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Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 18 Jul

A couple of weeks ago I was at the supermarket and on the way out I stopped at their charity bookstall and on a whim, picked up this old book. First published in 1899, this edition dates from 1948 so not exactly a contemporary...

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Book Review Samanta Schweblin Little Eyes

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 10 Mar 21

2020 by Riverhead Books An Argentinian Spanish Language novel translated by Megan McDowell Is it science fiction if the tech to make it happen already exists? This is quite a creepy novel. I remember the Tamagotchi fad of...

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A new device is being trialled at a West Australian prison

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382115) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jul 20

The photo has nothing to do with the post but reminds me of 'prison'. A new innovation will be trialled shortly at a West Australian prison. It’s a robotic vehicle, the AxV, which will patrol the boundary of the prison and...

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StingRay Cell Surveillance Devices

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 30 Dec 19

I just learned about something called a "StingRay" device. It's used to conduct cell phone surveillance,as I understand it often warrantless surveillance. The same people who brought the use of such devices to my attention...

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Do you have a ‘digital assistant’?

Fleur @Fleura (35037) • United Kingdom 26 Dec 18

Apparently tens of millions of people have bought or been given these gadgets this Christmas – the ‘Echo’, or the ‘Alexa’ or something similar. Do you have one of these, or would you want one? I guess they appeal to the lazy...

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I heard something rather alarming yesterday on the radio

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 27 Dec 17

The talk show host was discussing how intrusive the advertising media can be and mentioned that he was talking with a friend about fixing old cars. This was a face to face conversation, not on the internet or phone. They were...

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Reality TV? Who Are They Kidding?

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 28 Sep 15

I hate the so-called reality TV shows. They seem more far-fetched and detached from reality than a surrealist painting or an episode of StargateSG-1. Big Brother, I’m A Zed-List Celebrity Get me Out Of Here, Geordie Shore, Keeping...

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Am I paranoid?

ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 28 Dec 12

Ever since I have read this book, I've felt something weird about the way things are run nowadays by the most advanced governments. I simply know that the modern satellite technology is capable of miracles. from space, satellites...

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How Do They Catch People With Those Crappy Security Tapes?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 13 Dec 11

everytime they show those surveillance tapes of robberies and etc i just dont see how they even figure out who it is. its always grainy and at a bad angle. not to mention they usually have disguises on! i know they can clear it...

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Speaking Of Big Brother Watching You...

La de Boheme @LaDeBoheme (2004) • United States 20 Jan 11

... Homeland Security is adding thousands of surveillance cameras around Washington, D.C. All camera feeds will be centralized and monitored 24/7. Read more:...

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Surveillance - How Far Should Authorities Go?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 28 Dec 09

I am quite disturbed with the British making cellphone network providers store the details of every phone call for at least a year. It is also a fact that under the proposals, the details of every email sent and website visited...

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What’s The Purpose of Chem Trails

EvrWonder @EvrWonder (3571) • Canada 12 May 09

I have heard several different theories behind the mystery of the Chem Trails that we often see expanding over a very large area after coming out in a puffy white stream behind a plane. Theories that I have heard, for the...

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Is the UK becoming the 'BIG BROTHER' nation ???

us2owls @us2owls (1681) • United States 8 Feb 09

The Government is compiling and storing the travel records of millions of Britons. The centre that is doing this is collecting the names, addresses, telephone numbers,seat reservations, travel itineries, credit card usage etc. for...

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Is Big Brother watching you?!

bojangles88 @bojangles88 (649) 22 Apr 08

The UK is the most watched nation - and that scares me! How much are you being watched? How do you feel about CCTV? Do you feel like it's invading your privacy?? Is this the end of it - how far do you think it will escalat? And...

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My Big Brother Keeps Watching Me

ZaffireWolf @ZaffireWolf (480) • United States 2 Apr 08

What happens when your older brother keeps watching you? It seems like my big brother is watching me wherever I go. And yet he never seems to be around. Usually I either see him on pictures or on some occasions on television. And...

US Citizens Paying For High Tech Surveillance of Chinese People

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 11 Sep 07

I was shocked when I read that US hedge fund investors are investing in Chinese companies who install high tech 24/7 surveillance cameras to monitor their own...

Space Surveillance Network

hendraktp @hendraktp (150) • Indonesia 19 Jun 07

The United States Space Surveillance Network (SSN) has been tracking space objects since 1957 when the Soviets opened the space age with the launch of Sputnik I. Since then, the SSN has tracked more than 26,000 space objects...

Would you ride city buses if you knew you were being tracked?

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 26 Jan 07

Houston's Metro has come up with a Q-card (Q meaning Quick, says Metro) for bus riding that will require the rider to provide ID info at time of purchase to be entered into the system. When asked why, Metro says that the ID info...

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Home Security and Video Surveillance

katprice @katprice (805) • United States 28 Dec 06

Does your home have a home security system installed and/or video surveillance? I have installed video cameras all around the perimeter of our house and record everything onto a VCR. It gives me great peace of mind to know that I...

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Isn't this illegal? Spying on family members.

Iceland @Iceland (98) • Iceland 11 Nov 06

I was replying to a question about cheating on here and saw a link to an ad that made me curious. http://www.securetactics.com/SpySoftware?gclid=CPSF_rzzv4gCFSNxVAod_kO6Lg This link is to a website for a spy software and they...

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