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Massive expansion planned for 'no-work' database
Employers moot snitching on workplace bullies The operator of a new private database that allows big shops to share information on suspected dodgy staff is holding talks with major corporations to expand into other industries.…
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Government to invest in 'spying' database
It's what science fiction movies are made of, but the government has plans to create a massive database to house all the UK's communications via email, phone internet for at least two years. The new scheme was uncovered by the Register and points to plans that the government is to invest millions in what is being dubbed as a 'snooping silo'. The likes of MI6 and the GCHQ – Government Communication Headquarters – are trying hard to get this database up and running, but the sheer scale of it is likely to cause headaches for communication providers and outrage among the general public.Communications database The database will take time to create however, with trials set to take place that will see one mobile, one internet and one landline operator monitored.It is unclear, as of yet, who exactly will be the operators to take part in the trial.The idea of the database has been mooted for some time, according to the Register, with Home Office minister Lord West speaking about it in his 8 July parliamentary answer. In his speech he said: "The objective of the interception modernisation programme is to maintain the UK's lawful intercept and communications data capabilities in the changing communications environment. "It is a cross-government programme, led by the Home Office, to ensure that our capability to lawfully intercept and exploit data when fighting crime and terrorism is not lost."
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Fatal flaws found in terrorism database
Congressional investigation reveals one of the country's most important terrorism databases is suffering from mismanagement and technical flaws.
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mySQLgame, playing with database queries
Filed under: misc hacksmySQLgame is a quirky App Engine game that has decided to forgo flashy UIs and just stick with the core of the system: a database.
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Government kids database under fire, again
It'll be over by Christmas The Government’s ContactPoint database - designed to keep tabs on children at risk of social exclusion - is in trouble again, coming under fire on two separate fronts.…
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France marches online to protest 'security' database
Personal privacy is, of course, a major issue these days, particularly when it comes to authorities gathering data in schemes such as the UK's proposed identity card program or France's Edvidge electronic database. Edvidge, the French government's new repository of information aimed at keeping an eye on citizens who it deems merit surveillance, is currently drawing mass protests two months after it was signed into law. Kids too Among other things, it can track people from age 13 who are involved in unions, politics or who represent a threat to public order. Although those first two categories aren't likely to attract many 13-year-olds, this hasn't gone down too well in France. Alluding to the new powers to record information about an individual's appearance, finances and even friends, former education minister François Bayrou said, "With just a few clicks of the mouse, any government official or civil servant will have access to intimate data". Sign up online So far, the main protest has been online – over 100,000 signatures are listed on the anti-Edvidge website – but more will surely follow.According to Reuters, appeals to France's highest courts are already underway with a view to nipping the government's giant electronic monitor in the bud.
DNA database costs soar
Prying is pricey Home Office figures show that the cost of running the national DNA database has more than doubled since 2002-03.…
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French storm the bastille over 'Sarkozy's Big Sister' database
Je ne suis pas un nombre Imagine, if you will, an announcement by the UK Government that it is going to create a new database to track anyone over the age of 13, who has been "active in politics or the trade unions or who has a significant role in business, the media, entertainment or social or religious institutions". Let's say 20 million individuals who the authorities believe are "likely to breach public order".…
What is Oracle's 'major database innovation'?
A Delphic Sibyl at the Moscone Centre On Wednesday next week database users and buyers will behold one of the wonders of the modern world - Larry Ellison live on stage. He'll hold them in the palm of his hand as he talks in an "Extreme. Performance." keynote about something wondrous for the database world.…
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Israeli hamlet plans DNA database for dog poop
Science triumphs over common sense An Israeli city hopes to use DNA analysis in the fight against dog poop littering its footpaths.…


