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New Zealand takes step towards becoming cashless society

2011-10-23T14:09:00.001-07:00

Revellers in New Zealand who dream about living without cash will be able to attend two festivals on New Year's Eve without taking their wallets with them.The La De Da festival in Martinborough and the Rhythm and Vines event in Gisborne will both adopt cashless payment systems, the New Zealand Herald reports.Partygoers will be fitted with a wristband on entry to the two sites, which will be

New App Can ID Complete Stranger's Facebook and Social Security No.in 60 Seconds

2011-09-10T05:57:00.001-07:00

Google and Carnegie Mellon University have created a system capable of alarming invasions of privacy The application's name is PittPatt and it allows a complete stranger to find your identity -- your real identity -- in under 60 seconds. Here's how it works. A client code calls the PittPatt interface with a picture it's taken. PittPatt jumps online and compares that picture to millions of

Pre-Cog Is Real – New Software Stops Crime Before It Happens | Singularity Hub

2011-09-07T06:02:00.000-07:00

Cover of Minority Report [Blu-ray]The police officers arrived at the parking garage in downtown Santa Cruz and spotted two women behaving suspiciously. No crime had been committed, but peering through the windows of the parked cars was sketchy enough. The officers questioned the women: one had outstanding warrants; the other was in possession of illegal drugs. What’s strange about this scenario

Florida studying a possible universal ID for everyone

2011-09-07T05:38:00.000-07:00

Gov. Rick Scott is on the prowl for new ways to reduce the cost and size of government. He has a group patrolling for duplication in law enforcement. He wants agencies to scrutinize their budgets. And he helped create a Government Efficiency Task Force of 15 business leaders and legislators, who will suggest cuts in state spending by up to $3 billion. Your input is welcome at

Real Names: Google+, Government & The Identity Ecosystem - Search Engine Watch (#SEW)

2011-09-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

There has been a lot of speculation about why the push for real names on Facebook and now Google, with Google taking a much harder line than even Facebook, not allowing for even the simplest derivation of “nyms” (pseudonyms). Add to this the fact that Facebook and Google have both purchased facial recognition software companies and you have a puzzling picture. Why do these two need facial

Hospital Patients Now Being Microchipped with "Electronic Tattoos"

2011-08-26T17:56:00.001-07:00

Human Tracking Chip Tries to Safeguard Against Kidnapping - Mobiledia

2011-08-25T12:29:00.001-07:00

Image via WikipediaTraditionally, companies develop radio frequency identification (RFID) chips for use in products where they exchange data with nearby readers. They can be found in a growing number of devices and objects, including mobile phones, passports, credit cards, price tags, and even medical implants, and are used with sensors and connected devices to create a large pool of information

Privacy and Security Fanatic: Future TSA: Track All 'Daily Travels To Work, Grocery Stores & Social Events'

2011-08-25T12:22:00.001-07:00

Image via Wikipedia Senior policy analyst at the Center for Health and Homeland Security Vernon R. Herron told MSNBC that your official travel document "will not only have information as to who you are and where you have traveled, but it will also ... allow government officials to track your travel not only in the air, but your daily travels to work, grocery stores and social events." In the

Electronic tattoo 'could revolutionise patient monitoring'

2011-08-13T05:46:00.001-07:00

"An 'electronic tattoo' could herald a revolution in the way patients are monitored and provide a breakthrough in computer gaming, say US scientists. They used the device, which is thinner than a human hair, to monitor the heart and brain, according to a study in the journal Science. The sensor attaches to human skin just like a temporary tattoo and can move, wrinkle and stretch without

Wrist band is part ID, part PayPass

2011-07-31T12:46:00.001-07:00

Sans purse and wallet, Jennifer Swenson approached the cashier at CVS. When asked for $1.84 to pay for her drink, she waved a silicone bracelet above the credit card reader and headed back to work.Swenson is among the thousands of U.S. Bancorp employees who are testing the VITAband, a cross between a reloadable prepaid card and medical identification bracelet.The wrist band uses a radio frequency

Digital Totalitarianism | The conspiracy to abolish cash

2011-01-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

"NEW YORK--For years, figures on the political fringe have claimed the government and its corporate owners want a cashless society. Their warnings about the conspiracy against paper money fell on deaf ears. Now, those who want to do away with liquid currency are stepping out of the shadows, talking about increased efficiency and profit potential, but their real agenda is nothing less than

Hi-tech eye scanners that track passengers in airport go on trial in UK

2010-11-16T15:14:00.001-07:00

"Passengers will have their eyes scanned as soon as they check in as part of a new trial a major UK airport.High-tech machines that can recognise an individual's iris as they walk around will be installed at Manchester Airport at check in during the government-backed pilot.The technology has the potential to overhaul security and customs, with airport bosses hoping it could help in the fight

| INTERPOL: Calls for international identity verification system

2010-09-20T13:54:00.002-07:00

SecureIDNews: "During a keynote at the first INTERPOL Information Security Conference, co-hosted by the world police body and Hong Kong Police, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble called for law enforcement worldwide to develop an international identity verification system.“Considering the anonymity of cyberspace, cybercrime may in fact be one of the most dangerous criminal threats ever. A

