Posts Tagged ‘ privacy ’

Child abuse caught on tape

August 28, 2009
By Billy Dennis

I think it’s terrible, absolutely terrible, that you cannot even abuse your child in public anymore without some busybody taping it on his cell phone: End sarcasm. The article I read didn’t say what happened to her in the store. Why done of the people in the store didn’t beat the crap out of her is...
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Media: Google Maps ’street view’ images to old, too innacurate

August 7, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Count me among those who were a bit worried at news that the fine folks at Google have added Peoria to the the communities they have photographed for their “street view” results. But a quick survey of search results left me much less worried. This is how it works: Go to Google Maps and type...
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Blogging: Google is getting even more evil

December 25, 2007
By Billy Dennis

I’ve been using Google Reader for the simple reason that it’s, well, a simple and easy way to keep track of the sites I need to keep track of. I tend to use multiple computers at multiple locations, so a Web-based RSS aggregator is very handy indeed. But I’ll be abandoning Google Reader as soon...
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Editorial bravery from 1 News Plaza

March 19, 2006
By Billy Dennis

The Journal Star’s award-winning (snicker) editorial page has editorialized about Pekin High School accidentally putting student’s Social Security Numbers on the Internet. The newspaper takes the courageous position that they are against it. Good for them. Of course, they had to look up the word “Internet” in the dictionary. Journal Star,Pekin High School,privacy,social security number
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Bush is destroying the Constitution to protect America

December 20, 2005
By Billy Dennis

I remember September 11, 2001. I sat in front of the television that evening and saw the President of the United States, a man for whom I did not vote, look into the camera and tell us he was going to do everything within the law to protect us. He also told us that...
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Ve vant to zee your paperz …

August 21, 2005
By Billy Dennis

Molly Parker talked to Jim Burns, the man responsible for implementing stringent federal requirements for state driver’s licenses:
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