R4nger5 radio
Episode 65
Recording time: 10pm BST 15 m June 2009
News
A national network of cameras and computers automatically logging car namber plates will
be in place within months, the BBC has learned- Thanks Ghost Dog, Peekofc and Aragdu!
Thousands of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras are already ope rating on 8 ritain's
roads. Police forces across England, Wales and Scotland will soon be able to share the information
on one central computer. Officers say it is a useful tool in fighting crime, but critics say the network
is secretive and unregulated.
Kenfs Chief Constable, Michael Fuller, commented "We've seen an increase of some 40% of
arrests since we've been using this technology Tm veryconfident that we're using it properly and
responsibly, and that innocent people have nothing to fear from the way we use if
A number of local councils are signing up their Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems to the
ANPR network. As long as the cameras are technically good enough, they can be adapted to take
the software. In towns such as Bradford, Portsmouth and Luton that means greater coverage for the
police and more journeys captured and recorded,
John Dean, who is co-ordinating the ANPR network for the Association of Chief Police Officers,
said; "Its the finest intelligence-led policing tool we've got "It covers so many different areas from
crime reduction, crime detection to road safety and everything in between." But not everyone thinks
it is such a good thing
JohnCatt found himself on the wrong side of the ANPR system. He regularly attends anti- war
demonstrations outside a factory in Brighton, his home town. It was atone of these protests that
Sussex police put a "marker" on his car That meant he was added to a "hotlist" This is a system
meant for criminals but JohnCatt has not been convicted of anything and on a trip to London, the
pensioner found himself pulled over by an anti- terror unit
"I was threatened under the Terrorist Act I had to answer every question they put to me, and if
there were any questions I would refuse to answer, I would be arrested 1 thought to myself, what
land of world are we living m?" Sussex police would not talk about the case.
The police say they do not know how many cameras there are in total, and they say that for
operational reasons they will not say where the fixed cameras are positioned. Information
Commissioner Richard Thomas, whose job it is to protect personal data, has concerns about die lack
of regulation. He said: "There's very little monitoring. I mean, myoffice has very limited powers
"We have very limited re sources We are not actively monitoring that area You're nght to ask the
question. No one's checking it at the moment" The BBC TV senes Who's Watching You? asked the
Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, ©comment on the Commissioner's views, "Ifs something that we
will look at further legislation about where necessary,^ she said
"I don't think we should lose sight of the very considerable benefits that this technology also brings
us, brings law enforcement " Recent research by Huddersfield University found that the public
seemed to share that view. The study took place in Leeds as the ANPR system was being
introduced. The vast majority supported the cameras if they caught lawbreakers, with only a few
mentioning concerns about police surveillance.
The police themselves say they have nothing to hide and would welcome the introduction of a
regulatory code But that seems some way off -and for now this secretive system continues to
watch us and continues to grow.
Link: http/ newsbbc co.uiyi/hyprogrammetfwhos watching vo ^8064333, stm
The information commissioner ha* told the NHS to improve its data security 4 , after breathes
invoking the toss of thousands ofpersonal medical records. Thanks Ghostdo°!
The independent data security watchdog says it has taken action against 14 NHS organisations in
die last six months Among the data subject to breaches were the medical details of more than 6,000
prisoners and of 700 hospital patients
A Department of Health spokesman said action would be taken against anyone who breached data
protection rules Information Commissioner Richaid Thomas has written to the Department of
Health's top civil servant requesting immediate improvement
MickGoml], the assistant information commissioner, told the Independent newspaper that the
"inexcusable* 1 data losses within the NHS had become a cause of "great concern".
The paper reported thatbetween January and April this )*ar there were 140 reported security
breaches within die NHS - more than from central government and local authorities combined.
These included medical details of more than6,000 prisoners in Preston Prison in Lancashire that
were contained on a lost memory stick. The data was encrypted but a note attached to the stick gave
the password. Another memory stick with the details of more than 700 patients at Cambridge
University Hospital was left in a vehicle. A car wash attendant was able to access the unencrypted
material,
A Department of Health spokesman said die permanent secretary at the department would be
replying "in due course" to Mr Thomas's concerns and that action would be taken "against anyone
responsible forbreaching our strict data protection rules*.
The chief eiecu&ve of the NHS wrote to all senior health managers reminding them of their
responsibilities," he said.
