Dr Katherine Albrecht se adreseaza Romanilor
(My March 2009 address to the nation of Romania, on the eve of an RFID-in-ID-docs vote)
http://www.widdop.ru/node/6052.html

Google's Business Model: YOU Are the Product
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3801006/Googles-Business-Model-YOU-Are-the-Product.htm
As if you needed another reason to switch to Ixquick.com...

Americans need more Vitamin D: researchers
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52M6M120090323

Saskatchewan scraps plan to offer enhanced driver's licences
http://www.leaderpost.com/Travel/story.html?id=1419132

Drug industry advocates join chorus to split FDA
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gANg6GpAD1_Lt7jA9Rgjw_aVlwGwD9737QCG0

Report: Smart-grid hackers could cause blackouts
Deployments of smart grids should be slowed until security vulnerabilities are addressed, according to some cybersecurity experts, citing tests showing that a hacker can cause a major blackout after breaking into a smart-grid system.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10201651-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

'Smart Grid' may be vulnerable to hackers
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/20/smartgrid.vulnerability/index.html

Travel by orca.
Soon you’ll have one card for buses, trains and ferries.

"The Freedom Outlaw's Handbook: 179 things to Do 'Til the Revolution,"  by Claire Wolfe Loompanics Unlimited, 2004.
http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2004_12/vonsonn-hellraising.html

VeriLook Surveillance SDK Provides Real-Time Face Identification Using Video Surveillance Cameras - March 09, 2009
http://www.findbiometrics.com/press-release/5758

U.S. National Security Adviser Jones gave these remarks at the 45th  
Munich Conference on Security Policy at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof on  
February 8, 2009.
"Thank you for that wonderful tribute to Henry Kissinger yesterday.  Congratulations. As the most recent National Security Advisor of the United States, I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered  down through General Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger, who is also  here. We have a chain of command in the National Security Council that exists today."
http://www.cfr.org/publication/18515/remarks_by_national_security_adviser_jones_at_45th_munich_conference_on_security_policy.html

Creepy biometrics news
http://www.findbiometrics.com/news-archive.php

When 'Mad Men' Meets Augmented Reality
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/jamais-cascio/open-future/when-mad-men-meets-augmented-reality
"Technologists and futurists call the mashup of digital info and physical space “blended reality.” Apps in development for the iPhone and Google’s Android platform are early indicators that a seamless blending of atoms and bits may soon be available to us."

Border plants to be killed to reveal smugglers
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6335446.html

Yerba mate tea: Drink in moderation
Even as the antioxidant-filled drink catches on, researchers sound a note of caution: People who consume a lot of the tea may have higher risk of certain cancers.
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/health/la-he-nutrition16-2009mar16,0,44968.story

Canadian court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9kqGvkVPSvo-KNWFDWAg-mVfleg

Police: Teen dies after being Tasered
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009303239922

Lose your property for growing food?
Big Brother legislation could mean prosecution, fines up to $1 million
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92002

Google pulls some street images
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7954596.stm

Coalition accuses CVS Caremark of misusing patient information
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2008/11/10/daily40.html?brthrs=1


Mike Elgan's tech blog
http://elganmedia.net/

Opinion: I want to live in a surveillance society - Mike Elgan
Big Brother is always watching you. But who's watching Big Brother?
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9055126

Lisa Marie Coppoletta's blog (Anti-dog-chipping in San Marcos, TX)
http://lmc4sanmarcos.blogspot.com/2009/03/36-consider-adoption-of-ordinance-2009.html

PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008
http://www.consumerfreedom.com/pressRelease_detail.cfm/release/258

Dogs and Cancer
http://naturalhealthnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/natural-cancer-care-and-canines.html

Mandatory Service blog -- by a listener, inspired by Katherine's radio show!
http://www.freedomswehave.com/

Scandal-ridden VeriChip execs try a new scam... Would you trust these guys to guard your identity?
"Delray firm vies in large prevention market"
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/business/epaper/2009/03/30/a3f_pg3credit_0330.html
"Steel Vault Inc. (OTC BB: SVUL) of Delray Beach in December launched NationalCreditReport.com. The 12-employee company is headed by Scott R. Silverman and Bill Caragol, a pair that most recently ran VeriChip Corp. of Delray Beach..."

Video Surveillance Analytics: An Interview with Dr. Rustom A. Kanga
http://rfidwizards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=516:an-interview-with-dr-rustom-a-kanga&catid=206:movers-a-shakers-interviews&Itemid=344&emc=el&m=348560&l=7&v=4b62caae5f

Unmask Blocked Calls! With TrapCall, you'll always know who's calling.
Phone company need to counter with a more secure means of blocking caller ID
http://www.trapcall.com/

Hannaford to Partner With Insurance Companies
http://supermarketnews.com/news/hannaford_partner_0323/

Facial Recognition Comes to Facebook
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facial_recognition_comes_to_facebook.php#comment-130791

Report: Government Domains Safe—Unless Its Romania
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Report-Government-Domains-Safe151Unless-Its-Romania/
Evil dictators have lasting social consequences.