Concerns Raised over Use of Computer RFID Chips to Track Preschool Children

2010-09-09T17:44:00.003-07:00

Privacy advocates are raising concerns over the use of RFID chips to help track students at a public preschool in California. The technology is being tested on 240 preschool students in the Head Start Program in Richmond. Preschool students have been outfitted with jerseys carrying tiny computer chips that have a radio antenna that can be tracked from a distance. We host a debate. [includes rush

Sweden weighs benefits of ditching cash

2010-07-17T19:49:00.001-07:00

"Over the past 10 years, the value of card payments made in Sweden has increased fivefold, while the number of card payments has increased by a factor of eight.'The technology exists for a cashless society to work,' says Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics at the London Business School.Cash survives, he says, despite the nuisance of bulging pockets and looking for ATMs that work, partly because

The Next Generation May be 'Chipped' - PCWorld

2010-06-15T21:00:00.001-07:00

You may reject the idea of a microchip implant, but your grandchildren could embrace them, according to an Australian professor. Katrina Michael, associate professor of the University of Wollongong's school of information systems and technology, and author of scientific paper Towards a State of Uberveillance, said subdermal chip implants in humans could be commonplace within two to three

Darpa’s Beady-Eyed Camera Spots the ‘Non-Cooperative’

2010-05-30T09:51:00.001-07:00

Soon, keeping your head down won’t be enough to stump high-tech security cameras, thanks to Pentagon-funded researchers developing mini-cameras that can nab threats by hunting down — and scanning — their eyeballs. A team of electrical engineers at Southern Methodist University (SMU), led by Professor Marc Christensen, first created the cameras with funding from Darpa, the Pentagon’s

FOXNews.com - Where’s Jimmy? Just Google His Bar Code

2010-05-15T20:19:00.003-07:00

Scientists tag animals to monitor their behavior and keep track of endangered species. Now some futurists are asking whether all of mankind should be tagged too. Looking for a loved one? Just Google his microchip. The chips, called radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, emit a simple radio signal akin to a bar code, anywhere, anytime. Futurists say they can be easily implanted under

Polish bank claims Europe's first biometric cash point

2010-05-11T21:11:00.001-07:00

WARSAW — Poland's cooperative BPS SA bank claimed Tuesday to be the first in Europe to install a biometric cash point allowing its clients to use their fingertips rather than a bank card to withdraw money."Our bank is the first in Europe to provide its clients with a new means to secure transactions to complement the secret code of their banking card," BPS SA Bank vice-president Krzysztof

U.S. Supreme Court: Justices might like national ID card - UPI.com

2010-05-09T17:50:00.002-07:00

"If the biometric national ID card provision of the draft bill becomes law, every worker in America would have to be fingerprinted and a new federal bureaucracy -- one that could cost hundreds of billions of dollars -- would have to be created to issue cards," the organization said in a statement. "The ACLU strongly opposes the inclusion of a biometric national ID in this or any

The Money That Is Sold Abroad Is You!

2010-05-05T20:14:00.001-07:00

“Biometric ID,” The Mark of the Beast, and Immigration Reform

2010-05-04T18:38:00.001-07:00

If Arizona’s draconian new law has put immigration back in the public consciousness, the proposal for a national “biometric ID” is about to trigger nightmares in this country’s Christian id. The Democrats who drafted a new immigration law aren’t just “tone deaf,” as blogger John Cole says (although they’re certainly that.) The bill’s content and language are going to terrify and outrage

Democrats: "BELIEVE" in biometric Social Security cards

2010-05-03T20:45:00.005-07:00

"Believe" = BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT, LOCALLY STORED INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT"This truly is a devilish acronym for a national ID cardDemocrats: "BELIEVE" in biometric Social Security cards (THIRDFACTOR.COM)There are varying reports on whether immigration reform will be discussed in Congress in 2010, but if it is addressed one aspect that will likely be included is a

National ID Card Included In Democratic Immigration Bill

2010-04-29T19:05:00.001-07:00

Democrats pushed forward on an immigration overhaul on Thursday evening with no Republican support, as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) continues to hold out, arguing that the divisive issue will make progress on climate change legislation impossible. The Senate is also in the middle of debating Wall Street reform, which is expected to take up the next few weeks of floor time. Reid, however,

Centralia Jr. High Students To Pay For Lunch With Scan of Finger

2010-04-28T05:32:00.002-07:00

The way Centralia Jr. High students get lunches will change in Fall.Centralia City Schools Superintendent David Rademacher says the school will begin using a biometric scanner to identify students and keep track of their lunch "tickets." Students place a finger or thumb on the scanner which recognizes them and accesses their lunch information. The system does not scan fingerprints, but

