Category: Big Brother/Freedom
ACTA killed: MEPs destroy treaty in final vote
ACTA has received a knockout blow from the European Parliament as the majority of MEPs voted in favor of rejecting the controversial trade agreement, which critics say would protect copyright at the expense of freedom of speech on the Internet.
Woman Sues City of Tulsa For Cutting Down Her Edible Garden
A Tulsa woman is suing the city’s code enforcement officers after she said they cut down her garden with no cause.
Argyll and Bute Council seek to silence 9 year old blogger
In a remarkable act of censorship, Argyll and Bute Council has sought to ban all photography in a school canteen, after one nine year old’s blog featuring pictures of school meals began to attract unwanted attention.
Parents Protest Against Vaccinations by Placing Tiny White Coffins Outside Ministry of Health
Parents whose children had been injured following vaccinations, placed a row of tiny white coffins outside the Ministry of Health and demonstrated their anger by attaching two vaccine syringes in the sign of a crucifix onto each coffin, symbolizing the death of a child snatched cruelly by vaccinations.
Department of Homeland Security Prepares to Grab DNA From Kids
A Freedom of Information Act request filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed a plan by the Department of Homeland Security to collect DNA from children 14 years old and up without a search warrant or criminal prosecution.
Minnesota moms threatened with criminal charges for distributing fresh food from local farms
The Minnesota government is taking its cue from California and declaring war on fresh milk, threatening to throw moms in jail for providing fresh food to infants and families
Rural kids, parents angry about Labor Dept. rule banning farm chores
A proposal from the Obama administration to prevent children from doing farm chores has drawn plenty of criticism from rural-district members of Congress. But now it’s attracting barbs from farm kids themselves.
The TSA’s mission creep is making the US a police state
The out-of-control Transportation Security Administration is past patdowns at airports – now it’s checkpoints and roadblocks
Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin: Farmers fight hogicide in Michigan
Authorities in Michigan say that the government-ordered eradication of pigs within the state is necessary to eliminate invasive species from farm to farm. Mark Baker says it’s all hogwash.
Department of Homeland Security buying up enough ammo to wage seven-year war against the American people
DHS has awarded a contract to ammunition manufacturer ATK for acquiring 450 million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammo
Olympics 2012 security: welcome to lockdown London
The London Olympics will host the biggest mobilisation of military and security forces seen in the UK since the second world war. More troops – around 13,500 – will be deployed than are currently at war in Afghanistan.
(UK) Phone and email records to be stored in new spy plan
Details of every phone call and text message, email traffic and websites visited online are to be stored in a series of vast databases under new Government anti-terror plans.
California family ambushed by school officials, TV news crew after they refused to vaccinate their daughter
A Sacramento, Cal., family was recently bombarded by a news crew from KXTV News 10 and several officials from the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) in Sacramento County for not vaccinating their daughter
