Category: spying
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Real Helpful.
An interesting list of organizations to help producers number their critters for the "voluntary" National Animal Identification System (<acronym title="National Animal Identification System">NAIS</acronym>).<br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/29/build/business/45-livestock.inc">Livestock producer registration offered</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>For more information about registering premises, contact one of these organizations: Montana Beef Network at (406) 994-4323, Montana Department of Livestock at (406) 444-7323, Montana…
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Over Reaching
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/20/build/nation/30-google-search.inc">Google, Bush administration clash over search requests</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Google Inc. is rebuffing the Bush administration's demand for a peek at what millions of people have been looking up on the Internet's leading search engine – a request that underscores the potential for online databases to become tools for government surveillance.<br />n<br />nMountain View-based Google…
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Where Will This Lead
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2006/01/14/build/nation/25-usda-farmers.inc">Using images from above, <acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> prosecutes farmers</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.<br />n<br />nBut those satellite images are now increasingly turning…