France to trial biometric payment with finger scanners in shops

2010-04-28T05:27:00.001-07:00

SHOPPERS in France could soon be able to use their finger to pay for everyday shopping, in a move that aims to tackle fraud and speed up supermarket queues.High-street bank Accord has been given permission by the French data protection authorities to start a six-month trial into the new biometric payment system.The idea had been rejected by the Commission Nationale Informatique et Liberté on

Papers, Please? Senate Pushes Biometric Social Security Cards - Chicagoist

2010-04-21T17:43:00.001-07:00

"The latest futuristic Orwellian toy sold to the public to fight illegal immigration and make Americans feel “safe” is getting new life in the debate ramping up on immigration reform. In addition to draconian legislation passed recently in Arizona essentially legalizing racial profiling, a bipartisan effort in the Senate is pushing for new biometric Social Security cards to link to the federal

Mexico deploying multi-modal biometric ID

2010-04-20T17:36:00.001-07:00

"Mexico plans to start enrolling 110 million citizens into its national ID card program this summer. The program will be among the first to capture iris, fingerprint and facial biometrics for identification, says Terry Hartmann, vice president of identity solutions at Unisys.Unisys’ Mexican subsidiary was awarded a contract by the Mexican Ministry of Internal Affairs and National Citizen Registry

Mafia money links throw Vatican into yet another damaging scandal

2010-04-20T15:53:00.001-07:00

"As the Vatican grapples with the fallout from the clerical sex abuse scandal, new evidence is beginning to emerge of questionable Church behaviour in another sphere: money.Mafia turncoats have long alleged that the Cosa Nostra used the Vatican bank – the Institute for the Works of Religion, also known by its Italian acronym IOR – to launder its ill-gotten gains. Their accounts have often been

Fight to stop illegal immigrant hiring could lead to biometric Social Security card - chicagotribune.com

2010-04-20T15:37:00.001-07:00

"Because she was born in Chicago, Karen Peisker never imagined her bosses at United Parcel Service would suddenly question her right to legally work in the country.But last month, an electronic employee verification system flagged the truck driver for possible identity fraud because she had been using her married name, Rivera, on her driver's license since 2007. Though Peisker joined the company

The National Biometric ID Card: The Mark of the Beast?

2010-04-20T15:30:00.002-07:00

"“This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.”--Revelation 13:18As technology grows more sophisticated and the government and its corporate allies further refine their methods of keeping tabs on the American people, those of us who treasure privacy increasingly find ourselves engaged in a struggle to maintain

Chip Implanter PositiveID Aims to Clean Up a PR Mess -- One of Its Own Making

2010-04-17T06:45:00.004-07:00

"The pressure has finally taken its toll: PositiveID (PSID), the microchip implant company formerly known as VeriChip, has hired a PR firm to clear up inaccuracies in the media about its products — many of which originate from PositiveID’s own Web sites and its annual report.There’s a lesson for managers here: hiding in a bunker and hoping that bad press about your business will go away on its

Biometric machines installed at beggar homes - Delhi - City - The Times of India

2010-04-15T21:59:00.001-07:00

"NEW DELHI: Beggars often change their names to hoodwink anti-begging teams by posing as first-time offenders. They will not be able to do so any more, for the Delhi government has installed biometric machines at beggar homes to check repeat offenders and maintain a dossier of each arrested beggar.With an estimated 60,000 beggars, most of who go about their business at traffic intersections and

Mobiles signal future of money?

2010-04-15T05:46:00.002-07:00

"Every morning millions of people repeat their 'keys, wallet, phone' mantra before leaving home for work to make sure they have not forgotten anything.But will the day come when we can strike 'wallet' off the list because the mobile phone will be used for all our payments?The key development in payments technology is the ability of mobiles to receive payments, according to Dave Birch, director of

Cash to be used in fewer than half transactions by 2015 - Telegraph

2010-04-15T05:42:00.001-07:00

"Cash will be used in fewer than half of all transactions by 2015, according to an official report which suggests plastic is rapidly overtaking notes and coins in consumers' pockets." Last year 59 per cent of the 37 billion transactions were done with cash, a sharp decline from the 73 per cent of transactions that were made with cash just 10 years ago. According to the Payments

The Big Question: Is the relentless march towards a cashless society a good thing? - Spend & Save , Money - The Independent

2010-04-15T05:38:00.001-07:00

"Why are we asking this now?The Payments Council predicted yesterday that banknotes and coinswill be used for fewer than half of all transactions within five years. The Way We Pay 2010 report revealed that the use of cash has slumped in the past 10 years. Instead we're using plastic, with chip and pin and contactless cards set to dominate payments in the future.According to the report, debit