The department is also providing, through die National Programme for IT, electronic patient
records systems that are protected by the highest levels of access controls and other security
measures, a secure NHS network for exchanging information that is centrally monitored and
strongly protected and secure NHS e-mail facilities that encrypts all data in its system."
In December 2007, nine NHS trusts in England admitted losing patient records, thought to affect
hundreds of thousands of adults and children.
Link http://Dcwj.bbc co ^l/h^uk/8066609 stm
Court smacks Autodesk, affirms right to sell used software Thanks Kevin!
A federal district judge in Washington State handed dovra an important decision this week on
shrink-wrap license agreements and the First Sale Doctrine. The case concerned an eBay
merchant named Timothy Vernor who has repeatedly locked horns with Autodesk over the
sale of used copies of its software Autodesk argued that it only licenses copes of its
software, rather than selling them, and that therefore any resale of the software constitutes
copyright infringement But Judge Richard A Jones rejected that argument, holding that
Vernor is entitled to sell used copies of Autodesk's software regardless of any licensing
agreement that might have bound the software's previous owners. Jones relied on the First
Sale Doctrine, which ensures the right to re-sell used copes of copyrighted works It is the
principle that makes libraries and used book stores possible. The First Sale Doctrine was first
articulated bv the Supreme Court in 1908 and has since been codified into statute.
As we discussed when the lawsuit was filed last year, Vernor makes his living selling used comic
books, video games / software, and collectibles. He obtains these items at garage sales, office sales,
and flea markets and auctions them off on eBay. When he began selling used copies of AutoCAD
software, he attracted the attention of its manufacturer, Autodesk, whichbegan filing infringement
notices under the Digital Millenium Copynght Act After each notice, Vernor filed a counter-notice
stating that he was selling authentic, used copies of the software After the fifth such altercation,
eBay suspended his account, preventing him from earning a living for a month.
Wanting to continue selling used software but fearing another suspension of his eBay account,
Vernor sought the help of the progressive advocacy organization Public Citizen They filed suit in
federal court last year seeking a declaration that his actions were legal under copynght law and that
Autodesk was abusing the DMCAbyfiling take-down notices He argued that under the First Sale
Doctrine, he was entitled to re- sell authentic copies of Autodesk's software with or without the
company s permission.
In its reply. Autodesk argued that Vernor was not the lawful owner of the software he was selling
because Autodesk only licenses copies of its software rather than selling them. Therefore, Autodesk
claimed, no "sale" to the software s original owner had occurred, and the First Sale Doctrine did not
apply. Nforeover, Autodesk noted, the license terms specifically prohibited transferring the software
to another party, which meant that Vernor could not legally acquire it without Autodesk's
permission
But as Vernor s lawyers pointed out, die distinction between a lease and a sale is based on the actual
characteristics of the transaction, not merely on how the transaction is described by the parties. And
characterizing AutoCAD as merely licensed, rather than sold, barely passes the straight face test.
AutoCAD customers pay a lump sum at the time of purchase, with no obligation to make further
payments or to return the software at the conclusion of the supposed lease Even more damning,
Autodesk's own website offers customers a variety of "purchase options" and the opportunity to
T>uy online" directly from Autodesk, with no indication that 'buy" really means license."
Similarly, online retailerCDW offers customers an option to "lease" AutoCAD as an alternative to
purchasing a copy.
As the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Corynne McShenyputitina Thursdayblo g post, "if it
looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are it's a duck Autodesk clearly sells its
software, and merely re-labeling the transaction as a license doesn't negate die First Sale Doctrine.
Vernors lawyers also noted that he had never opened the AutoCAD packages and installed the
software contained inside Therefore, to the extent the licensing agreements were enforceable, they
were enforceable against the original owners, not against Vernor. And even if the license
agreements did somehow bind Vernor, at most Vernor could be guilty of breach of contract, not
copyright infringement, which makes the use of the DMCA inappropriate.
In a 21-page decision. Judge Jones sided with Vernor Citing the 1977 case of United StQtesv. Wise,
which involved the sate of used films obtained under dubious circumstances, Jones found that the
Ninth Circuits precedents suggested that the circumstances surrounding die sale of AutoCAD
software constituted a sale, not merely a license. Therefore, the First Sale Doctrine applied, and
Veraor was not bound by any of the terms in Autodesk's license agreement.