California to outlaw black cars (yes, they're really considering this)
http://www.examiner.com/x-2304-DC-Republican-Examiner~y2009m3d26-California-to-Outlaw-Black-Cars

Location-Based Advertising Becoming Reality
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=103075

Talk to the machine: Smarter inhuman voices to infiltrate more businesses
"Get used to speaking to machines"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/hightech/voice-response.html

Veterans win fight for 'smart ID cards'
Four million ex-servicemen and women to get priority for health, housing and benefits
(Amazing how money and propaganda can get people to DEMAND, at the point of a pitchfork, that the government restrict their freedoms)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/veterans-win-fight-for-smart-id-cards-1657028.html

Monsanto Corn Crops Fail, 80%, in Africa, Farmers Bankrupt
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/270101
So with all the "tainted food" hysteria in the news, how come this one gets nary mention in mainstream media?

Yahoo starts tracking you even when you're not on their site
Here's the story, and tips on how you can opt out:
If you belong to ANY Yahoo Group, be aware that Yahoo is now using Web Beacons to track your internet activity. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every website and every group you visit, **even when you're not connected to Yahoo**.       
Look at their updated privacy statement at http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/details.html.  About halfway down the page, in the section on COOKIES you will see a link that says web beacons and click on it.  On the page that opens, you will find a box entitled Opt-Out.
Click on opt-out of interest-matched advertising.
You can go directly there using this link.
http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/details.html
In the page that opens you will see a large box that says, You are currently opted in. Click on Opt-Out and that will let you avoid their snooping.
Please note that Yahoo's invasion of your privacy, and your ability to opt-out of it, is not user-specific. It is MACHINE specific. That means you will have to opt-out on every computer (and browser) you use.

The Real Crime in the Bailout -- Naked CDS Deals
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/27/713698/-The-Real-Crime-in-the-BailoutNaked-CDS-Deals
Gambling with the economy - literally!

SAME Cafe: The restaurant where you pay what you can
http://www.westword.com/2009-02-26/news/same-cafe-the-restaurant-where-you-pay-what-you-can/1
Topic of Tuesday, March 31 show, Hour 2

Rockefeller: Internet is “Number One National Hazard”
http://www.pyrabang.com/view.php?ref=Welcome&post_id=21601&visitor=true
(How will they justify requiring ID and official approval to log on? It's coming.)

Your Privacy: Bring Back the Company Memo!
A federal appeals court ruled this week that companies can't read your e-mail or instant messages without your permission if you or your employer are using an outside service provider.
http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3754161

1776 version of rant against stimulus spending package
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA&feature=email

In the Land of 'Live Free or Die,' Some Refuse to Buckle Under Pressure
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123733649650564223.html

Finalists Unveiled for Third Annual RFID Journal Awards
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20090317/bs_prweb/prweb2231704_1

Jonathan Westhues clones proxcard in CA legislative hearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jpRFgDPWVA


Sam Diaz: A privacy group wants the FTC to launch an investigation of the
cloud-computing services offered by Google - including Gmail, Google Docs,
Google Calendar and others - to ensure that they are as secure as Google
promises they will be.  

http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=167310755-51cc0a9fcf555add1c31590177e8fb1f-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5

Google bug shared private Google Docs data
http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=167310757-51cc0a9fcf555add1c31590177e8fb1f-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5

Is Google slowly alienating the Microsoft cloud market?
http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=167310761-51cc0a9fcf555add1c31590177e8fb1f-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5

Lawmaker wants Google Maps to blur certain buildings
http://ct.zdnet.com/clicks?t=167310766-51cc0a9fcf555add1c31590177e8fb1f-bf&brand=ZDNET&s=5

AAAAI: Patch Helps Allergic Kids Tolerate Milk
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAAAI/13296
(Milk allergies disappear when the milk is raw, unhomogenized)

Canada bars British anti-war MP Galloway
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/mar2009/gall-m23.shtml

Washington DC: Over 3 percent infected with HIV or AIDS
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/mar2009/aids-m23.shtml

Wall Street hysterics over the AIG bonus bill
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/mar2009/pers-m23.shtml

Out West, Catching Raindrops Can Make You an Outlaw
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123794222413232887.html#mod=rss_US_News

'Google This'!
Google and other large companies set up shop in Tel Aviv Israel
http://www.rense.com/general81/googon.htm

Organic RFID: New Hope for Open Systems and Privacy?
http://www.aimglobal.org/members/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=3446&zoneid=24

JAMA: Ownership of electronic health information must be addressed
http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=16793

'ENHANCED' DRIVERS' LICENCES
Passports are enough
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090327.ELICENCES27/TPStory/TPComment/?page=rss&id=GAM.20090327.ELICENCES27

From the recently passed “GIVE” Act, (HR 1388 attached)
SEC. 1710. STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CENTRALIZED ELECTRONIC CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) STUDY.—The Corporation for National and Community Service shall conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of a centralized electronic citizenship verification system which would allow the Corporation to share employment eligibility information with the Department of Education in order to reduce administrative burden and lower costs for member programs.

Adverse Health Effects from the Operation of Digital Broadcast Television Stations (DVB‐T)
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=12596