Your Medical Records: Soon to be Held for Ransom by a Chip-Implant Maker

2010-04-14T07:04:00.002-07:00

"PositiveID (PSID), the microchip implant company formerly known as VeriChip, has added a new wrinkle to its business model that is bound to be controversial: Its Health Link chip is being sold “on a paid subscription basis” in a pilot scheme targeted at ship, dock and maritime workers.Health Link is a microchip implanted under the skin that, when scanned, provides access to a patient’s online

Big Brother pre-crime quiz used on children

2010-04-13T06:27:00.001-07:00

"The British government plans to collect lifelong records on all residents starting at the age of five, in order to screen for those who might be more likely to commit crimes in the future.In a plan being piloted by Lincolnshire Community Health Services, all parents of children starting school are being sent an 83-question survey that asks detailed questions about their lives and their

VIDEO: Microchipping Airport Workers

2010-04-13T06:23:00.000-07:00

Saving Souls–Losing Freedom

2010-04-10T18:33:00.001-07:00

"One would have to be a blind man to not see that America is fast losing the fundamental principles of liberty upon which our once-great country was established. And, without a doubt, the single biggest reason for this decline is the lack of concern and effort on the part of today’s Christians and pastors to resist it.All over America, when one approaches our pastors and church leaders with the

Schumer’s plan for national ID card violates basic American principles

2010-04-09T17:52:00.001-07:00

"According to the proposal, everyone seeking work in the United States—citizens and immigrants — would have to obtain an ID card containing his photograph and biometric data, such as fingerprints or an iris scan. Employers would be required to verify job candidates’ identities against the biometric data embedded in the card.This is much more invasive than a “super Social Security card.” Schumer’s

PositiveID Corporation (Verichip) Sells its First Order of 7,500 Smaller, Eight-Millimeter Microchips

2010-04-09T16:47:00.001-07:00

"PositiveID Corporation announced today that it has sold to a customer the Company's first order of 7,500 eight-millimeter RFID microchips, which were manufactured by Raytheon Microelectronics España (operating as 'ELCAN Optical Technologies'). The Company expects to use its smaller microchip in its medical diagnostic applications, medical device identification and animal health applications.The

PositiveID's (Verichip) Latest Human Chip-Implant Scare Story: "Medical Identity Theft"

2010-04-07T08:40:00.002-07:00

"When PositiveID (PSID), the company that makes implantable microchips that grant access to patients’ online medical records, acquired the credit monitoring and identity theft company SteelVault, it was never quite clear how the two business would mesh together. Recently, however, PositiveID (formerly known as VeriChip) has indicated that it believes the two business should segue into one another

Antichrist Vatican blasts anti-Catholic 'hate' campaign

2010-04-06T20:24:00.003-07:00

For the Vatican to liken the recent pedophile exposure to the persecution suffered by early Christian martyrs has got to be the height of hypocrisy and shame. They truly are a cohort of heinous wolves."VATICAN CITY — The Vatican heatedly defended Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, claiming accusations that he helped cover up the actions of pedophile priests are part of an anti-Catholic 'hate'

In Easter Mass, Vatican Defends Benedict - WSJ.com

2010-04-05T06:50:00.001-07:00

The Vatican is circling the wagons in defense Pope ."The pope on Sunday explicitly didn't address the allegations of sexual abuse by priests that have ripped through Europe in recent months and reignited controversy in the U.S. Benedict remained seated as Cardinal Sodano spoke, facing the large crowd and gripping a golden staff.Moments later, the pope appeared in the balcony of St. Peter's

Globalization as a Massive Civilizational Shift - The Globalist

2010-04-05T05:33:00.002-07:00

Contemporary globalization is essentially a massive civilizational shift in the making — a worldwide civil society that is more complex and integrated than we have yet imagined. It promises a potential improvement on what we now have."For centuries, people have thought about the world in terms of the organization of nation states. But, thanks to globalization, nation states are now becoming

John Paul ‘ignored abuse of 2,000 boys’

2010-04-04T06:34:00.006-07:00

"The Pervert" Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer abused an estimated 2,000 boys for decades without sanction"When John Paul II died five years ago the crowd that packed St Peter’s Square for his funeral clamoured “Santo subito (Saint now)!” in a spontaneous tribute to the charisma of the Polish pontiff.As the faithful marked the anniversary of John Paul’s death on Good Friday, however, he was being

Department of Defense creates new Biometrics Identity Management Agency

2010-04-03T08:19:00.003-07:00

"With biometric information taking an increasingly prominent role in national security, the Department of Defense has created the new Biometrics Identity Management Agency, which will lead DoD activities to integrate and synchronize biometrics technologies and capabilities and to manage the DoD’s biometrics database to support the National Security Strategy.According to a 2008 DoD directive,

PositiveID (Verichip) Corporation's Identity Security Business Achieves Record Growth to …