But the judge acknowledged that three more recent Ninth Circuit decisions involving software
seemed to cut in the opposite direction without explicidy overturning Wise Jones found that Wise
was controlling precedent, and ruled in Vernor' s favor. If the case gets appealed to the Ninth
Circuit the conflict among these precedents is likely to occupy the courts attention The tnoof
more recent cases hints that the Ninth Circuit is sympathetic to characterizing software sales as
licenses for legal purposes. However, none of those cases involved circumstances exacdylike
Vernor s, and the court never dealt squarely with the question of what factors determine whether
software is sold or licensed.
If Jones's ruling is upheld on appeal, it will have important consequences for die software industry,
where the legal fiction that software is merely licensed is widely employed In addition to
discouraging the market for used software, software firms have also attempted to use the "licensed,
not sold" theory to enforce restrictions on reverse engineering that would otherwise be fair use
under copyright law If software is sold, rather than licensed, then no license is required to install
and use the software, and the terms of shrink-wrap licenses may not be legally binding
The Autodesk case is not die only case regaiding the first sale doctrine wori:ing its way through the
courts. Another lawsuit filed last summer concerns another eBay seller who sells used promo CDs.
Like Vernor, the plaintiff in that case faced repeated DMCA takedown notices and sued to vindicate
his tight to sell used merchandise online, EFF is representing the plaintiff in that case, and
McSherry tells An that while there are important differences between the cases, the opinion bodes
well for EFFs case because ^it affirms that copyright owners can't use license restrictions to stnp
awayfirst sale rights/ 1
Link: http://arstechmca com'tech-pofcypews^O^
used-software.ars
Boy chosen by DaliLama nuns his back onbhuddisni thanks Schneeloche!
As a toddler, he was put on a throne and worshipped by monks who treated him like a god. B ut the
boy chosen by the Dalai Lama as a reincarnation of a spiritual leader has caused consternation -and
some embarrassment -for Tibetan Buddhists by turning his back on the order that had such high
hopes for him.
Instead of leading a monastic life. OselHita Torres now sports baggy trousers and long hair, and is
more likely to quote Jimi Hendnx than B uddha
Yestetday he bemoaned the misery of a youth deprived of television, football and girls Movies
were also foibidden- except for a sanctioned screening of The Golden Child stalling Eddie
Murphy about a kidnapped child lama with magical powers 1 never felt like that boy/' he said
He is now studying film in Madrid and has denounced the Buddhist order that elevated him to guru
status, "They took me away from my family and stuck me in a medieval situation in which I
suffered a great deal,' said Torres, 24, describing how he was whisked from obscurity in Granada to
a monastery in southern India. "It was like living a lie, ' he told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
Despite his rebelliousness, he is still known as Lama TenzinOselRinpoche and revered by the
Buddhist community. A prayer for his "long life" still adorns the website of the Foundation to
Preserve the Mahayana Tradition, which has 130 centres around the world The website features a
biography of the renegade guru that gushes about his peaceful, meditative countenance as a baby In
Tibetan Buddhism, a lama is one of a lineage of reincarnated spiritual leaders, the most famous of
which is the Dalai Lama.
According to die foundation biography, another leader suspected Torres was the reincarnation of the
recently deceased Lama Yeshe when he was only five months old In 1986, at 14 months, his
parents took him to see the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India. The toddler was chosen out of nine
other candidates and eventually "enthroned".
At six, he was allowed to socialise only with other reincarnated souls -though for a time he said he
lived next to the actor Richard Gere s cabin
By 18, he had never seen couples lass His first disco experience was a shock. "1 was amazed to
watch everyone dance What were all those people doing, bouncing, stuck to one another, enclosed
in a box full of smoke? "
Link: http://yjwvjguardianxo.ultf f WDridQ009 mav31/dalai-lama-osel-hita-torres
Shneelocfce says I never understood why intelligent people fawned so much over a religious slull
like the dalailama, personally lit seems that the same who cry blood murder every time the catholic
pope gets involved in politics- and rightfully so- have absolutely no problem with affording the
dalailama the right to do just that, and quite often even the duty, backed by claims that the Tibetans
are "his people" or something similar, as if he were an absolute monarch- Teiat c est moi) .Anyhow'
That being said, one boy who was, for all practical purposes, kidnapped ifrom Spain, no less!) has
escaped from the brainwashing attempts supposed to turn him into yet another guru: "[OselHita
Torres) bemoaned the misery of a youth deprived oftelevision, foolball and girls. Movies were also
foibidden- except for a sanctioned screening of The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy, about a
kidnapped child lama with magical powers. "I never felt like thatboy," he said. He is now studying
film in Madrid and has denounced the Buddhist order that elevated him to guru status. "They took
me away from my family and stuck me in a medieval situation in which I suffered a great
deal "'One can only congratulate Mr Torres on his inner strength, on his successful escape from this
baby-stealing cult, and on his decision to lead an actual life -HIS life, not anyDne else's.
