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UK Government and Isle of Man in deal to stop offshore tax evasion

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“Under the agreement, a wide range of financial information on UK taxpayers with accounts in the Isle of Man will be passed automatically to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).  A disclosure facility will allow account-holders to come forward and settle their past affairs before the details are automatically passed on to HMRC.  The Treasury said the deal with the Manx authorities closely followed an agreement struck with the United States to improve international tax compliance.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/tax/9880330/Government-and-Isle-of-Man-in-deal-to-stop-offshore-tax-evasion.html

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Terrifying Video Demonstrates Bug-Sized Lethal Drones Being Developed By U.S. Air Force

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“Yes, in a world with micro-drones, casualties of American drone strikes will likely decrease, given that we’d be directly killing targets rather than obliterating them and everything around them with a missile from the sky. But the possibility for such precisely targeted surveillance and assassination, at the hands of a virtually-untraceable little ‘bug,’ gives our government one more tool to easily evade supervision and accountability.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/terrifying-video-demonstrates-bug-sized-lethal-drones-being-developed-by-u-s-air-force/

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Ron Paul: The Drone Threat

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“While touting the success of its overseas drone program, the US administration refuses to even admit publicly that the CIA has an overseas drone program. In response to a recent ACLU Freedom of Information request regarding the existence of the CIA’s drone program, the Department of Justice responded, ‘The very fact of the existence or nonexistence of such documents is itself classified.’ How is that for government transparency?  Recently, FAA stated that no armed drones would presently be permitted in US airspace. But what good are the promises of government officials when the Constitution, and especially the Fourth Amendment, has been gutted?”

http://www.thedailybell.com/28717/Ron-Paul-The-Drone-Threat

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Why Is Mexico Asking The U.S. Government For A Registry Of U.S. Gun Owners?

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“Mexican lawmakers will ask the U.S. Senate to create a registry of all commercialized firearms in border states, which includes California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Mexico says it will make it easier to trace guns used in violent attacks.  The measure was reportedly approved on January 9 by Mexico’s Permanent Commission, a government entity that meets when Mexico’s Senate and the Chamber of Deputies is in recess. Gun owners in Arizona are calling the proposal ‘foolish’ and an ‘invasion of privacy.’  A number of the gun owners interviewed also referenced the Obama administration’s disastrous gun-running operation known as ‘Fast and Furious.'”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/18/why-is-mexico-asking-the-u-s-senate-for-a-registry-of-u-s-gun-owners/

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Drones not just for foreign attacks, will fill up the U.S. skies

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“Suddenly drones are everywhere — not in the skies over the United States, as they will be by the thousands in a few years, and not just hovering over foreign battlefields to strike terror in the heart of al-Qaida — but as the focus of debate in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere.  Inevitably, the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to determine whether the use of extrajudicial lethal force against those marked as terrorists posing an imminent threat, including U.S. citizens, is constitutional. The court also will be asked to determine how intrusive drones can be when flown over domestic air space by government, law enforcement and private companies.”

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/02/17/Under-the-US-Supreme-Court-Drones-over-America/UPI-97921361089800/

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Renewing Your US Passport? BEWARE — – State Department Now Transmits Your SSN & Location to the IRS

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“Traditionally, the functions of the US Treasury and the Department of State were completely separate. However, we are seeing a continued erosion of this distinction as troubling economic times continue. The US passport renewal form mandates that the applicant supply his Social Security Number (SSN) if he has one.  A $500 penalty applies for failure of a passport applicant to provide the SSN, unless reasonable cause can be established. In addition, the statute mandates that the State Department must provide your SSN and foreign residence information to the Department of Treasury, and to notify the IRS if you refuse.  So, you lose either way.”

http://blogs.angloinfo.com/us-tax/2013/02/18/renewing-your-us-passport-beware-state-department-turns-over-your-social-security-number-location-to-the-irs/

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Bad cyber security bill CISPA heading back to the House

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“Rumors of CISPA’s demise were apparently greatly exaggerated, according to various privacy rights advocates and organizations today.  The recently ‘deceased’ bill is scheduled for a new vote. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and fellow congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will reintroduce CISPA this Wednesday, which should bear a striking resemblance to last year’s bill and not the amended version that failed to gain even a senate vote of approval.”

http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/11/bad-cyber-security-bill-cispa-heading-back-to-the-house/

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Guerrilla surveillance camera destruction hits the U.S.

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Guerrilla surveillance camera destruction hits the U.S.

“It started in Berlin: Anarchists, donning black bloc attire, hit the streets at night in pairs, small groups or alone to smash and dismantle the CCTV surveillance cameras adorning the city streets.  The anti-surveillance project quickly spread throughout Germany, to Finland, Greece and hit the U.S. West Coast this month. A group identifying itself as ‘the Barefoot Bandit Brigade’ released a statement claiming to have ‘removed and destroyed 17 security cameras throughout the Puget Sound region,’ with ostensible photo evidence published alongside.”

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/15/guerilla_surveillance_camera_destruction_hits_the_u_s/

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10 Future Law Enforcement Technologies

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10 Future Law Enforcement Technologies

“Here are 10 reasons to comply with the cops of the future.”

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As Secretive “Stingray” Surveillance Tool Becomes More Pervasive, Questions Over Its Illegality Increase

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“A few months ago, EFF warned of a secretive new surveillance tool, commonly referred to as a ‘Stingray,’ being used by the FBI in cases around the country. The device, which acts as a fake cell phone tower, essentially allows the government to electronically search large areas for a particular cell phone’s signal—sucking down data on potentially thousands of innocent people along the way. At the same time, law enforcement has attempted use them while avoiding many of the traditional limitations set forth in the Constitution, like individualized warrants. This is why we called the tool ‘an unconstitutional, all-you-can-eat data buffet.'”

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/secretive-stingray-surveillance-tool-becomes-more-pervasive-questions-over-its

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