2010-04-03T08:12:00.001-07:00

"DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –PositiveID Corporation (“PositiveID” or the “Company”) /quotes/comstock/15*!psid/quotes/nls/psid (PSID 1.36, -0.01, -0.73%) announced today that its identity security business, which offers credit reporting, credit scores and credit monitoring services under the NationalCreditReport.com brand to help protect consumers from identity theft, has

Pupils 'frogmarched by teachers to have fingerprints taken' so they could eat in canteen

2010-04-02T16:08:00.002-07:00

"A school has provoked uproar after taking children's fingerprints without permissionfrom their parents.Pupils were 'frogmarched' to be fingerprinted so they could use touch screens in the canteen to have money deducted from their account, thereby speeding up lunch queues.Capital City Academy in Brent, north London, was later forced to apologise and wiped all prints it obtained before asking for

Vatican was told 50 years ago to act against paedophile priests

2010-04-01T20:22:00.001-07:00

"A former pope was warned that paedophile priests should be removed from active ministry and repeat offenders expelled from the church, according to a clerical communique that has emerged following a US lawsuit.The letter, written in August 1963 by the head of an order that specialised in the treatment of priests accused of abusing children, suggests that the Vatican and Pope Paul VI should have

BBC News - India launches biometric census; 1.2 billion people to be "cattle-logged"

2010-04-01T19:14:00.003-07:00

"India is launching a new census in which every person aged over 15 will be photographed and fingerprinted to create a biometric national database.The government will then use the information to issue identity cards.Officials will spend a year classifying India's population of around 1.2 billion people according to gender, religion, occupation and education.The exercise, conducted every 10 years,

Pope Benedict XVI: Vatican Calls Attacks Regarding Sex Abuse Crisis Unfair - ABC News

2010-03-29T18:47:00.008-07:00

Unfair? Has the Vatican and its Vitiated Paisanos opened all hidden records to prove innocence? No, and they never will! "Facing the most serious crisis since Pope Benedict XVI took office, officials inside the Vatican describe the recent focus on the pope and abuse as unexpected and unfair in light of recent efforts to prevent such abuse.Over the weekend Pope made a reference to the sex abuse

Is a Biometric Identify Card the Key to Immigration Reform? - TIME

2010-03-29T18:35:00.001-07:00

Two Senators, New York Democrat Chuck Schumer and South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, certainly seem to think so. They recently presented an immigration-bill blueprint to President Barack Obama that includes a proposal to issue a biometric ID card — one that would contain physical data such as fingerprints or retinal scans — to all working Americans. The 'enhanced Social Security card' is

Legion of Christ is haunted by past

2010-03-29T05:42:00.003-07:00

Worldwide, the Legion of Christ is struggling with the fallout of revelations that its late founder sexually abused boys, had affairs and had been addicted to drugs. But in Mexico, support is strong. The Rev. Marcial Maciel is blessed by Pope John Paul II in 2004. Maciel was able to avoid sanction for decades, despite scandals and allegations of abuse, because the pope admired the Legion of

Muslims Burn A Christian to Death, Police Rapes His Wife

2010-03-23T10:01:00.002-07:00

"Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2010)–International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Christian man, Arshed Masih, died yesterday after Muslims burned him alive for refusing to recant his faith. Additionally, a Muslim policeman raped Masih’s wife. Masih and his wife, Martha, worked and lived at the house of Sheik Mohammad Sultan, a powerful Muslim businessman in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, since

Senators push Obama for biometric national ID card

2010-03-19T17:18:00.002-07:00

"Two U.S. senators met with President Obama on Thursday to push for a national ID card with biometric information such as a fingerprint, hand scan, or iris scan that all employers would be required to verify. In an opinion article published in Friday's edition of the Washington Post, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) say the new identification cards will 'ensure that illegal

Schwarzenegger considers monitoring devices to track in-home health care - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com

2010-03-19T06:58:00.001-07:00

"The Schwarzenegger administration is considering buying $5,000 high-tech devices to photograph and fingerprint Californians who get subsidized in-home care for the elderly and disabled. The MorphoTrak 'mobile biometric identification' device can fingerprint, snap a photo and transfer data to government systems, according to state social service officials. Officials say legislators authorized

The Controversy Magnet: PositiveID (Verichip) "Chips" Alzheimer's Patients, Quite Possibly Without Permission

2010-03-19T06:47:00.001-07:00

"When is a medical experiment in which you implant microchips in 200 old people with Alzheimer’s disease not a medical experiment? According to PositiveID (PSID), it’s when you forget to get permission from an institutional review board, which oversees medical experiments on humans. The omission will be seized upon by the company’s legion of critics, writing yet another gloomy PR chapter for a

Lesbian bishop approval by US church causes outcry

2010-03-18T18:08:00.002-07:00

"Conservative Anglicans have condemned a decision to approve the election of another openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal church. Last night it was confirmed that the Rev Mary Glasspool, who has been with her partner, Becki Sander, for 22 years, had received the required number of votes from bishops and standing committees. Her consecration will take place on 15 Mayin Los Angeles. Glasspool,

