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Homeland Insecurity

whitepaper Pending legislations demands that the Attorney General employ "technology including but not limited to, electronic fingerprinting, face recognition, and retinal scan technology. Since September 11, the government has been calling for a new security...

Tags: anti-hacking, homeland, homeland security, tech

[10 Apr 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 13.10.06

Round-Up Dunn was this week charged with felonies by California's attorney general - the latest twist in this tale. Moving on to somebody with something of a more proven track record - even if it's not one without its own controversies.

Tags: weekly round-up, round-up

[13 Oct 2006]

HP's Hurd linked to leak probe scandal

News But HP's probe has led to a criminal investigation by California's attorney general and a congressional hearing. California's attorney general Bill Lockyer said in a television interview last week his office believes it has enough information to...

Tags: hurd, leak, hp

[21 Sep 2006]

Fresh calls for ISP data retention laws

News US attorney general Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday stepped up his efforts to lobby for federal laws requiring ISPs to keep track of what their customers do online. During Tuesday morning's appearance, for instance, Gonzales favourably cited a June...

Tags: data retention, data retention laws

[20 Sep 2006]

HP chairman facing calls to quit

News The probe has sparked an inquiry by California's attorney general that could result in criminal liability for identity theft and illegally accessing database information. HP said in a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it hired an...

Tags: dunn, hp

[11 Sep 2006]

US heading for online data retention law?

News In a radical departure from earlier statements, US attorney general Alberto Gonzales has said that requiring ISPs to save records of their customers' online activities is necessary in the fight against terrorism, silicon.com sister site CNET News...

Tags: anti-terrorism, data retention, data retention laws

[31 May 2006]

The McCue Interview: Criminal Justice IT director-<strong>general</strong> John Suffolk

The McCue Interview: Criminal Justice IT director-general John Suffolk

Comment It is hard to truly reflect the scale of the job of joining up and modernising the UK's criminal justice IT systems and the myriad agencies and departments involved but Suffolk has to deal with four different ministers, the Home Secretary, the...

Tags: john suffolk, cjit

[06 Mar 2006]

RFID chips in humans get green light

News The attorney general of Mexico and 200 people on his staff have already been implanted with the company's chips as part of an effort to control access to areas where confidential documents are kept. The tags, which are inserted with a syringe, have...

[14 Oct 2004]

Theme park RFIDs kids for safety

Theme park RFIDs kids for safety

News Mexico's attorney general grabbed the headlines last month when the Mexican government announced he'd been injected with the company's chip to give him access to high-security facilities. A Florida theme park is helping parents keep track of their...

[15 Sep 2004]

Two WorldCom execs jump ship

Two WorldCom execs jump ship

News One report, by Dick Thornburgh, bankruptcy examiner and former US Attorney General found: "Every level of 'gatekeeper' that had the responsibility to promote and ensure proper corporate governance was derelict in his duties to some degree.

Tags: gatekeepers, attorney general, worldcom

[11 Jun 2003]

The silicon.com Weekly Round-Up

Comment US Attorney General John Ashcroft for one knows. The esteemed Attorney General isn't the only one capable of slightly bizarre quotations. They're going to slap that baby's bottom," he declared, "[and] then slip an ID chip in their neck or between...

Tags: round-up, weekly

[28 Feb 2003]

WorldCom gets watchdog

WorldCom gets watchdog

News In a statement released on Monday, attorney general John Ashcroft said: "This action will provide transparency to the process and enhance accountability. But despite the heightened investigation, WorldCom CEO John Sidgmore has said he is confident...

[23 Jul 2002]

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