MEASLES: A dangerous illness by ROALD DAHL -Thanks Peekok!
Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its
usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed
about it Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed
showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her
turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fi ngers and her mind were not working together and she
couldn't do anything. "Are you feeling all right?*! asked her T feel all sleepy, " she said. In an
hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible
thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was
twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same
deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing die doctors could do to
help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort
of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs They can insist that their child is immunised against
measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine
had not been discovered
Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all yzu have to do is to ask your
doctor to administer it las not yet generally accepted that measles can be a dangerous illness
Believe me ( it is In my opinion parents who now refuse to have their children immunised are
putting the lives of those children at risk In America, where measles immunisation is compulsory,
measles like smallpox, has been virtually wiped out Here in Britain, because so many parents
refuse, either out of obstinacy or ignorance or fear, to allow their children to be immunised, we still
have a hundred thousand cases of measles every year. Out of those, more than 10,000 will suffer
side effects of one kind or another. At least 10,000 will develop ear or chest infections About 20
will die .LET THAT SINK IN Every year around 20 children will die in Britain from measles. So
what about the risks thatyjur children vnll run from being immunised? They are almost non-
existent Listen to this. In a district of around 300,000 people, there will be only one child every
250 ywrs who will develop senous side effects from measles immunisation' That is about a million
to one chance. I should think there would be more chance of your child choking to death on a
chocolate bar than of becoming seriously ill from a measles immunisation So what on earth are
yon worrying about? It really is almost a cnme to allow your child to go ummmunised.
The ideal time to have it done is at 13 months, but it is never too late. All school-children who have
not yet had a measles immunisation should beg their parents to arrange for them to have one as
soon as possible. Incidentally, I dedicated two of my books to Olivia, the first was James and the
Giant Peach' That was when she was still alive. The second was The BFG', dedicated to her
memory after she had died from measles You will see her name at the beginning of each of these
books. And I know how happy she would be if only she could know that her death had helped to
save a good deal of illness and deadi among other children
PLEASE NOTE: this article was written some 23 years ago and as a result, the numbers are
significantly different to today, thanks to people taking his advice Death from measles is now
uncommon in UK and the number of cases are down to around 1500 per year. It is extremely
important to ensure dial people are encouraged to vaccinate to get these numbers even lower. The
number of measles has been nsmg in the last few years -we need more people to continue to take
Roald's advice. Link: httpy/wvn-rchildalertxo.uk/absolotenn^templates^Dewstemplate.a$
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We don't need no CCTV in our classroom Thanks Shneelotke! And Peekok!
Our school's installation of TV cameras to watchourlessonsisaninsult-a fact many adults failed
to grasp when we protested
Earlier this year, on a school day like any other, we shuffled into our politics class at 11 20 on a
Monday morning. What vie didn't notice straightaway were four tinted CCTV domes hanging from
the ceiling including a huge monitor dome staling nghtat us Confusion and anger broke out among
us A teacher casually stated that they were for teacher training purposes. After a thought of "God,
Geoige Orwell was right", some of usangnlypackedupandleft- we weren't comfortable working
in a classroom with cameras.
It turned out that our entire class was angry or confused over the cameras. Out of a class of 18
students, 17 felt uncomfortable with die idea and decided to boycott the room until the issue, and
the students, were addressed. This was a difficult decision as we were three months away from
exams and we had five lessons a fortnight in the room. The student body was supportive and a
petition gained over 130 signatures from die sixth-fonn.
Two weeks later our teacher read a statement from our headteacher explaining the cameras were to
be used for teacher training purposes alone, that the system was not currendy switched on, and that
we would be warned whenever it was meant togohve.lt did, however, also say that it was initially
not deemed "necessary" to consult the pupils about the installation
Lessons continued, although a few weeks later when students discovered that die recording system
was in a cupboard in our classroom the microphones were found to in fact be switched on We
switched diem off
The school is currently awaiting a decision from the information commissioner as to whether the
cameras can remain or not Henry's Porter sblog about our decision to " revolt apainst cla ssroom
CCTV ' 1 sparked a huge debate on the issue of CCTV in schools. Although users were largely
supportive, we wanted to respond to some of the misinformation posted by commentators.