TV Game of Death

2010-03-17T19:23:00.000-07:00

CNN's Nic Robertson reports that the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic

2010-03-17T19:13:00.000-07:00

Vatican Official Says Rising Number of Sexual Abuse Cases Could Overload Staff - NYTimes.com

2010-03-17T12:01:00.001-07:00

"ROME — As hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse surface in the German church alone, a top Vatican official acknowledged Tuesday that, with only 10 people handling such cases, his office might not be adequate for the task." But the official, Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, who is effectively the Vatican’s internal prosecutor, said the church was working to bring more “transparency” to the

Blair chooses America for launch of faith offensive to unite the religions

2010-03-16T19:07:00.002-07:00

Roman Catholic Blair courts controversial US pastor Rick Warren in bid to unite faiths Former prime minister builds network of Christian allies as he prepares to launch a religious 'offensive' in North America Tony Blair is preparing to launch a 'faith offensive' across the United States over the next year, after building up relationships with a network of influential religious leaders and

Catholic church sex scandal rocks faithful in Brazil

2010-03-16T18:19:00.001-07:00

"Child sex scandals roiling the Roman Catholic church spread to Brazil Tuesday after the Vatican said three priests were under investigation following allegations of child abuse. The Vatican's acknowledgement takes controversies that have rocked the church in the United States and more recently in Europe to the country with the largest Catholic population in world. About 74 per cent of Brazil's

Huffington Post Promting Biometric ID Cards

2010-03-16T18:13:00.001-07:00

"The notion that enhanced paper-based ID cards might solve such problems as employment of undocumented aliens, transportation vulnerability, or identity theft are based on illusions that yesterday's obsolete technology can be effectively used to solve tomorrow's problems. The first illusion is that we can establish the identity of an individual with paper-based documents like driver's licenses,

The pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

2010-03-15T22:26:00.001-07:00

The pope's entire career has the stench of evil about it"On March 10, the chief exorcist of the Vatican, the Rev. Gabriele Amorth (who has held this demanding post for 25 years), was quoted as saying that 'the Devil is at work inside the Vatican,' and that 'when one speaks of 'the smoke of Satan' in the holy rooms, it is all true—including these latest stories of violence and pedophilia.' This

Mandatory national ID cards?

2010-03-12T18:07:00.000-07:00

Ron Paul chimes in on a proposal that would require all working Americans to carry biometric ID cards containing fingerprint records and other personal information.

Your Neighbour Is a Terrorist if He uses Cash, Keeps to Himself and Keeps his Curtains Closed.

2010-03-11T19:43:00.004-07:00

The Insanity Continues...

GPS tracking of students a big success

2010-03-11T06:29:00.002-07:00

"San Antonio -- At some districts the truancy problem is so bad, GPS technology is being used to handle the more serious offenders. Some students are being asked to keep a hand-held tracking device with them at all times. It may sound a little far fetched, but three San Antonio school districts that use the system said News 4 WOAI it works. 'Kids need to be in school. It's the law,' one parent

Chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says Devil is in the Vatican -Times Online

2010-03-10T18:32:00.001-07:00

"Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that 'the Devil is at work inside the Vatican', according to the Holy See's chief exorcist. Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as

Waterboarding.Torture 101

2010-03-09T20:55:00.002-07:00

Internal CIA documents reveal a devilish protocol that was far more brutal than Dick Cheney's "dunk in the water" "Self-proclaimed waterboarding fan Dick Cheney called it a no-brainer in a 2006 radio interview: Terror suspects should get a 'a dunk in the water.' But recently released internal documents reveal the controversial 'enhanced interrogation' practice was far more brutal on detainees

Pope's brother linked to new claims of child abuse by clergy

2010-03-09T20:16:00.001-07:00

"A series of allegations in Germany and Holland have plunged the Catholic Church into a renewed crisis over how it has dealt with child abuse after it emerged that the Pope's brother ran a renowned choir at the centre of some of the latest claims. Reports of systematic historical abuse by clergy have surfaced at three schools in the Regensburg diocese in Bavaria. One of them is the much-heralded

BBC News - Dutch church orders inquiry into sex abuse allegations

2010-03-09T20:01:00.000-07:00

BBC News - Dutch church orders inquiry into sex abuse allegations: "Dutch religious leaders have ordered an independent inquiry into alleged sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.Earlier, the Vatican defended its response to child sex abuse allegations in a number of European states, saying it had reacted rapidly and decisively.In the latest revelations, the head of an Austrian monastery

FOXNews.com - 5 Reasons Why America Should Steer Clear of a National ID Card

2010-03-09T19:53:00.001-07:00

"The Senate is working toward a ghastly compromise on immigration reform that includes a biometric national identification card for all Americans. The stated purpose of this national ID, which an employee must present before getting a job, is to prevent undocumented workers from being employed. Back in December I warned that a national ID is the inevitable conclusion of the anti-immigration

