Queue schreibt uns Dan Pritchett (eBay) "BASE - An ACID Alternative": In partitioned databases, trading some consistency for availability can lead to dramatic improvements in scalability. (via hohjg)

Around 80,000 gipsy children are to be fingerprinted by the Italian authorities under a new scheme that has drawn comparisons to the policies of Benito Mussolini. [telegraph.co.uk] The Italian government has blamed immigrants, and particularly Roma gipsies, for the country's crime problems.

Innocent people swept up in inquisitorial fervour [theinquirer.net] THE UK GOVERNMENT has justified keeping the details of innocent people on the National DNA Database with shameless propaganda, according to a report by Genewatch.

The U.S. government’s complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. (…) Quelle: CIA vom 22.06.2008