Many users suggested that cameras were a good idea because they could be used to keep an eye on
bullying and student behaviour, we were accused of been "narcissistic megalomaniacs" angry at
being nabbed forourchuriish troublemaking " This stereotypical and frankly ignorant view
ignores the fact that Davenant Foundation School produces some of the best exam results in Essex.
Violent behaviour among pupils is simply not an issue, making the justification for putting cameras
in our classrooms more surprising.
Adults are often quick to define the youth of today as stereotypical troublemakers and violent
offenders -generalisations which are prompted by the media- when in fact the majority of students
at our school are as responsible and arguably better behaved then the majority of adults Some
commentators insinuated that we overheard adults talking about rights and repeated it That notion
isn't worth the space it was typed upon We are A-level politics students who have been studying
civil liberties as part of the curriculum for the last two years. Sam campaigned for David Davis
when he resigned over the issue of civil liberties and spoke at speakers' corner about the issue. The
criticism of our campaign only serves to illustrate the ignorance of adults who have surrendered
within only the last few yean our nght to protest in parliament, our right to go about our business
without being stopped and questioned by police about our identity and our affairs, and our personal
privacy .
Eroding standards m schools and deteriorating discipline are down to a broken society and the
failure of the education system The truth is that we are whatever the generation before us has
created If jrau criticise us, we are jour failures, and if jou applaud us we are your successes, and
we reflect rhe imperfections of society and of human life If you want to reform the education
system, if y&\i want to raise education standards, then watching children every hour of everyday
isn't the answer. The answer is to encourage students to leara by creating an environment in which
they can express their ideas freely and without intimidation
ADDENDUM -Con' doctorow sent them a case of copies of Tittle Brother' his book about
teens who take on the surveillance state
Lint: http//wwK guardian co ulsfcomnren
PRIMARY school pupils are to be shown a Him about the dangers of terrorists asp ait of an
organised safety day* Thanks Xenoralent! And Sthneclocke!
More than 2,000 10 and 11-year-olds vail see a short film, which urges them to tell the folice, their
parents or a teacher if they hear anyone expressing extremist views. The film has been made by
school liaison officers and Eastern Division' s new Preventing Violent Extremism team, based at
Blackburn
It uses cartoon animals to get across safety messages, A lion explains that terrorists can look like
anyone, while a cat tells pupils that should get help if they are being bullied and a toad tells them
how to cross die road.
The terrorism message is also illustrated with a re-tellingof the story of Guy Fawkes, saying that
his strong views began forming when he was at school in York, It has been designed to deliver the
message of fighting terrorism in accessible way for children The film is being shown as part of
Lancashire Police's Streetwise campaign
Pupils will also be taught how to rescue someone from water, identify risk of fire in the home, the
risks of stranger danger and using the internet as learning how to stay safe whilst out and about. The
event, is now in its 16thy?arbutitis the first year that terrorism has been on the agenda.
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "Children attending the event will be offered an
interactive presentation delivered by police officers who are based in schools It tells children who
they can speak to if they are worried about anything. "Officers also introduce the issues surrounding
terrorism at a very basic level, which forms part of the wider presentation encouraging children to
report any concerns around safety to their parents, teachers, or local police"
Link:
httpy/wwwlancashiretelegiapltcouk news-blackb urn/4425941 -East Lancashire youngsters see fi
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Secret Messages can be buried in fake internet traffic Thanks Geddonia!
by Paul Marks $ New Scientist 23 May 2009
The internet's underlying technology can be harnessed to let people exchange messages, perhaps
allowing free speech an outlet in oppressive regimes.
So says a team of steganog raphe rs at the Institute of Telecommunications in Warsaw, Poland,
Steganographyis the art of hiding a message in an openly available medium For example, you can
subtly change the pixels in an image in a way that is undetectable to the eye but carries meaning to
anyone who knows the pre-arranged coding scheme,
WojciechMazurczyk ipronounced Voy-chehMazuurck-zike) and his colleagues have already
worked out how to sneak messages into internet phone calls
i http: .' wwwnewscientisr com' article mg 19826586 000- secret- messages-could-be-hidden-in-net-
phoDe-caUs.html) , and now the Warsaw team have turned their attention to the internet's
transmission control protocol (TCP) ,
Web, file transfer, email and peer-to-peer networks all use TCP, which ensures that data packets are
received secure ly by making the sender wart until the receiver returns a 'got if message If no such
acknowledgement arrives ion average 1 in 1000 packets gets lost or corrupted), the sender's
computer sends the packet again This scheme is known as TCP's retransmission mechanism -and
it can be bent to the steganographer' s whim, says Mazurczyk.