Biometric ID Card for American Workers on the Way

2010-03-08T20:09:00.002-07:00

"Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric identification card all American workers would eventually be required to obtain. Under the potentially controversial plan still taking shape in the Senate, all legal U.S. workers, including citizens and immigrants, would be issued an ID

500 Christians Slain in Muslim Jihad Attack in Nigeria

2010-03-08T20:01:00.000-07:00

Most of the victims are women and children Washington, D.C. (March 8, 2010)–International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that yesterday, Nigerian Muslims murdered 500 Christians in village of Dogo Nahawa, near the city of Jos. Most of the victims are women and children. The Muslims invaded the village yesterday at 2 AM local time and slaughtered the Christians with machetes. In some

U.S. Adding Full-Body Bomb Scanners at 11 Airports "Yes the Insanity Continues"

2010-03-05T19:14:00.003-07:00

"March 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is installing full-body scanners that can detect bombs under passengers’ clothing at 11 more airports following an attempted Christmas Day attack, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said. Scanners will be added at airports including Chicago’s O’Hare, and in Boston, Los Angeles and Charlotte, North Carolina. The Transportation Security Administration

Sinead O'Connor says Christ would burn down the Vatican -- and she would help him

2010-03-04T19:00:00.001-07:00

"Controversial singer Sinead O'Connor has stated that 'If Christ was here he would be burning down the Vatican. And I for one would be helping him.' She made the remarks to the Irish Independent after the Bishop of the Wexford diocese of Ferns had asked parishioners to help pay the costs of compensation for child abuse cases. The Bishop of Ferns, Denis Brennan, enraged abuse victims by

Vatican hit by gay sex scandal

2010-03-04T18:43:00.001-07:00

"The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting. Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap allegedly negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Vatican chorister, over the specific physical details of men he

One in four Germans wants microchip under skin: poll

2010-03-04T06:12:00.001-07:00

"HANOVER, Germany -- It sounds like something from a sci-fi film, but one in four Germans would be happy to have a microchip implanted in their body if they derived concrete benefits from it, a poll Monday showed. The survey, by German IT industry lobby group BITKOM, was intended to show how the division between real life and the virtual world is increasingly coming down, one of the main themes

Spanish exorcist addresses claims of Satanic influence in Vatican :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

2010-03-03T18:41:00.002-07:00

"A renowned exorcist in Rome recently released a book of memoirs in which he declares to know of the existence of Satanic sects in the Vatican where participation reaches all the way to the College of Cardinals. A second demonologist, also residing in Rome, entered the debate this week, clarifying the origins of the information and defending the Vatican's clergy as an 'edifying and virtuous'

Glen Beck hypocrite and liar for the "New World Order"

2010-02-28T17:07:00.001-07:00

Clinton brings global citizenship message to Berkeley

2010-02-28T13:01:00.001-07:00

Former President Bill Clinton brought his message of global citizenship to the Bay Area and asked the question: What exactly is 'global citizenship?' Clinton told a packed audience at Zellerbach Auditorium that the most important question is one that rarely got asked in his White House. 'Most of the time I was in politics we debated three things: What are you going to do, who is going to do it,

Audi's Eco-Fascist commercial

2010-02-13T18:12:00.002-07:00

Virginia delegates pass bill banning chip implants as ‘mark of the beast’ | Raw Story

2010-02-10T19:22:00.002-07:00

"Concerns over privacy have aligned with apocalyptic Biblical prophecy in a proposed Virginia law that limits the use of microchip implants on humans because of a lawmaker's concern that the chips will prove to be the Antichrist's 'mark of the beast.' On Wednesday, Virginia's House of Delegates passed a bill that forbids companies from forcing their employees to be implanted with tracking

Revolutionary Behavior Recognition System Available for Airports

2010-02-09T08:39:00.003-07:00

"At the airport, how can you tell the good guys from the bad guys? The sad truth, as recent terror incidents have shown, is that there seems to be no foolproof way. Now a new detection system designed by an Israeli start up could improve the chances - eliminating some of the problems inherent in the most popular detection systems, and increasing the odds of nabbing a potential terrorist.

