Anonymous leak technology criticised

6 April, 2007 - 01:00
Wikileaks, a proposed system enabling whistle-blowers and cyber-activists to post confidential documents anonymously from repressive regimes, has been criticised by the BBC's Bill Thompson for promising more than it can deliver, as the service prepares to go live.
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Blog death threats spark debate

27 March, 2007 - 01:00
- prominent female blogger and techie Kathy Sierra withdraws from public life and considers the future of blogging after a series of nasty comments and death threats using disturbing graphics. The incident raises questions about how women are treated in the male dominated technical sphere. She has posted a statement on her own blog which explains her decision.
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The Peak Energy "Wakey Wakey" Tour

23 March, 2007 - 01:00
has started. The tour is being organised as a collaborative effort between many local community groups and organisations around the UK who are concerned about Peak Energy. Full details are available from their website, and there is also a Downloadable national tour programme.
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Campaign against the surveillance state builds momentum

16 March, 2007 - 01:00
- The NO2ID campaign is organising a national day of action on March 26th, when 69 new government ID interrogation centres open. After this you may be called for a compulsory "interview" at one of these centres when applying for a new passport in the UK.
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Google decides to anonymise users search data

16 March, 2007 - 01:00
- the decision is welcomed by privacy groups as a step forward, but the data will only be anonymised after after 18 to 24 months
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Three women's rights defenders remain detained in Iran

10 March, 2007 - 01:00
International Women's Day was marked by the attack, arrest and detention of over thirty women's rights defenders in front of Tehran's Revolutionary Court. Shadi Sadr, Mahbubeh Abbasgholizadeh, and Jila Baniyaghoub are still in ward 209 of Evin Prison. Human rights groups are calling for their immediate and unconditional release.
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Trident vote set for Wednesday 14th March

4 March, 2007 - 01:00
The government has announced that a House of Commons debate and vote on Trident replacement will happen on Wednesday 14th from 12-7pm, despite promises of prior consultation (see EDM 579). CND is organising a rally from 6-8pm and a mass lobby. CND suggests to contact your MP now if you can meet them during the debate. See also launch of Quaker action at Faslane.
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Iraq cabinet approves oil privatisation law

3 March, 2007 - 01:00
PLATFORM and many others criticise the inclusion of exploration contracts in the new law, leading to foreign exploitation overriding legislation or scrutiny by Iraqis. Elsewhere the same law is claimed to be 'an equitable sharing' of revenues among Iraqi groups.
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UK winter is second warmest

3 March, 2007 - 01:00
A near-record mean temperature of 5.47C is consistent with Met Office climate change predictions, with the five past years being the hottest five on record.
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Condor revival threatened by lead bullets

2 March, 2007 - 01:00
Condors released into the wild are being poisoned after eating carcasses killed by hunters' bullets, and a coalition of pressure groups is upping pressure to ban lead from the area by suing the Californian authorities.
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