His system, dubbed retransmission steganography iRSTEGJ, relies on sender and receiver using
software that deliberately asks for retransmission even when email data packets are received
successfully. "The receiver intentionally signals that a loss has occurred. The sender then
retransmits the packet but with some secret data inserted in it" he says in a preliminary research
paper i httpflaniv .oig/abtf0905 03631
So the message is hidden among the teeming network traffic.
Could a careful eavesdropper spot that RSTEG is being used because the first sent packet is
different from the one containing the secret message?
As long as the system is not over-used, apparently not, because if a packet is corrupted, the original
packet and the retransmitted one will differ anyway, masking the use of RSTEG
The Warsaw team hopes RSTEG can be used by dissidents in totalitarian regimes They plan to
demonstrate it at a workshop on network steganography I httpi//stegano.ney workshop') in Wuhan,
China, this November "We are aware that organising this event in China may not be a scientific
challenge but also a political one" says Mazurczyk.
Links (in article)
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Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region has started exportingciude oil to foreign markets for the
first tiat Thanks Ghost Dog!
Companies chosen by the Kurdistan Regional Government will pump up to 90,000-100,000 barrels
per day from two northern oilfields to Turkey The Baghdad government has allowed its pipeline to
be used, in a deal that could begin resolving internal disputes over Iraq's substantial oil wealth. The
revenue will be shared between Baghdad, the Kuids and oil companies.
Kurdish President MassoudBaizaru called a "giant step" at a lavish ceremony in IibiL "We are
proud of this success, and this achievement will serve the interests of all Iraqis, especially the
Kurds," he said
The ceremony was also attended by the President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani, who is also from Iraq s
Kurdish minority.
Oil will be transported by lorry from the TaqTaqfield tolibilata rate of 40,000 barrels per day
ibpd) and then pumped along to Iraq-Turkey pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan Initial exports
will also include 50,000-60,000 bpd will be pumped from the Tawke field in Dohuk.
Kurdish government adviser KhalidSalih said it was hoped 250,000 bpd could be exported by the
middle of 2010, "The Kurdistan region wants to be a leading example in the new Iraq to
contribute to Iraq's increased oil production. Today, we are proud lobe fart of this/ MrSalih said
Correspondents say, apart from Mr Talabani, no representatives of Iraq's Shia Arab-led central
government were apparent at the ceremony underscoring the frosty relations between Baghdad and
the Kurdistan Regional Government The disagreements over oil contracts are part of a wider
dispute overland, power and the country s massive oil reserves, which US officials see as the
greatest threat to Iraq's long term stability.
Iraq has the worlds thud-largest oil reserves, but only produces up to 2 4m bpd -which is below the
level before the US-led invasion in 2003,
Link: http: jiews.bbt.co.uk I hiworM middk east8077157.stm
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Theme of closed-* hum television in city and town centres and public housing estates does
not have a significant effect on ciuue, according to Home Office-funded research to be
districted to all police forces in England and Wales this summer* Thanks Peekok!
The review of 44 research studies on CCTV schemes by the Campbell Collaboration found that
they do have a modest impact on crime overall but are at their most effective in cutting vehicle
crime in car parks, especially when used alongside improved lighting and the introduction of
security guards
The authors, who include Cambridge University criminologist, David Farrington, say while their
results lend support for the continued use of CCTV, schemes should be far more narrowly targeted
at reducing vehicle crime in car parks.
Results from a 2007 study in Cambridge which looked at the impact of 30 cameras in the city centre
showed that they had no effect on crime but led to an increase in the reporting of assault, robbery
and otherviolent crimes to die police.
Home Office ministers cited the review last week in their official response to the critical report from
the House of Lords constitution committee on surveillance published earlier this year The peers
warned that the steady expansion of the "surveillance society", including the spread of CCTV,
risked undermining fundamental freedoms, including the right to privacy.
In their response the Home Office disclosed that the National Police Improvement Agency is
planning new research into the effectiveness of CCTV The Campbell Collaboration review, by
Famngtonand a Massachusetts Univereitycnminologist, Brandon Welsh, concludes that CCTV is
more effective in reducing crime in Britain than in other countries -as the Home Office points out
But it also makes clear that of the 44 research studies the authors reviewed, only seven covered
countries outside Bntain and four of those involved the United States.
