Christina Larson reports: In 1955, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov published a short story about an experiment in “electronic democracy,” in which a single citizen, selected to represent an entire population, responded to questions generated by a computer named Multivac. The machine took this data and calculated the results of [Read More…]
DutchNews.nl reports: Amsterdam city council broke privacy rules when it analysed the Facebook connections of dozens of youth gang members, the NRC said at the weekend. The council said it had hoped to identify ‘interesting types’ who had not yet been in the public eye and in so doing broke [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: It has been a year, since I warned commuters that the TSA wanted to install full-body biometric scanners at train stations. And just like last year, the MSM interviewed one person that is fine with losing their rights. Last year, I warned commuters that full-body scanners come equipped [Read More…]
Fiona Tapp reports: Relationships, the saying goes, are hard. Many couples find their sex drives are mismatched over time, a problem that sex therapists often suggest fixing by working on communication. The Spinner, launched in April of this year, offers a different route to marital bliss — the online service [Read More…]