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The ATF Wants ‘Massive’ Online Database to Find Out Who Your Friends Are

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“The ATF doesn’t just want a huge database to reveal everything about you with a few keywords. It wants one that can find out who you know. And it won’t even try to friend you on Facebook first.  According to a recent solicitation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the bureau is looking to buy a ‘massive online data repository system’ for its Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information (OSII). The system is intended to operate for at least five years, and be able to process automated searches of individuals, and ‘find connection points between two or more individuals’ by linking together ‘structured and unstructured data.'”

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/04/atf-database/

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The GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet

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“The annual Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) conference, held in 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, looks like any other industry gathering. The 600 or so attendees sip their complimentary Starbucks coffee, munch on small plates of muffins and fresh fruit, and backslap old acquaintances as they file into a sprawling Marriott hotel conference hall. They will hear a keynote address by Robert DuPont, who served as drug policy director under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Nothing odd about any of this until you consider that the main subject of the conference is urine.”

http://www.thenation.com/article/173654/gops-drug-testing-dragnet?page=full

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Russia to ban cash transactions over $10,000

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“The move is expected to boost banks’ cash reserves and put a damper on Russia’s shadow economy. However, the middle class will most likely end up having to pay the price for the scheme.  In 2014, a ban on cash payments for purchases worth more than 600,000 rubles (about $19,500) will be introduced; the limit will then be halved in 2015. Furthermore, the document introduces mandatory, cash-free, salary payments. Smaller companies with fewer than 35 employees will be the only exception, and trade companies will be able to pay salaries in cash if they employ no more than 20 people on staff.”

http://rbth.ru/business/2013/03/25/russia_to_ban_cash_transactions_over_10000_24203.html

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More than two-thirds of Americans still use phones while driving

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“More than two-thirds of American motorists use a mobile phone while driving despite recent laws in many jurisdictions banning the practice, a survey showed Thursday.  The study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 69 percent of US drivers talked on their cell phone while driving within the 30 days before they were surveyed.  Some 31 percent of drivers also said that they had read or sent text messages or emails while driving.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/14/more-than-two-thirds-of-americans-still-use-phones-while-driving/

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Obama launches $100 million brain-mapping project

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“US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a $100 million project to map the intricate inner mysteries of the human brain, targeting cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s.  The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) initiative will be run by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the National Science Foundation.  Obama was introduced as ‘scientist in chief’ at the White House event by NIH Director Francis Collins, and his administration makes the case that despite tough fiscal times, investments in science are vital.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/02/obama-launches-100-million-brain-mapping-project/

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Fusion center director: We don’t spy on Americans, just anti-government Americans

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“Law enforcement intelligence-processing fusion centers have long come under attack for spying on Americans. The Arkansas director wanted to clarify the truth: centers only spies on some Americans – those who appear to be a threat to the government.  In trying to clear up the ‘misconceptions’ about the conduct of fusion centers, Arkansas State Fusion Center Director Richard Davis simply confirmed Americans’ fears: the center does in fact spy on Americans – but only on those who are suspected to be ‘anti-government’.”

http://rt.com/usa/fusion-center-director-spying-070/

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Without a Shot

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“On January 16, 2013, President Obama released 23 ‘Gun Violence Reduction Executive Actions’ of which Action #2, #14, #16, #17, #21, and #22 utilize the national healthcare system to collect gun ownership information. As Obamacare grows over the next decade, unwary citizens will voluntarily divulge firearm ownership information including serial numbers in exchange for routine healthcare. Through the power of incrementalism, placing this information in a federal database seems harmless at first. However, someday in the future, imagine a loved one in your care needing critical medical attention, so you rush into an Obamacare facility because no other option exists.”

http://www.kraytonkerns.org/postings/without_a_shot.html

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ObamaCare Will Weigh You Every Time You Visit the Doctor

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“ObamaCare will now force you to be weighed and measured every time you go to the doctor’s. Your BMI is important to the federal government.  Why? It’s not clear yet.  At some point, fat people will start getting nagged. That’s what nannies are for.  If you indulge in eating habits that the bureaucrats do not approve of, you will be reminded that you must change. Or else.  Or else what? It’s not clear yet.”

http://teapartyeconomist.com/2013/03/26/obamacare-will-weigh-you-every-time-you-visit-the-doctor/

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Government sale of personal gene data condemned as ‘unethical and dangerous’

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“The government is keen for Britain to be at the forefront of the genetic revolution, a potential multibillion-pound industry. Last year David Cameron launched a £100m scheme to map the genomes of up to 100,000 people, saying it would help to save lives by delivering new treatments. Under the scheme, firms would be able to access the information at a cost, but ministers insist that all data will be strictly anonymous. However, material released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that firms can invoke an appeal process to demand ‘patient-identifiable data’, such as age and postcode.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/17/sale-of-personal-gene-data-condemned-as-unethical-and-dangerous/

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IRS facing class action suit for medical records theft

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“A HIPAA-covered entity of the Southern District of California announced today that it is suing 15 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents for ‘an unlawful search and seizure conducted on March 11, 2011.’ Courthousenews.com reports that IRS agents have been accused of improperly accessing and taking 10 million medical records, such as the personal health records of all California state judges.  The covered entity, called John Doe Company, states that the IRS agents stole more than 60,000,000 medical records of more than 10,000,000 Americans, including at least 1,000,000 Californians.”

http://healthitsecurity.com/2013/03/14/irs-facing-class-action-suit-for-medical-record-breach/

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