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(RAW STORY) — A bill giving the president an Internet “kill switch” during times of emergency that failed to pass Congress last year will return this year, but with a revision that has many civil liberties advocates concerned: It will give the president the ability to shut down parts of the Internet without any court [...]  (WASHINGTON TIMES) — Federalized security screening at airports has been such a success that President Obama wants to apply the same government “expertise” to the realm of online commerce and commentary. The White House cybersecurity adviser joined Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Jan. 7 to announce what amounts to a national ID card for the [...] This is where it’s going, friends. We wonder what other screenings might take place when blood is drawn from a potential employee. — PID NEWBURYPORT (CBS) — If you smoke, don’t bother applying for a job at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport.The hospital is requiring job applicants to take nicotine tests. If they test positive, [...] It’s good to see the mainstream media finally notice! — PID (AFP) — The government is creating a vast domestic spying network to collect information about Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent terror plots, The Washington Post reported Monday. The government is using for this purpose the FBI, local [...] (WSJ) — Tomorrow morning the Federal Communications Commission FCC will mark the winter solstice by taking an unprecedented step to expand governments reach into the Internet by attempting to regulate its inner workings. In doing so, the agency will circumvent Congress and disregard a recent court ruling. How did the FCC get here? more via [...] But don’t worry, we’re still safe: the president, per last week’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge John Bates, can still order the assassination of American citizens without due process of law or oversight of any kind. — PID (WIRED.COM) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Obama administration’s contention that the government [...] (WND) — Syphilis, lice, gonorrhea, ringworm, chlamydia, staph, strep, noro and papilloma viruses all are part of the possible fringe benefits when airline passengers next go through a full hands-on pat-down by agents of the federal government’s Transportation Security Administration, according to doctors. via Doctors sound TSA germ alert. |
 
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