The Campbell Collaboration report says that CCTV is now the single most heavily-funded crime
prevention measure operating outside the criminal justice system and its rapid growth has come
with a huge pnce tag It adds that £170m was spent on CCTV schemes in town and city centres, car
parks and residential areas between 1999 and 2001 alone. "Over the last decade, CCTV accounted
for more than threequarters of total spending on crime prevention by the British Home Office," the
report says.
The Lords report said that £500 million was spent in Britain on CCTV in the decade up to 2006,
money which in the past would have gone on street lighting or neighbourhood crime prevention
initiatives.
Welsh and Famng ton say there has been concern that all this funding has been based on a handful
of apparently successful schemes that were usually less than rigorously evaluated, done with
varying degrees of competence and varying degrees of independence from government
Their research review, which was funded by the Home Office and the Swedish Council for Crime
Prevention, says that future CCTV schemes need high quality, independent evaluation ends
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Video feedback:
I think this is the first time I've commented on a youtube video. I enjoyed this, and thought the
commentary was really thoughtful Looking forward to more in the future. Options are definitely a
good thing - DC Observing ego/ Daryl 74
And..
If the consumer society comes to an end in the UK then I think yotiU need to be pretty ruthless and
armed up to protect jrour smallholding. There'll be millions of hungry people coming from the cities
looking for food, and that's going to be dicey for anyone growing food and having livestock I'm
thinking the be si bet is to get out of the UK before ithapensandgo remote. Find a hidden spot and
keep small and quiet. - Raindo°951
A*d..(regarding the idea of the rideo blog)
Personally I like this idea' I can do without production values if it means getting more films and
ideas coming in -Raindo°951
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* Track 1 -Frozen By hopeful machines from the album I am an island
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* Track 2 - Mood Swing by Patient Zero from the album Schizophrenia
* Track 3 - It's Our Day ByLocy Knisles www.lucykniseh.coin
Discussion
What is a bug oat situation? When would you bug out? When would yonbugin f for that
matter?
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lDteroetaspi Schneebcke says; Also very interesting is the following quote from Mike Godwm
I the Wikimedia Foundation's legal counsel, also well-known for his involvement in the Electronic
Frontier Foundation) :
"When [the Wilamedia Foundation] first protested the block, [the IWFs) response was, 'We've
now conducted an appeals process on your behalf and you've lost the appeal/ When I asked who
exactly represented the Wikimedia Foundation's side in that appeals process^they were silent It was
only after the fact of their blacklist and its effect on UK citizens were publicised that the 1WF
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appears to have felt compelled to relent"
Wow + "We've conducted an appeals process on yo\iv behalf, which you weren't infonned of, weren't
allowed to participate in, weren't even allowed to observe -entirely in secret, with the prosecutor,
defense, judge, jury and executioner all being the same organisation-, and then we decided that you
lost". Can yDU say "star chamber"? This particular bit probably wouldn't be so bad if they had called
this a "review" or so, but the word "appeal" strongly implies the position that the IWF holds the
power To make a final decision and that your only recourse is to appeal to them and hope they
graciously decide to - well - decide in your favor.
Political journalist John Ozime!; also points to the relationship between the IWF and Home Office,
saying: "Neither has shown much interest in civil liberties. Few people who know about die net
know much about the IWF, and those that do Imowit mostly only as a heroic body fighting child
pom It has thus been preserved from having to answer awkward questions about its legal
qualifications for carrying out its role, its lac); of public accountability and us failure to
apply due process,"
Indeed, the question of whether there's more going on here than meets the eye is one worth asking
Quoting the article again:
'Introduced in 2004, the blacklist is the IWF' s method of ensunng that members block user access
toCAI hosted outside the UK. This confidential list of URLs is sent in encrypted format to the
ISPs, which are subject to similarly secret terms of agreement regarding their employes' access to
the list. Lilian Edwards, professor of internet law at Sheffield University and author of Law And
The Internet, feels that such guarded conduct suggests that more maybe going on behind closed
doors."
