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A national license plate recognition database apparently will soon become a reality in the United States, thanks to a Department of Homeland Security initiative. Once the system is activated, personal information will be shared with law enforcement and governmental agencies ...

Monsanto, one of the largest biotech companies in the world, is reportedly paying large sums of money to garner massive amounts of data about farms. The agricultural industry data mining is part of a “Smart Farms” effort which could soon ...

Wounded Warrior flags are not welcome in parts of Palm Coast, Florida. Residents can fly Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and sports team flags, as well as Old Glory, but flying a piece of cloth which heralds wounded veterans ...

When you use smartphone apps such as Angry Birds you might be sharing your data and your location with the National Security Agency and its British counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). That’s the latest revelation from the NSA documents that ...

A bipartisan bill in a Northwest state could severely hinder the actions of the National Security Agency (NSA), and if it spreads to other states could do even more than that. Under the bill in Washington state, selling anything to ...

Online privacy is becoming an increasing concern for not only folks worried about NSA government snooping, but for those who enjoy social networking websites like Facebook, as well. The popular sharing platform seems to be constantly changing their privacy policies ...

If you use Gmail, you may soon be receiving email messages from people you may not even know and who don’t have your email address. That’s because Google’s latest Google+ and Gmail upgrade is a feature that allows people who ...

Vehicle tracking systems in new cars could soon become a reality, with the federal government requiring it and then potentially using the technology to tax and follow citizens. In just a few weeks federal officials may approve the GPS “safety ...

State drivers’ licenses are slowly turning into national ID cards by a little known federal law called the REAL ID Act. The idea behind the law is to make it easier for law enforcement and security personnel to identify individuals ...

Privacy advocates and concerned citizens don’t just have to worry about the National Security Agency (NSA) anymore. Local police are increasingly tracking and gathering data from people’s cellphones in what they say is an effort to fight crime and terrorism. ...