Schoolkids on a radio leash | Deccan Chronicle

2010-02-04T16:31:00.001-07:00

"Feb. 3: For the little ones, Big Brother is here. Students of a Belgaum school are now required to wear an RFID (radio frequency identification) card around their necks to help parents and school authorities keep track of them through the day, a ‘pioneering’ practice, perhaps, since more animals than people have been marked out for tracking until now. Appropriately called Keeptrack, “it will

Senate bans forced microchip implants | ajc.com

2010-02-04T16:29:00.000-07:00

"The Senate voted Thursday to protect Georgians from evildoers, covert corporations and rogue doctors, seen and unseen, with the passage of a bill that would make it illegal to implant a microchip into someone without their permission.The bill, ironically sponsored by Sen. Chip Pearson (R-Dawsonville) and Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, would make it a misdemeanor to implant someone against

Full body scanners introduced at Heathrow and Manchester airports as Lord Adonis seeks to allay the SHEEPLE'S privacy fears

2010-02-03T06:41:00.001-07:00

Travelers chosen for scan must cooperate - or face flight ban Airport bosses: Race, religion or ethnicity not a consideration 60 passengers scanned at Manchester 'without incident' The introduction of full body scanners at Heathrow and Manchester airports has today caused outrage among civil liberty campaigners who say that they are an invasion of privacy. Campaigners claim the scanners, which

Verichip is now called PositiveID! Roll up your sleeve for the implantable human microchip, it's now Positive?

2010-02-02T19:12:00.002-07:00

"As sure as the sun rises, so Verichip keeps spawning and shape shifting to gain market acceptance as people from across the globe unite and reject the IBM seed-funded, Raytheon-manufactured Human Implantable microchip company. To 'mark' a new year, Verichip is now called PositiveID!. If you have followed this company's progress as we have and cited the damning evidence showcasing a casual link

Indonesia: Muslim Mob Burns Pastor’s Home, 2 Churches

2010-02-02T19:05:00.000-07:00

Washington, D.C. (February 2, 2010) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Muslim mob set fire to a pastor’s house and two Christian churches in North Sumatra, Indonesia, last Friday. The arson followed a disagreement between Muslims and Christians over the location of buildings Christians would meet in for worship. The buildings were in the center of a predominantly Muslim

"Pope Pius XII" acknowledged his cowardness

2010-02-02T18:47:00.002-07:00

"VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Pius XII wanted to speak out against Nazi atrocities, but was advised not to for fear of worsening the wartime situation, said the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. 'If the pope was silent, it was not out of fright or self-interest, but concern for worsening the situation of those oppressed' by the Nazi regime, it said. With continuing criticism of Pope Pius'

Asian schools track attendance with biometrics and smart cards

2010-02-01T09:41:00.001-07:00

"Roll-call has now become an automated process at schools in Hong Kong, Japan, India and Singapore, with the use of biometrics and smart cards, according to FutureGov. The days of manually taking attendance are over, leaving teachers with more time spent teaching. No more calling parents to inform them about kids missing school. These systems can also automatically alert parents via text message

Airports Could Get Mind-Reading Scanners - Yahoo! News

2010-01-29T20:52:00.001-07:00

Airports Could Get Mind-Reading Scanners - Yahoo! News: "WeCU Technologies is building a mind-reading scanner that can tell if a given traveler is a potential danger - without the subject's knowledge. WeCU Technologies (pronounced 'we see you') is creating a system that would essentially turn the public spaces in airports into vast screening grounds:. 'The system ... projects images onto airport

"Big Brother" in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones on citizens | UK news | The Guardian

2010-01-23T16:01:00.004-07:00

"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the 'routine' monitoring of antisocial motorists, protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance. The arms manufacturer BAE Systems, which produces a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for war zones, is adapting the

Why You Won't Smile For Your Future Driver's License

2010-01-22T15:55:00.002-07:00

"It seems that it won't be long before you'll find facial recognition technology when you apply for a driver's license. And as a result, you better wipe that smile off your face. In fact, the technology is already in place in Australia. When Aussie drivers apply for licenses they'll have their pictures taken, and the new software will then measure three distances: the spaces between the eyes,

IT"S TIME TO CONNECT THE DOTS: Port trucker strike averted - Inside Bay Area

2010-01-21T08:29:00.002-07:00

"The Northern California Rail and Port Truckers Association had called for the work stoppage after hundreds of drivers were prevented from entering the port's marine terminals Tuesday, the deadline to comply with new state air-quality rules. All drivers were required to have radio frequency identification, or RFID, tags that verified the truck's compliance with the California Air Resources

Hitler's pope was no saint | Jerusalem Post

2010-01-20T22:16:00.002-07:00

"Pope Benedict XVI's appearance at Rome's Great Synagogue on Sunday did nothing to quell the controversy over plans to confer sainthood on Pius XII, the wartime pontiff who has been called Hitler's pope. In fact, he may have made matters worse when just two days earlier he took a further step in the process by declaring Pius's 'heroic virtues.' One prominent Italian rabbi and a number of

Big Brother Blue (IBM) seeks biometric anti-terror patents • The Register

2010-01-20T22:03:00.003-07:00

"IBM has filed applications for a dozen patents that seek a whole new level of airport security. Forget full-body scans, which are currently being touted as the Next Big Thing™ in security in the wake of the Christmas Day Nigerian crotchbomber. We can't even be sure they would have stopped him. The IBM patent applications, turned up by InformationWeek's Alexander Wolfe, outline technologies