Of course, the IWF itself denies this, and the Home Office itself apparendy refuses to talk about the
whole thing at all. What conclusions can we draw from that? Probably none really regarding
whe the r there's more going on here than is being admitted, but one conclusion we CAN draw is that
even under the (unrealistic) assumption that they were 100% ethical, flawless in their judgement
and perfect in their implementation of their blacklist (so as to avoid anycollateral blockings at all),
the IWF would still be an unaccountable,
unelected private body operating in secrecy without any kind of oversight Even if you don t think
that the current administration in the UK would do anything unbecoming, giving the government
this land of tool is still always a bad idea: at the very least, it rThe use of closed-circuit television in
city and town centres and public housing estates does not have a significant effect on crime.
according to Home Office-funded research to be distributed to all police forces in England and
Wales this summer
The review of 44 research studies on CCTV schemes by the Campbell Collaboration found that
they do have a modest impact onetime overall but are at their most effective in cutting vehicle
crime in car parks, especially when used alongside improved lighting and the introduction of
security guards.
The authors, who include Cambridge University criminologist, David Farrington, say while their
results lend support for die continued use of CCTV, schemes should be far more narrowly targeted
at reducing vehicle crime in car parks.
Results from a 2007 study in Cambridge which looked at the impact of 30 cameras in the city centre
showed that they had no effect on crime but led to an increase in the reporting of assault, robbery
and other violent crimes to the police
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Home Office ministers cited the review last week in their official response to the critical report from
the House of Lords constitution committee on surveillance published earlier this year The peers
warned that the steadyeipansionof the "surveillance society", including the spread of CCTV,
risked undermining fundamental freedoms, including the right to privacy.
In their response the Home Office disclosed that the National Police Improvement Agency is
planning new research into the effectiveness of CCTV The Campbell Collaboration review, by
Famngtonand a Massachusetts Uruvereitycnminologist, Brandon Welsh, concludes that CCTV is
more effective in reducing crime in Britain than in other countries -as the Home Office points out
But it also makes clear that of the 44 research studies the authors reviewed, only seven covered
countries outside Britain and four of those involved the United States.
The Campbell Collaboration report says that CCTV is now the single most heavily-funded crime
prevention measure operating outside the criminal justice system and its rapid growth has come
with a huge price tag It adds that £170m was spent on CCTV schemes in town and city centres, car
parks and residential areas between 1999 and 2001 alone. "Over the last decade, CCTV accounted
for more than threequartersof total spending oncnme prevention by the British Home Office," the
report says.
The Lords report said that £500 million was spent in Britain on CCTV in the decade up to 2006,
money which in the past would have gone on street lighting or neighbourhood crime prevention
initiatives.
Welsh and Partington say there has been concern that all this funding has been based on a handful
of apparently successful schemes that were usually less than rigorouslyevaluated, done with
varying degrees of competence and varying degrees of independence from government
Their research review, which was funded by the Home Office and the Swedish Council for Crime
Prevention, says that future CCTV schemes need high quality, independent evaluation-ends
equiresyou to trust not only the current administration but also all future ones, those that aren't
elected yet and whrch you don't know about yet It should be obvious to ANYONE why that is a
bad idea .
Also from Sthneelotke : hrtpi'/futureoftheintemetorg/
A really good open source book about where the internet is headed- you were warned!!
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R4nger5 America Episode 4
archive.org page; hnp://wvAvarchiveQra/details/R4nQer5AmeiicaEDtsode4
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Show notes lor the feeds:
NYCLU Sues Homeland Security Over Spying on Citizens
htlp'7/blogs viHagevoice com/runninscag<yaichi7etf2009/l)&nyciu soes horoephp
Vulgar note on toilet paper not protected speech
http.// www .c hioncoro^disp^ storympl/ap' g/6465356 .html
Honlang horn not constitutionally protected
http//seattietimes<nwsource<com/htrr^
Obamacare plan finally released; Update Goodb)*, 4th Amendment
http*//hotair comfaichive sC00S^06^)6/obaiDacare-pbn-finally- released^
Bobby Rush. H.R 45, Atfaclang the 2nd Amendment
httpy/hotauxom/greeiMPQmfaTChiTC^
amendment
Halt time music:
Paper Street Soap Company, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Fall):- Idle Hands
Background music: Walter Well - Ganesis
Outro Music
* Track 1 - Beg for more by Patient Zero from the album Schizophrenia
* Track 2 -Zero Dab By hopeful machines from the album lam an island
www,Wp< hlBiichines.net
* Track 3 - Sicko Song 3 y Lucy Knisley www.l«cytaAe^xo»
* Rant- Sean Kennedy -The goths are coming!
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